由糖合成手性纯天然化合物

简要回顾了15年来作者在糖为手性源合成天然产物,尤其是一系列高生物活性脂链化合物方面所取得的进展,以及其中合成策略和合成方法学方面的一些新结果。     

氨基酸氧化酶催化合成非天然手性氨基酸研究进展

<正>非天然手性氨基酸是已经上市的和正在研发的手性药物、手性农药和手性食品添加剂的关键中间体[1-2].随着相关产业的发展,非天然手性氨基酸的市场需求与日俱增.非天然手性氨基酸不能像天然L-氨基酸一样采用发酵法生产,主要制备方法包括化学法和生物法.化学法包括化学不对称合成法和化学拆分法.化学不对称合成法采用价格昂贵的手性源、手性助剂或手性金属催化剂.化学拆分法采用手性酸为拆分剂,经历与消旋氨基酸成盐、解     

手性诱导构建磷手性中心不对称合成有机磷功能化合物研究进展

有机磷化学是有机化学和生命科学研究的重要分支,具有磷手性中心的有机磷化合物在医药、农药、材料和不对称合成等研究领域中具有广泛的应用.利用自然界广泛存在的天然手性化合物作为手性诱导试剂,通过相应的化学转化可以高效合成具有光学活性的磷手性有机磷功能化合物.综述了近年来利用薄荷醇、金雀花碱、麻黄碱和碳水化合物等天然产物作为手性诱导试剂,不对称合成磷手性有机磷功能化合物的研究进展.     

分子设计中的手性元方法

介绍了近十几年来兴起的分子设计中的手性元方法。通过与合成子方法的对比突出了它的优越性,并说明了手性元方法的应用在天然活性物质立体合成中的重要意义。     

手性噁唑硼烷的研究进展及其应用

手性噁唑硼烷是不对称合成的重要催化剂, 它可以高产率、高立体选择性地催化酮、内消旋酰亚胺以及亚胺的不对称还原, 催化立体选择性Diels-Alder反应、不对称Mukaiyama缩合反应等重要有机化学反应. 概述了近十年来手性噁唑硼烷在不对称合成中的研究进展以及在合成VB₁₂等多种天然及非天然活性化合物中的应用.     

天然手性源在光学活性菊酸合成中的应用

概述了用天然手性源制取光学活性菊酸的近期进展.讨论了利用天然手性试剂、酶以及微生物等对外消旋菊酸进行拆分,以天然氨基酸等作为手性诱导试剂进行不对称合成以及利用萜、碳水化合物、酒石酸等分子中天然存在的立体结构进行骨架改造和选择性合成.     

含连续全碳季碳手性中心天然产物的全合成研究进展

连续全碳季碳手性中心是活性天然产物中常见且具有合成挑战性的结构单元.本文首先介绍了本研究组在含连续全碳季碳手性中心天然产物的全合成研究进展;随后对含多个(≥3)连续全碳季碳手性中心天然产物的合成策略进行分类;最后以Waihoensene和Crinipellins家族天然产物的全合成研究为例,结合其他课题组报道的全合成研究,对比分析相关合成方法学及合成策略的优势和不足.     

功能化的离子液体: 手性离子液体的合成与应用

手性在化学中占有重要地位. 利用离子液体特殊的结构可调性质, 将手性引入到离子液体结构中, 可以获得具有手性的离子液体, 从而可能广泛应用于手性合成、手性分离、手性催化等领域. 汇总了至今报道的手性离子液体, 从离子液体功能化设计的角度探讨其合成方法. 针对手性离子液体可能的发展方向, 再次强调了由天然手性源设计合成离子液体遵循的三个标准.     

手性缩醛的催化不对称合成研究进展

缩醛是许多药物和天然产物分子中常见的结构单元,研究发现手性缩醛的生物活性通常优于其消旋体.由于手性缩醛存在消旋化倾向,其催化不对称合成具有挑战性,近年来才引起关注.综述了目前手性N,N-缩醛、N,O-缩醛、N,S-缩醛、O,O-缩醛的催化不对称合成研究进展,及其在含缩醛骨架手性药物合成中的应用.     

手性螺环配体的合成及其在不对称催化反应中的应用研究进展

手性螺环配体的合成及其在不对称催化反应中的应用是不对称合成和催化研究中重要的研究领域之一, 一些手性螺环配体被合成出来并成功地应用于不对称催化反应中. 综述了近十年来手性螺环配体的合成及在不对称催化反应中的应用研究进展.     

