Stereocontrolled Synthesis of (−)-5,11-Dideoxytetrodotoxin

New derivatives of an intriguing marine natural product are now accessible. The first asymmetric synthesis of the simple tetrodotoxin analogue, 5,11-dideoxytetrodotoxin ( 3 ), was achieved. Hydroxylation at position C8 of the key intermediate 1 relied on the neighboring trichloroacetamide group, and stereoselective elaboration of the vinyl group gave α-hydroxylactone 2 , which was transformed into the title compound through a new guanidylation method.     

5-羟基色胺受体激动剂(1R,2S)-(-)-2-(2-羟基苯基)-N,N-二丙基环丙胺的不对称合成

利用手性双唑啉与三氟甲磺酸亚铜催化2-甲氧基苯乙烯与重氮乙酸二环己基甲酯的不对称环丙烷化反应合成了手性环丙烷羧酸酯,用氢氧化钠对其进行选择性水解得到全反式环丙烷羧酸,其ee值经GC测定为88%.进一步经过Curtius重排、烷基化等反应及重结晶等步骤合成了光学纯的具有生理活性的环丙胺化合物1a和1b.     

Concise Enantioselective Synthesis of Naturally Active (S)-3-Hydroxypiperidine

A short and efficient enantioselective synthesis of natural product (S)-3-hydroxypiperidine has been achieved starting from commercially available raw materials employing two catalytic routes: (i) cocatalyzed hydrolytic kinetic resolution (HKR) of racemic methyl-3-(oxiran-2-yl)propanoate; (ii) proline-catalyzed α-aminooxylation followed by Horner–Wardsworth–Emmons olefination in high enantiomeric purity (97% ee) and high overall yield (38%).     

(-)-(1R,2S)-肉豆蔻木脂素的不对称合成

报道了天然产物(-)-肉豆蔻木脂素的全合成. 以香草醛为起始原料, 经Wittig反应、LiAlH₄还原和Sharplass不对称双羟化等反应构建了苏式结构的中间体; 以焦性没食子酸为原料, 经Claisen重排反应制得另一种苯丙素片段; 2个中间体通过Mitsunobu反应, 缩合并使构型翻转, 得到赤式-(-)-肉豆蔻木脂素. 为赤式8-O-4′新木脂素的合成提供了一种新方法.     

Highly diastereoselective aldol additions to five-ring N,O-acetals

Highly diastereoselective aldol additions of pure (2R,4S)-2-tert-butyloxazolidinone-3,4-dicarboxylic acid 3-tert-butyl ester 4-methyl ester 1 are reported. While achiral carbonyl compounds lead to mixtures of diastereomers, the double stereodifferentiation of chiral aldehydes gave a single product isomer. The relative and absolute configurations of the aldol products were assigned by NOESY.     

Synthesis of (+)-boronolide and (+)-deacetylboronolide using Pd-catalyzed carbonylation and lactonization

(+)-Boronolide and (+)-deacetylboronolide were synthesized using Pd-catalyzed CO insertion and lactonization as the key step. As to the ¹³C NMR data of (+)-deacetylboronolide, the assignment at C-6 position should be revised.     

2-[二-(2-氯乙基)-胺基]-5-苄氧基-1,3,2-氧氮磷杂环己烷-2-氧化物的不对称合成

2-[二-(2-氯乙基)-胺基]-5-苄氧基-1,3,2-氧氮磷杂环己烷-2-氧化物是抗癌药物Endoxan的衍生物,其光学异构体的合成已有报道.本文报道了我们从廉价易得的手性原料天然-L-酒石酸开始,通过较为简捷的合成路线,完成了对目标化合物全部4个光学异构体的合成.化合物的有关数据参见表1.     

Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Fredericamycin A

Seventeen years after the isolation of the promising antitumor antibiotic fredericamycin A, the first asymmetric total synthesis of this compound has been accomplished and thereby its absolute configuration established. The key feature is the regiocontrolled [4+2] cycloaddition of 3 to 2 , which was obtained by the stereospecific rearrangement of 1 . Cp = (−)‐camphanoyl.     

(-)-Menthol as a source of new N,N-diamine ligands for asymmetric transfer hydrogenation

The synthesis of new chiral N-monotosylated-1,2-diamines based on the (-)-menthol skeleton is presented. The elimination of HCl from neomenthyl chloride obtained from an Appel reaction led to p-menth-3-ene in excellent yield. Further functionalization of the double bond in p-menth-3-ene with chloramine-T gave the corresponding N-tosylaziridines, which upon reaction with sodium azide and subsequent reduction of the azide functional group, formed the 1,2-diamine system. The synthesized chiral ligands proved effective in the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of aromatic ketones and an endocyclic imine.     

