Enantioselective total synthesis of (+)-digitoxigenin

An enantioselective total synthesis of (+)-digitoxigenin is described. This total synthesis is accomplished in a convergent manner using two chiral fragments prepared via the catalytic asymmetric intramolecular cyclopropanation and baker’s yeast mediated reduction developed by us, respectively. This convergent synthesis would be useful for preparing some new derivatives of digitoxigenin for SAR studies and could be applied for the total synthesis of other cardenolides left unprepared.     

Rapid Generation of Molecular Complexity by Chemical Synthesis: Highly Efficient Total Synthesis of Hexacyclic Alkaloid (−)‐Chaetominine and Its Biosynthetic Implications

The efficiency becomes a key issue in today's natural product total synthesis. While biomimetic synthesis is one of the most elegant strategies to achieve synthetic efficiency and thus to approach the ideal synthesis, most biogenetic pathways are unknown or unconfirmed. In this account, we demonstrate, through the shortest and also the most efficient asymmetric total syntheses of the hexacyclic alkaloid (?)‐chaetominine to date, that on the basis of biogenetic thinking, one can develop quite efficient bio‐inspired total synthesis, which in turn serves to suggest and chemically validate plausible biosynthetic routes for the natural product. The synthetic strategy thus developed is also inspiring for the development of other synthetic methods and efficient total synthesis of other natural products.     

An alternative total synthesis of bolivianine

An alternative total synthesis of bolivianine in twelve steps is herein reported on the basis of our previous successful bioinspired total synthesis. The present total synthesis features straightforward transformation from an aldol product to the butenolide of the target molecule, and stereoselective DielsAlder cycloaddition to construct ring E, as well as the final spontaneous IMHDA process.     

Development of a Fully Continuous-Flow Approach Towards Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Tetrahydroprotoberberine Natural Alkaloids

Continuous flow synthetic technologies had been widely applied in the total synthesis in the past few decades. Fully continuous flow synthesis is still extremely focused on multi-step synthesis of complex natural pharmaceutical molecules. Thus, the development of fully continuous flow total synthesis of natural products is in demand but challenging. Herein, we demonstrated the first fully continuous flow approach towards asymmetric total synthesis of natural tetrahydroprotoberberine alkaloids, (−)-isocanadine, (−)-tetrahydropseudocoptisine, (−)-stylopine and (−)-nandinine. This method features a concise linear sequence involving four chemical transformations and three on-line work-up processing in an integrated flow platform, without any intermediate purification. The overall yield and enantioselectivity of this four-step continuous flow chemistry were up to 50 % and 92 %ee, respectively, in a total residence time of 32.5 min, corresponding to a throughput of 145 mg/h.     

Synthesis of (-)-calicoferol B

The first total synthesis of (-)-calicoferol B (III) is described. The cyclozirconation product I, prepared in enantiomerically pure form, was converted into the CD ring chiron II. This was coupled with the aromatic A-ring, and then the side chain was constructed with control of relative and absolute configuration to complete the total synthesis of III. The first total synthesis of (-)-calicoferol B (1) is described. The cyclozirconation product 8, prepared in enantiomerically pure form, was converted into the CD ring chiron 6. This was coupled with the aromatic A-ring, and then the side chain was constructed with control of relative and absolute configuration to complete the total synthesis of 1.     

A novel and highly stereoselective approach to aza-spirocycles. A short total synthesis of 2-epi-(+/-)-perhydrohistrionicotoxin and an unprecedented decarboxylation of 2-pyrones

[reaction: see text] A novel and highly stereoselective synthesis of aza-spirocycles is described. An application of this methodology is illustrated as a short and concise total synthesis of 2-epi-(+/-)-perhydrohistrionicotoxin with high diastereomeric control at the aza-spirocenter. An unprecedented decarboxylation of the 2-pyrone ring is observed in this total synthesis effort.     

Total synthesis of (+)-frondosin A. Application of the Ru-catalyzed [5+2] cycloaddition

The first total synthesis of (+)-frondosin A was accomplished in 19 longest linear and 21 total steps from commercially available materials. The key features of the synthesis include a Ru-catalyzed [5+2] cycloaddition, a Claisen rearrangement, and a ring expansion to construct the core of the frondosin A in a diastereoselective and regioselective fashion. This is the first application of a Ru-catalyzed [5+2] cycloaddition in the total synthesis of a natural product. Through this synthesis, the absolute configuration of (+)-frondosin A was established.     

The Art and Science of Total Synthesis at the Dawn of the Twenty-First Century

A new millenium has begun-grounds enough to question the present state of the total synthesis of natural products. In this review we answer this question by tracing the evolution of this fine art and science from its birth to the present time. This retrospective on total synthesis should serve to demonstrate how far we have come, yet show that the science of total synthesis is still in its infancy.     

[4 1]及[3 2]会聚式四氢呋喃环合成策略在天然产物全合成中的应用进展

四氢呋喃环广泛存在于具有生物活性的天然产物结构当中,立体选择性地构筑四氢呋喃环往往成为这些天然产物全合成研究中的关键。本文归纳了已有全合成报道中的四氢呋喃环成环策略,以实例展示了其中的会聚式合成策略在近年的发展。相比于直线型的分子内关环策略,以[4+1]、[3+2]为代表的会聚式四氢呋喃关环策略往往能够使全合成的整体路线更加简洁高效,更符合全合成研究领域的发展趋势。     

奥利司他的全合成研究进展

综述了减肥药物奥利司他的全合成的研究进展. 根据合成策略上的不同, 将全合成研究分三部分进行了概述.     