Headspace solid-phase microextraction for characterization of fragrances of lemon verbena (Aloysia triphylla) by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

Natural fragrances from lemon verbena (Aloysia triphylla) were studied by headspace solid phase microextraction (HS-SPME) techniques followed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), with six different fibre coatings being tested to evaluate the extraction efficiencies of several selected compounds. A total of 14 compounds were identified in the fragrances of lemon verbena. Geranial and neral were detected as major components and alpha-pinene, beta-pinene, beta-caryophyllene, and curcumene as minor components. Enantiomeric analysis of chiral compounds from lemon verbena was carried out on a chiral column. alpha-Pinene, limonene, and camphor in the fragrances emitted from lemon verbena were found in the (+), (-), and (-) forms, respectively.     

Stereoselective synthesis of (+)-secosyrin 1

A Chiron approach for the synthesis of (+)-secosyrin 1 from d-mannitol has been described. The key steps are a stereoselective Wittig reaction and an intramolecular Michael addition on the disubstituted butenolide, leading to a highly stereoselective formation of the tertiary chiral centre of (+)-secosyrin 1.     

Stereoselective Synthesis of Enantiomerically Pure Natural Products—Estrone as Example

Natural products have been synthesized for billions of years in animals, plants, and microorganisms. As a rule they occur enantiomerically pure. Their chiral character corroborates their use in metabolism or as biologically active agents. Natural products may be insufficient in quality or quantity. They have recently begun to become accessible, either unchanged or modified, by biological synthesis; here, too, they are obtained enantiomerically pure. In the last twenty years chemical synthesis has become a major concern of organic chemists. Their target compounds are primarily enantiomerically pure natural products or biologically active variants thereof.     

Synthesis of novel chiral compounds of purine and pyrimidine bases

The physiologically active groups such as purine and pyrimidine bases are introduced to the asymmetric ynthesis. The optically pure compounds bearing purine and pyrimidine bases (5a—5e) were prepared via the asymetric Michael addition reaction of purines and pyrimidines as Michael donators with the chiral source 5-(R)-[(1R, 2S, 5R)-menthyloxy]-2(5H)-furanone (3a), which was prepared from the natural chiral auxiliary (-)-menthol. The synthetic method was studied in detail and the new compounds were identified on the basis of their analytical data and spectroscopic data, such as [α]_D~(20), IR, UV, ~1H NMR, ~(13)C NMR and MS. The absolute configuration of 5a was established by X-ray crystallography. The results provided an efficient synthetic route to chiral purines and pyrimidine analogues, and offered chiral sources for further research on the physiologically active compounds of chiral nucleotides.     

Highly enantioselective synthesis and potential biological activity of chiral novel nucleoside analogues containing adenine and naturally phenol derivatives

This paper described an efficient synthetic strategy for chiral acyclic nucleoside analogues containing both the phenoxy components of some bioactive natural compounds and a heterocyclic base. The phenoxy components with adenine moiety were incorporated into the chiral acyclic nucleoside analogues through two key synthetic tactics. Chiron 5-(R)-menthyloxy-2(5H)-furanone 5 was obtained in good yield from the cheap starting material furfural via a valuable synthetic route. The asymmetric Michael addition of 5 with adenine and the subsequent reduction reaction afforded the key chiral intermediate, 2-(R)-(9′-adeninyl)-1,4-butanediol 8. The absolute configuration of 8 was established by X-ray crystallography. The intermolecular dehydration reaction between 2-(9′-adeninyl)-1,4-butanediol 8 and phenoxy components 9 on treatment with diethyl azodicarboxylate and triphenylphosphine was carried out to give the chiral acyclic nucleoside analogues 1a-1e. The regioselectivity of the reaction was established by NMR methods, especially through ¹³C NMR shifts and NOE effect observed in the target molecule 1c, as well as by HMBC/HMQC experiments. The target compounds were tested for inhibition of cytopathogenicity against different cancer cells and exhibited potential anticancer activity.     

