Synthesis of the C6–C18 bis-tetrahydrofuran fragment of the proposed structure of iriomoteolide-2a via stepwise double SN2 cyclization reactions

The C6–C18 bis-tetrahydrofuran (bis-THF) fragment of the proposed structure of iriomoteolide-2a has been synthesized via stepwise double intramolecular S_N2-type etherifications. The C11 and C16 stereogenic centers could be secured in the forms of propargyl alcohols by asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of the corresponding propargyl ketones. The C9–C12 THF ring was first constructed via a tandem asymmetric dihydroxylation (AD)–S_N2 sequence while the C13–C16 THF ring was later installed via an intramolecular S_N2 reaction of a chiral propargyl mesylate. During the latter THF ring formation, epimerization at the propargylic carbon was not observed. Since the initially proposed (9R,11S,12R) configuration of iriomoteolide-2a has recently been revised to (9S,11R,12S), the established synthesis of the C6–C18 bis-THF fragment could be easily amended by using the opposite enantiomers of the chiral ligands for AD and asymmetric transfer hydrogenation.     

Divergent Total Syntheses of (+)-Vulgarisins A–E

The asymmetric total syntheses of (+)-vulgarisins A–E, which share a rare and highly oxygenated [5-6-4-5] tetracyclic core structure that were isolated from P. vulgaris Linn., have been described for the first time in a divergent manner. Key transformations include: 1) a catalytic asymmetric intramolecular cyclopropanation to forge the A ring bearing desired stereochemistry at C14; 2) a one-pot borylation/conjugate addition process for creation of the C1−C11 bond; 3) a Wolff ring contraction to assemble the bicyclo[3.2.0]heptane subunit (CD rings); and 4) a stereocontrolled pinacol cyclization for construction of the central B ring of the natural products.     

Stereoselective synthesis of hyptolide and 6-epi-hyptolide

The first stereoselective syntheses of the naturally occurring, ,β-unsaturated lactone hyptolide 1 and of its nonnatural epimer at C-6 are described. Ethyl l-lactate was the chiral starting material. Key steps of these syntheses were a Brown's asymmetric allylation, a Carreira's asymmetric ethynylation and a ring closing metathesis.     

Stereoselective total synthesis of (+)-boronolide

A seteroselective total synthesis of (+)-boronolide is described. The key steps are Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation, Shibasaki's asymmetric Henry reaction, asymmetric allylation and ring closing metathesis.     

Synthesis of the C18–C26 tetrahydrofuran-containing fragment of amphidinolide C congeners via tandem asymmetric dihydroxylation and SN2 cyclization

The C18–C26 fragment of amphidinolide C congeners has been synthesized starting from methyl acetoacetate in 14 steps in >17.0% overall yield. The C20 stereogenic center was secured by asymmetric hydrogenation of a β-keto ester and the configuration at both C23 and C24 was introduced by asymmetric dihydroxylation (AD). The trans-2,5-disubstituted tetrahydrofuran ring was assembled via the tandem AD–S_N2 sequence. The latter protocol could be employed for accessing the corresponding cis-2,5-disubstituted tetrahydrofuran rings from the same alkene substrates simply by choosing a suitable AD ligand. Moreover, functional group compatibility was observed for the Ru(II)-catalyzed hydrogenation of β-keto esters and the Pd(0)–Cu(I)-catalyzed Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction. These findings should be valuable for general synthetic design and application.     

氧吲哚生物碱Humantenine关键骨架的立体选择性构建

通过炔锂试剂11与环氮化合物10的区域和立体选择性加成构建了humantenine等钩吻生物碱不对称全合成路线中的重要中间体13; 通过酸催化的烯醇-氧环合策略一步构建了humantenine等钩吻生物碱结构中的四氢吡喃环、 环氧己烷、 C7季碳中心和C3手性中心; 最终从已知化合物7出发, 以16步1.5%的总收率完成了humantenine(2), humantenine N₄-oxide(3), gelseganines A(4)和gelseganines B(5)等钩吻生物碱关键中间体化合物6的不对称合成.     