Stereoselective synthesis of (−)-cytoxazone and (+)-epi-cytoxazone

Optically pure (−)-cytoxazone was synthesized, starting from methyl p-methoxycinnamate, in six steps and in 31% overall yield. The required anti-aminoalcohol configuration was established by combining Sharpless asymmetric aminohydroxylation with the configurational inversion of the intermediate amidoalcohol via an oxazoline. The synthesis of (+)-epi-cytoxazone is also described.     

Synthesis and antitrypanosomal activity of 2-aminomethyl-1-(2-oxyphenyl)naphthalenes

A broad variety of enantiopure axially chiral 2-aminomethyl-1-(2-oxyphenyl)naphthalenes were prepared via short and efficient synthetic pathways by using the ‘lactone method’ for the regio- and stereoselective construction of the biaryl axis. Their in vitro activity against Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas' disease, was evaluated. In particular, the M-configured atropisomers, with the 2-oxy function equipped with an O-triflate group, were found to exhibit good antitrypanosomal activities (down to IC₅₀=1.6 μg/mL), combined with low levels of cytotoxicity.     

Total Synthesis of Macrolactin A with Versatile Catalytic,Enantioselective Dienolate Aldol Addition Reactions

A highly convergent total synthesis of macrolactin A ( 1 ) utilizes modern asymmetric catalytic C–C coupling methods. The longest linear sequence in the route is 16 steps with an average yield of 86% per step. This total synthesis is valuable, because 1 , which has been shown to possess activity against HIV, is not readily accessible from its natural source, a taxonomically unclassified deep-sea bacterium.     

Total Synthesis of (−)-Mucocin

A highly convergent, modular strategy for the total synthesis of the annonaceous acetogenin (−)-mucocin is reported. The remarkable features are the endo-selective formation of the tetrahydropyran ring from an activated epoxide and the stability of the butenolide in the coupling with an organomagnesium compound.     

Synthesis of (+)- and (−)-isocarvone

The first synthesis of 5-isopropenyl-3-methyl-cyclohex-2-enone, (isocarvone) (2), in enantiomerically pure form is reported. Both enantiomers of 2 can be produced by manipulation of carboxylic acid 5, which is available from R-(−)-carvone (1). These materials provide new chiral building blocks that could be used in total synthesis of natural products and related optically active compounds.     

A Formal Total Synthesis of (-)-Brevisamide

A formal total synthesis of (−)-brevisamide has been achieved. The synthetic approach highlights a chemoselective asymmetric dihydroxylation and a one-pot Fraser-Reid epoxidation/PMB protection reaction sequence.     

Solid-Phase Synthesis of Macrocyclic Systems by a Cyclorelease Strategy: Application of the Stille Coupling to a Synthesis of (S)-Zearalenone

No heteroatom required! In many solid-phase syntheses, after the release from the polymer support a heteroatom (e.g. O, S, N) remains in the substrate as a residue of a linking protecting group. With polymer-bound tin reagents cleavage and cyclization of the substrate with C–C bond formation (see picture) can now be achieved by intramolecular Stille coupling. S =substrate.     

Total syntheses of the highly potent anti-cancer polyacetylenes, (S)-18-hydroxyminquartynoic acid, (S)-minquartynoic acid and (E)-15,16-dihydrominquartynoic acid

The total syntheses of three polyacetylenic natural products, (S)-18-hydroxyminquartynoic acid (1), (S)-minquartynoic acid (2) and (E)-15,16-dihydrominquartynoic acid (3), has been achieved. The Cadiot-Chodkiewicz cross-coupling reaction was used as the key step for the construction of tetrayne and triyne units.     

手性双膦配体（4S,5S）—（—）—DIOP的合成

不对称催化是由潜手性反应物合成光活性化合物的有效途径,α,β-不饱和氨基酸的氢化立体选择性已达90％以上,L-Dopa的工业化生产则标志着不对称催化氢化开始走向实际应用。高选择性的催化剂一般是一价铑的手性双膦配体络合物,其中DIOP[2,3-O-异丙叉-     

Concise and Efficient Total Syntheses of Alkannin and Shikonin

Two enantiomic natural products with wound-healing properties , alkannin ( 1 ) and shikonin ( 2 ), are accessible by a short and efficient total synthesis. The success was achieved by a novel protecting system for masking of 5,8-dihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinones (naphthazarins) and a highly stereoselective ketone reduction.