Liquid Chromatographic Enantioseparations Utilizing Chiral Stationary Phases Based on Crown Ethers and Cyclofructans

Natural compounds can exist in different forms, where molecules possessing chirality play an essential role in living organisms. Currently, one of the most important tasks of modern analytical chemistry is the enantioseparation of chiral compounds, in particular, the enantiomers of compounds having biological and/or pharmaceutical activity. Whether the task is to analyze environmental or food samples or to develop an assay for drug control, well-reproducible, highly sensitive, stereoselective, and robust methods are required. High-performance liquid chromatography best meets these conditions. Nevertheless, in many cases, gas chromatography, supercritical fluid chromatography, or capillary electrophoresis can also offer a suitable solution. Amino acids, proteins, cyclodextrins, derivatized polysaccharides, macrocyclic glycopeptides, and ion exchangers can serve as efficient selectors in liquid chromatography, and they are quite frequently applied and reviewed. Crown ethers and cyclofructans possessing similar structural characteristics and selectivity in the enantiodiscrimination of different amine compounds are discussed less frequently. This review collects information on enantioseparations achieved recently with the use of chiral stationary phases based on crown ethers or cyclofructans, focusing on liquid chromatographic applications.     

Enantiomer separation by CEC

Three chiral compounds were successfully separated in a short time with two enantiomer separation models on packed-capillary electrochromatography (CEC). (i) 75 μm I.D. capillaries were packed with 5 μm β-cyclodextrin (βCD) chiral stationary phase (CSP). Effects of voltage, pH and concentration of organic modifier on electroosmotic flow (EOF) and chiral separations were investigated systematically. Enantiomers of a neutral compound (benzoin) and a neutral drug (mephenytoin) were separated within a short time with high efficiency. Efficiency of 32 000 theoretical plates per meter and resolution (R8) of 1.42 were achieved for enantiomers of benzoin using a βCD packed column with 6.2crn packed length. Efficiency of 45 000 theoretical plates per meter andR8 of 3.40 were obtained for enantiomers of mephenytoin. Especially, the enantiomer separation of mephenytion was performed in just 3.4 min with R₈ of 2.60. (ii) 75 μm I.D. capillary was packed with octadecylsilica particles (ODs). Chiral separation of a basic drug, propranolol, was studied with chiral agent, via addition of the dimethyl-β-cyclodextrin (DM β-CD) directly into the mobile phase on this column. Baseline separation and efficiency of 81 000 theoretical plates per meter were achieved for propranolol. Project supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province, China, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.29875030), and the Excellent Young Scientist Award from the National Natural Science Foundation of China. (Grant No.29725512).     

Studies on mimicry of naturally occurring annonaceous acetogenins: non-THF analogues leading to remarkable selective cytotoxicity against human tumor cells

A class of structurally simplified analogues of the naturally occurring annonaceous acetogenins were developed, amongst which some non-THF analogues showed remarkable cytotoxicities against tumor cell lines, as well as good selectivity between human tumor cells and normal cells. The synthetic routes were significantly shortened because of the removal of the chiral centers bearing the THF rings on the natural templates. This simplification also provides access to the parallel synthesis of these mimics by a combinatorial strategy. The remaining stereogenic centers at the positions alpha to the ethereal links were introduced by the Chiron approach from the easily accessible chiral building blocks 6a and/or 6b, made in turn from L-ascorbic acid or D-mannitol, while the one in the butenolide segment was taken from L-lactate. All four diastereomeric non-THF analogues 2a-2d showed remarkable activity against the HCT-8 cell line, and better differentiation was found when testing against the HT-29 cell line. It was also discovered that both the butenolide and ethylene glycol subunits play essential roles in the cytotoxicities against tumor cell lines, while the 10-substituted hydroxy group and the absolute configuration of methyl group at the butenolide moiety are less important for their activity.     

Synthesis of chiral azobenzene-based compounds for use in the photochemical tuning of the helical structure of liquid crystals

We have synthesized azobenzene-based molecules containing either one or two chiral groups. A cholesteric phase can be induced by adding the chiral azobenzene compounds to a host nematic liquid crystal. We investigated the effects of the trans - cis photoisomerization of the chiral azobenzene compounds on the properties of the cholesteric phase, such as the helical pitch length. This can be increased or decreased by the photoisomerization of the chiral azobenzene compounds. We discuss the photochemically driven change in the helical pitch of the cholesteric phase with respect to structural effects involving the chiral groups.     

Synthesis of chiral azobenzene-based compounds for use in the photochemical tuning of the helical structure of liquid crystals

We have synthesized azobenzene-based molecules containing either one or two chiral groups. A cholesteric phase can be induced by adding the chiral azobenzene compounds to a host nematic liquid crystal. We investigated the effects of the trans-cis photoisomerization of the chiral azobenzene compounds on the properties of the cholesteric phase, such as the helical pitch length. This can be increased or decreased by the photoisomerization of the chiral azobenzene compounds. We discuss the photochemically driven change in the helical pitch of the cholesteric phase with respect to structural effects involving the chiral groups.