Enantioselective total synthesis of (+)-gliocladine C: convergent construction of cyclotryptamine-fused polyoxopiperazines and a general approach for preparing epidithiodioxopiperazines from trioxopiperazine precursors

A concise second-generation total synthesis of the fungal-derived alkaloid (+)-gliocladin C (11) in 10 steps and 11% overall yield from isatin is reported. In addition, the epipolythiodioxopiperazine (ETP) natural product (+)-gliocladine C (6) has been prepared in six steps and 29% yield from the di-(tert-butoxycarbonyl) precursor of 11. The total synthesis of 6 constitutes the first total synthesis of an ETP natural product containing a hydroxyl substituent adjacent to a quaternary carbon stereocenter in the pyrrolidine ring.     

Facile Total Synthesis of Benzo[b]furan Natural Product XH-14

An efficient and practical total synthesis of benzo[b]furan natural product XH-14 is demonstrated in nine steps from vanillin. Introduction of iodide substituents in the reaction including optimization of the reaction sequences is essential for the successful synthesis of XH-14. Sonogashira coupling with iodobenzene, iodine-induced cyclization, Wittig reaction, and formylation are critical in the high-yield total synthesis of XH-14.     

Evolution of a protecting-group-free total synthesis: studies en route to the neuroactive marine macrolide (-)-palmyrolide A

A full account of our synthetic work toward the first total synthesis of the neuroactive marine macrolide (-)-palmyrolide A is described. Our first-generation approach aimed to unlock the unknown C(5)-C(7) stereochemical relationship via the synthesis of four diastereomers of palmyrolide A aldehyde, a known degradation product. When these efforts provided inconclusive results, recourse to synthesizing all possible stereocombinations of the 15-membered macrolide was undertaken. These studies were critical in confirming the absolute stereochemistry, yielding the first total synthesis of (+)-ent-palmyrolide A. Subsequent to this work, the first protecting-group-free total synthesis of natural (-)-palmyrolide A is also reported.     

Iminium ion-enamine cascade reaction enables the asymmetric total syntheses of aspidosperma alkaloids vincadifformine and ervinceine

Asymmetric total synthesis of (+)-vincadifformine and (+)-ervinceine is reported by utilizing an iminium ion triggered cascade reaction using chiral 3,3-disubstituted piperidine imine and 2,3-disubstituted indole derivatives coupling partner. In the first generation total synthesis, the pivotal imine is prepared in excellent stereoselectivity but in moderate yield involving a Birch reduction-alkylation strategy. Furthermore, to improve upon the synthesis of the decisive imine, the more practical second generation route is devised through a Johnson-Claisen rearrangement to access chiral 3,3-disubstituted piperidinone in excellent yield and stereoselectivity. Apart from synthesizing (+)-vincadifformine, this strategy is also exploited for the first asymmetric total synthesis of (+)-ervinceine employing an iminium ion mediated cascade reaction. This distinctive strategy simultaneously sets up two new rings, two new stereogenic centers, and three new sigma bonds in a single operation.     

Total synthesis of anachelin H

[structure: see text] The first total synthesis of anachelin H is reported. Starting from L-Ser, a stereodivergent synthesis of the polyketide fragment resulting in all possible diastereoisomers is described. The alkaloid peptide fragment is prepared via a tellurium-mediated oxidative aza annulation as the key step. Coupling of the fragments gave synthetic anachelin H, which was found to be identical to a sample of the natural product, thus confirming the configuration by total synthesis.     

Synthetic studies of cyclic peptides stephanotic acid methyl ester,celogentin C,and moroidin

An account of the total synthesis of stephanotic acid methyl ester and celogentin C is presented. The present synthesis features a tandem asymmetric Michael addition/bromination sequence for the synthesis of leucine-tryptophan moiety, and an oxidative coupling reaction to form the tryptophan-imidazole linkage. Moreover, the total synthesis of moroidin had also been studied, and three different synthetic strategies for the construction of the right-hand ring of moroidin were studied.     

Enantioselective total synthesis of clavirolide C. Applications of Cu-catalyzed asymmetric conjugate additions and Ru-catalyzed ring-closing metathesis

The first enantioselective total synthesis of clavirolide C, a member of the dolabellane family of diterpenes isolated from Pacific soft coral Clavularia viridis, is disclosed. The total synthesis features the application of chiral amino acid based ligands in Cu-catalyzed asymmetric conjugate addition (ACA) reactions and a relatively rare application of catalytic ring-closing metathesis to access an 11-membered ring structure. The total synthesis effort has spawned the development of a new protocol for NHC.Cu-catalyzed ACA of alkylaluminum reagents to beta-substituted cycloalkenones. The enantioselective clavirolide C synthesis requires 17 steps (longest linear sequence), affords the target molecule in 3.5% overall yield, and confirms the stereochemical assignment for the natural product.     

三尖杉碱全合成研究的新进展

三尖杉碱是抗癌药物——三尖杉酯类化合物的母体。它的全合成研究一直受到众多学者的亲睐。近几年来,取得了三条新的合成路线。共同特点是:采用单环或二环小分子为原料,巧妙地合成了具有独特五环结构的三尖杉硷(1)。其中的 Kuehne 路线,产率达到41%。     

An approach towards the total synthesis of (+)-epiquinamide and (+)-α-conhydrine from Garner aldehyde

A short and stereoselective route for the synthesis of 1-hydroxyquinolizidine, an advanced synthetic intermediate for the total synthesis of (+)-epiquinamide is presented. The key synthetic steps involve diastereoselective nucleophilic addition on l-serine derived Garner aldehyde and acid mediated (PTSA) ring closing metathesis. The methodology is also elaborated successfully for the total synthesis of (+)-α-conhydrine, an important piperidine alkaloid.