简介：Onenewsesquiterpenecompound,namely,illihenlactoneA（1）,andonenewprenylatedC6–C3compound,illihenryioneH（2）,alongwiththreeknownsesquiterpenes（3–5）wereisolatedfromthestemsofIlliciumhenryi.Thestructuresof1and2wereelucidatedbyspectroscopicevidenceincludingNMR,HRESIMSandcirculardichroism（CD）.Compound2exhibitedaweakinhibitoryratioforbglucuronidasereleaseinducedbyplatelet-activatingfactor（PAF）inratpolymorphonuclearleukocytes（PMNs）invitro.

简介：Arylhalidesareakindofextremelyvaluablecompoundsusedintransition-metal-catalyzedcouplingreactions,aswellasimportantstructuremotifsinmanynaturalproductsandmanufactureddrugs[1,2].Theclassicalapproachforpreparationofhaloarenesiselectrophilicaromaticsubstitution(EAS)usingvarioushalogenatingreagentsoroxidativehalogenationswithhalogenatingreagentgeneratedinsitufromhalidesandoxidants,suchasperoxide,oxygenandmeta-cholorperoxybenzoicacid(mCPBA)[3,4].However,harshreactionconditionsarerequiredforhalogenationoflessactivearomatics.orthoMetalationfollowedbyhalogenquenchingisanotherapproachforhalogenationofaromatics[5].However,thereareobviousdrawbacksforthesemethods,suchaslowregioselectivity,harshconditionsandevendangerousprocedures.Therefore,thedevelopmentofanalternativeandpracticalwayremainschallengeinorganicsynthesis.