Highly efficient asymmetric Michael addition of aldehydes to nitroalkenes with 4,5-methano-l-proline as organocatalysts

The 4,5-methano-l-prolines were used as chiral organocatalysts in asymmetric Michael addition of aldehydes to nitroolefins. These proline-like catalysts are unique for their rigid bicyclic structure with a cyclopropane and two H atoms attached to the bridgehead C atoms lying on the same side of the ring. They therefore showed high efficiency in asymmetric Michael addition of aldehydes to nitroolefins. Under the optimal conditions, excellent diastereo- and enantioselectivities (up to 97/3 dr and 98% ee) were obtained in high yields for a series of aldehydes and nitroolefins using only 5 mol % catalyst loading. The methodology features easily available catalysts, high catalytic efficiency and environmentally friendly procedures.     

Asymmetric synthesis of (+)-chloriolide

An asymmetric synthesis of 12-membered ring macrolide, chloriolide has been accomplished by adopting a linear strategy. Lipase-catalyzed enzymatic kinetic resolution (EKR), asymmetric alkynylation using Trost pro-phenol catalyst followed by Yamaguchi macrolactonization has been successfully employed to achieve the target molecule.     

A new dinuclear chiral salen complexes for asymmetric ring opening and closing reactions: Synthesis of valuable chiral intermediates

A new dinuclear chiral Co(salen) complexes bearing group 13 metals have been synthesized and characterized. The easily prepared complexes exhibited very high catalytic reactivity and enantioselectivity for the asymmetric ring opening of epoxides with H₂O, chloride ions and carboxylic acids and consequently provide enantiomerically enriched terminal epoxides (>99% ee). It also catalyzes the asymmetric cyclization of ring opened product, to prepare optically pure terminal epoxides in one step. The homogeneous dinuclear chiral Co(salen) have been covalently immobilized on MCM-41. The potential benefits of heterogenization include facilitation of catalyst separation and recyclability requiring very simple techniques. The system described is very efficient.     

Total synthesis of (−)-ephedradine A: an efficient construction of optically active dihydrobenzofuran-ring via C-H insertion reaction

The stereocontrolled total synthesis of (−)-ephedradine A (1) has been accomplished. Construction of optically active dihydrobenzofuran-ring was performed by a novel asymmetric C-H insertion reaction. After an intramolecular ester-amide exchange reaction and a Sharpless asymmetric aminohydroxylation reaction, construction of the complex macrocyclic ring was performed by Ns-strategy and an intramolecular aza-Wittig reaction.     

Highly efficient catalysts derived from planar chiral ferrocenes for asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of ketones

Planar chiral ferrocenes 1 and its diastereoisomer 2 were found to be good lig-ands for the ruthenium catalyzed asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of ketones with i-PrOH as hydrogen source under refluxing in the presence of sodium hydroxide. The results showed that the absolute configuration of alcohol seemed to be governed by the central chirality in the oxazoline ring instead of the planar chirality. At a ratio of 1:2 for Ru:ligand, 3000:1 S/C and >100,000/h-1 TOF were observed for acetophenone. For propiophenone 99% yield and 85% e.e. were obtained     

Asymmetric synthesis of 2-substituted cyclic amines

Cyanomethylenetributylphosphorane-mediated ring closure for the asymmetric synthesis of 2-substituted cyclic amines such as azetidines, pyrrolidines and a piperidine is reported. The desired stereochemistry at the 2-position was fixed using (S)-tert-butyl sulfinamide as a chiral auxiliary.     

Asymmetric approach towards the total synthesis of (+)-actinopyllic acid

This paper describes our efforts towards the asymmetric total synthesis of (+)-actinophyllic acid. Starting from the chiral oxazolidinone 9, an azocino [4,3-b]indolyl intermediate (5) possessing the A/B/C ring system and the C16 quaternary stereogenic center of actinophyllic acid has been synthesized. Key steps include a LHMDS-promoted condensation to establish the critical C2–C16 bond and a successive four-step transformation to assemble the eight-membered C-ring of the target molecule.     

