Large heterocycles, structure

The NMR spectra of heterocyclic compounds with seven or more ring members are as diverse as the shape, size and degree of unsaturation of the compounds. NMR is perhaps the most important physical method to ascertain the structure, especially the conformational statics and dynamics, of large heterocycles. Proton-proton coupling constants provide a wealth of data on the shape of the molecules, while chemical shift data, heteroatom-proton coupling constants and heteronuclear spectra give information of the electronic structure. Details are found in Chapters 5.16-5.22. Some data on seven-membered rings are included in Table 10. 

The occurrence in some plants of secondary metabolites characterized by an 0-heterocyclic structure and exhibiting antimicrobial properties is a well-known phenomenon [2,8-10]. Among them, catechins and proanthocyanidins are two classes of compounds exhibiting antimicrobial properties towards both prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms. Yet, despite the large number of studies published so far, the real potentialities and limitations given by the use of this class of molecules as antiviral or antimicrobial (antibacterial, antimycotic, antiprotozoal) agents have not been critically evaluated. The present chapter represents an overview of the re-... 

Part 5 of Comprehensive Heterocyclic Chemistry contains two groups of systems, with little of their structural properties in common. This chapter is, therefore, divided into two parts, dealing separately with small and with large heterocyclic rings. 

Each of the chapters on structure discusses six-membered, five-membered, or small and large rings and begins with a survey of the possible heterocyclic structures covered by the chapter. Structures are generally subdivided into those in... 

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