Trifluoromethylated amino alcohols as chiral ligands for highly enantioselective Reformatsky reaction

The enantioselective Reformatsky reaction of PhCHO was achieved by the use of trifluoromethylated amino alcohols as chiral ligands to afford the corresponding optically active β-hydroxy ester with up to 90% ee.     

Asymmetric Synthesis of Simplactones A and B

A new, simple, and short route for the synthesis of simplactones A ( 1 ) and B ( 2 ) was achieved from a synthetically prepared chiral auxiliary, i.e., the Oppolzer camphor‐derived sultam 4 , and (4‐methoxybenzyl)‐protected 3‐hydroxypropanal, in 52 and 48% overall yield, respectively, and with high diastereoselectivity (Schemes 2 and 3).     

桑黄黄酮A和B的分离与合成

利用正相硅胶柱色谱，Sephadex LH-20柱色谱以及反相HPLC等手段从真菌桑黄 中分离得到两个新的二氢黄酮衍生物，经1D NMR，2D NMR和MS等光谱方法鉴定其结 构分别为5，7，4'－三羟基－6－邻羟苄基二氢黄酮和5，7，4'-三羟基－8－邻羟 苄基二氢黄酮，并且对它们进行了合成。     

Asymmetric Synthesis of the C（17）——C（28） Subunit of Didemnaketal B

The stereocontrolled synthesis of the C（17）--C（28） fragment 3 of didemnaketal B was accomplished in 21 steps from the natural （R）-（＋）-pulegone and （S）-（--）-citronellal. The key steps involved diastereoselective construction of two chiral carbon centers through the intramolecular chiral induction and uncommon Julia olefination of ketone forming the E-trisubstituted C（22）--C（23） double bound.     

Synthesis of α-fluoro-β-amino acids via the Reformatsky reaction of chiral N-tert-butylsulfinylimines with ethyl bromofluoroacetate

Treatment of chiral N-tert-butyl sulfinylimines with ethyl bromofluoroacetate in the presence of activated Zn dust in THF afforded the α-fluoro- β-amino acid derivatives in good yields(70-86%) and moderate diastereoselectivity(66:34-92:8).     

A Simple Synthesis of dl—Shikonin

A new facile route for the synthesis of dl-shikomin is presented.Reformatsky reaction assisted cross-coupling of 1,4,5,8-tertramethoxynaphthalene-2-carbaldehyde and ethyl-bromoacetate was empolyed for introduction of the side chain of dl-shikonin.     

Brefeldin A全合成研究新进展

Brefeldin A(布雷菲德菌素甲)是一种天然抗生素, 最早发现于1958年, 许多种微生物中都能产生该化合物. 由于其有趣的结构和显著的抗真菌、抗病毒、抗肿瘤等生物活性, 该化合物很早就引起合成化学家们的注意. 到目前为止, 文献中有报道的全合成和表观合成已有30多种. 对近十年来的全合成及部分表观合成进行了综述, 对各路线的主要优缺点也进行了简要的分析. 一些类似物的合成也一并予以简介.     

Synthesis of novel thiophene‐based chiral ligands and their application in asymmetric Henry reaction

Novel chiral thiolated amino alcohols were synthesized from norephedrine and thiophene carbaldehydes (methyl‐ or ethyl‐substituted) and applied to the catalytic asymmetric Henry reaction of various aldehydes with nitromethane to provide β‐hydroxy nitroalkanols in high conversion (92%). The reaction was optimized in terms of the metal, solvent, temperature and amount of chiral ligand. The corresponding catalyst with Cu(OTf)₂ and 2‐propanol as the solvent provided the best enantioselectivities (up to 96% ee) of the corresponding nitroalcohols for aliphatic aldehydes. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Enantioselective Synthesis of Glutarimide Alkaloids Cordiarimides A,B, Crotonimides A,B, and Julocrotine

Five glutarimide alkaloids cordiarimide A ( 5 ), cordiarimide B ( 6 ), crotonimide A ( 3 ), crotonimide B ( 4 ), and julocrotine ( 2 ) have been synthesized starting from Boc‐L‐glutamine ( 7 ). The benzylic alcohol chiral centre of cordiarimides B ( 6 ) has been established in 6:1 diastereoselectivity by catalytic asymmetric hydrogenation using Zhou's catalytic system Pd(CF₃CO₂)₂/(R,R)‐Me‐DuPhos.     