钯催化烯丙基取代反应中手性配体的"甲基效应"

作为含氮手性配体研究的一部分［1］,最近我们报道了手性含氮双齿配体2(结构如Scheme 1所示)的设计合成及其在铜催化下的不对称环丙烷化反应中的应用［2］.     

A convenient asymmetric synthesis of the octalactin lactone

A facile asymmetric synthesis of the octalactin lactone was developed staring from (R)-cyclohexylideneglyceraldehyde (1). The key step of the synthesis is an In-mediated diastereoselective crotylation of 1 in water, which furnished the building blocks with the required stereochemistry under operationally simple conditions. Their conversion to the appropriate intermediates, invertive esterification and a ring closing metathesis reaction furnished the target compound.     

Asymmetric Induction by Chiral Phosphorus

We report on the asymmetric induction by a chiral phosphorus atom contained in a 2-oxo-1,3,2-oxazaphosphorinane ring into an adjacent keto, alkane, or alkene function.     

Palladium-Catalyzed Enantioselective C−H Olefination to Access Planar-Chiral Cyclophanes by Dynamic Kinetic Resolution

Planar-chiral cyclophanes have received increasing attention for drug discovery and catalyst design. However, the catalytically asymmetric synthesis of planar-chiral cyclophanes has been a longstanding challenge. We describe the first Pd(II)-catalyzed enantioselective C−H olefination of prochiral cyclophanes. The low rotational barrier of less hindered benzene ring in the substrates allows the reaction to proceed through a dynamic kinetic resolution. This approach exhibits broad substrate scope, providing the planar-chiral cyclophanes in high yields (up to 99 %) with excellent enantioselectivities (up to >99 % ee). The ansa chain length scope studies reveal that the chirality of the cyclophanes arises from the bond rotation constraint of the benzene ring around the macrocycle plane, rather than the C−N axis. The C−H activation approach is also applicable to the late-stage modification of bioactive molecules and pharmaceuticals.     

Highly Enantio- and Diastereoselective Hydrogenation of Cyclic Tetra-Substituted β-Enamido Phosphorus Derivatives

Catalytic asymmetric hydrogenation of enamido phosphorus derivatives is one of the most efficient methods for the construction of chiral amino phosphorus products, among which the congested tetra-substituted substrates remains an unaddressed challenge. In this study, we utilize a commercially available Rh-Josiphos system for the efficient and stereoselective hydrogenation of a wide set of tetra-substituted cyclic β-enamido phosphonates/phosphine oxides, thus enabling access to chiral β-amino phosphorus compounds featuring two vicinal stereocenters. This protocol was broadly applicable to different ring systems possessing various phosphonate/phosphine oxide groups and further applied in the preparation of amino-phosphine ligands. DFT mechanistic explorations indicate that the C=C migratory insertion into Rh^III−H bond could be the rate- and stereo-determining step. The origins of stereoselectivity are revealed through distortion/interaction analysis, which is primarily regulated by distinguished dispersion interactions and steric repulsions.     

Stereoselective synthesis of anamarine

A stereoselective synthesis of the naturally occurring, α,β-unsaturated lactone anamarine is described. The key step was a highly stereoselective aldol reaction of a protected erythrulose derivative with a chiral aldehyde. Another relevant step was an asymmetric aldehyde allylation with a chiral allylborane. The lactone ring was made by means of a ring-closing metathesis.     

Palladium‐Catalzyed Atroposelective 16‐Membered Macrocyclization: Total Synthesis of Isoplagiochin D†

Isoplagiochin D is a ring‐strained macrocyclic bisbibenzylis, which showed stable axial chirality in one biaryl structure, and semistable axial chirality in the other biaryl moiety. We reported here an unprecedented example for the catalytically asymmetric synthesis of ring‐strained atropisomers via Pd‐catalyzed macrocyclization between benzyl halides and carbenes. This newly developed Pd‐catalyzed asymmetric macrocyclization protocol enabled us a quick synthesis of isoplagiochin D in a highly enantioselective manner.