Abstract: The present invention provides methods, compounds, and kits useful in the analysis of reaction products and components of reaction mixtures, and in certain embodiments for the rapid and simultaneous determination of enantiomeric ratios, percent conversions, and absolute configurations.

Abstract: The present invention provides biomimetic compounds and libraries thereof, as well as methods for their production. In general, the inventive method involves the selection of a desired biological synthetic pathway and mimics that synthetic pathway utilizing modern synthetic tools. The structures formed from this method are preferably generated in fewer than four steps. These scaffold structures can then be functionalized to yield biomimetic compounds and libraries of compounds. In preferred embodiments, biomimetic compounds and libraries are generated from an oxidative phenolic coupling reaction. In other particularly preferred embodiments, the compounds and libraries of compounds are generated from cascade reactions to yield bicyclo [n.3.1] ring systems, medium ring systems, and fused ring systems.

Abstract: A quinone imine enediyne possessing cytotoxic activity towards cancer cells having general structure (I) wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are independently the same or different and are H, Br, Cl, F, NH.sub.2, CO.sub.2 H, OH, linear or branched alkyl, etc.; wherein R.sub.4 is H, OH or linear or branched alkoxy, linear or branched alkoxycarbonyl, etc.; wherein R.sub.5 is H, Br, Cl, F, O.dbd., OH or S--SR, or linear or branched alkyl, etc.; wherein R.sub.6 is H, Br, Cl, F, CO.sub.2 H, OH or S--SR', or linear or branched alkyl, etc.; wherein R.sub.7 is H, OH or S--SR", or linear or branched alkyl, linear or branched alkoxycarbonyl, linear or branched alkoxy or linear or branched hydroxyalkyl; and wherein R, R' and R" are independently the same or different and are linear or branched alkyl, linear or branched acyl or linear or branched alkoxyalkyl.

Abstract: A quinone imine enediyne possessing cytotoxic activity towards cancer cells having the general structure: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are independently the same or different and are H, Br, Cl, F, NH.sub.2, CO.sub.2 H, or OH or a linear or branched alkyl, etc.; wherein R.sub.4 is H, OH or a linear or branched alkoxy, linear or branched alkoxycarbonyl, etc.; wherein R.sub.5 is H, Br, Cl, F, O.dbd., OH or S--SR, or a linear or branched alkyl, etc.; wherein R.sub.6 is H, Br, Cl, F, CO.sub.2 H, OH or S--SR', or a linear or branched alkyl, etc; wherein R.sub.7 is H, OH or S--SR", or a linear or branched alkyl, linear or branched alkoxycarbonyl, linear or branched alkoxy or linear or branched hydroxyalkyl group; and wherein R, R' and R" are independently the same or different and are a linear or branched alkyl, linear or branched acyl or linear or branched alkoxyalkyl group.