Total synthesis of emericellamides A and B

The total synthesis of emericellamides A and B is reported. A convergent, flexible strategy employing peptide chemistry, asymmetric alkylations, and culminating in macrolactamization is described. The previously reported structure of both compounds is confirmed.     

The influence of the ring size of thiolactams in the Eschenmoser coupling reaction in presence of DBU. Formation of bicyclic thiazolidinones or thioimines

The different behaviors of pyrrolidin-2-thione and piperidin-2-thione under a modified Eschenmoser sulfur contraction reaction protocol using DBU as base was observed. The pyrrolidin-2-thione 1b follows the expected reaction course, leading to thioimines 5a-d, which can be transformed subsequently into the respective by action of a thiophile, while the piperidin-2-thione leads to the formation of bicyclic thiazolidinones 4b-d in moderate to good yields. The β-enaminocarbonyl compound 11 was hydrogenated to afford the respective five-membered analogue of methylphenidate 12.     

Synthesis of Chiral N-Ferrocenylmethylaminoalcohols and their Application in Enantioselective Addition of Diethylzinc to Aldehydes

Three chiral N-ferrocenylmethylaminoalcohols were synthesized from readily available natural L-valine, leucine and phenylanine, and used as chiral ligands in the enantioselective addition of diethylzinc to aldehydes.     

A two-step biomimetic synthesis of antimalarial robustadials A and B

The antimalarial robustadials A and B have been synthesized in two steps starting from commercially available phloroglucinol comprising a key biomimetic three-component reaction that involves in situ generation of an o-quinone methide via Knoevenagel condensation and subsequent Diels-Alder cycloaddition with (−)-β-pinene.     

Concise Total Synthesis of Ieodomycin A and B

A concise total synthesis of ieodomycin A and B was achieved in six and seven steps respectively from commercially available geraniol, which involved the construction of the C-5 hydroxyl via an Ti(OⁱPr)₄/(S)-BINOL-mediated asymmetric aldol reaction as the key step.     

Stereoselective Total Synthesis of Decytospolides A and B Starting from D‐Mannitol

The stereoselective total synthesis of decytospolides A and B, two naturally occurring pyran derivatives, has been achieved using D ‐mannitol as the starting material. The intramolecular oxa‐Michael reaction has been employed to construct the tetrahydropyran ring of the molecules and Weinreb amide formation to generate their side chain with a keto function.     

吉咪替康的合成新方法

10-羟基喜树碱首先在N,N-二甲基甲酰胺(DMF)中经N-溴代丁二酰亚胺(NBS)溴代得到9-溴-10-羟基喜树碱, 9-溴-10-羟基喜树碱和氯甲酸乙酯反应得到9-溴-10-羟基喜树碱-10,20-双乙氧基碳酸酯(6). 化合物6和烯丙基三正丁基锡通过Stille偶联反应^[9]得到关键中间体7, 最后水解化合物7得到目标化合物. 通过柱层析纯化得到纯度大于99.8%, 单杂小于0.1%的吉咪替康(HPLC). 所有中间体及目标产物经¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, LRMS, HRMS表征确证.     

白三烯A4水解酶功能调节剂（E）-2-（1-羟基-4-环己酮）乙基咖啡酸酯的全合成研究

以1，4-环己二酮单乙二醇缩酮和咖啡酸为起始原料，经两条不同的路线完成了（E）-2-（1-羟基-4-环己酮）乙基咖啡酸酯的全合成，并确定了其最佳合成路线，总收率达56％．     

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.     

抗霉素合成概览

抗霉素(antimycin)是一大类具有九元环双内酯的天然抗生素, 最早发现于20世纪40年代末. 在随后的50多年中不断地有新的成员被发现, 到目前为止已多达26个. 这类化合物的结构主要是通过抗霉素A_3b来确定的, 所以合成工作也是围绕该成员展开的. 对文献中已有报道的合成工作加以综述, 对各方法的主要优缺点也进行了简要的分析.