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Dianhydrogossypol (4,4 0 -dihydroxy-5,5 0 -diisopropyl-7,7 0 -dimethyl-bis(3H-naphtho [1,8-bc]furan-3-one)) was made by refluxing gossypol in m-xylene. Proton NMR spectroscopy was used to confirm that complete conversion was achieved over a time period of several hours. Single crystals of the compound were obtained by slow evaporation from dichloromethane. Diffraction studies indicate that this crystal form is tetragonal with a I4 1 /a space group and with cell dimensions of a = b = 33.8265(4) Å , c = 9.1497(2) Å , V = 10469.4(3) Å 3 at 100 K. The structure was solved by direct methods and was refined to an R1 value of 0.0415 on 6,408 independent reflections. Dianhydrogossypol exists as a pair of enantiomers within this structure. The two fused planar ring systems are oriented at a 117°angle to each other (i.e., close to perpendicular), and the isopropyl groups are oriented with the ternary carbon hydrogen atoms pointed inward toward the center of the molecule. Repeating groups of four molecules (of the same chirality) pack to form a helical structure that is supported by intermolecular hydrogen bonds. Each helix is surrounded by four neighboring helices that are composed of molecules of the opposite chirality. The helices form the walls of empty channels that are 5-6 Å wide. As has been found for some gossypol crystal forms, the open-channel structure of dianhydrogossypol might be useful for scavenging or carrying small molecules. Additional NMR studies confirm that dianhydrogossypol can be converted directly to gossypol lactol ethers in the presence of anhydrous alcohols.

Poster Sessions 6 1 inflammatory, antihistaminic and analgesic activities. Moreover, recently, it was found that some bis-(2-aryl-4-oxothiazolidin-3yl)ethanes act as good cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitory agents. The crystallographic characterization of the bis-heterocycle 1,4-bis-(2phenyl-4-oxo-1,3-thiazolidin-3-yl)butane belonging to a family of compounds synthesized through a one pot three component condensation methodology, with acetonitrile as solvent a r e r e p o r t e d h e r e i n. T h i s compound crystallizes in a monoclinic cell with the cell parameters a=5.7452A(11), b=27.065A(5) c=7.1157A(14) and β=105.53º(3), Space group P21/c [No 14], V = 1066.05A3 and Z= 2.