An improved synthesis of pennogenin

An improved synthesis of pennogenin, a bioactive component of Chinese herb “Chonglou” (Paris), is described. A ring-switching process opened the ring E of diosgenin and allowed the use of a hydroxyl-directed diboration/oxidation to introduce C17α-OH, hence eliminating the use of OsO₄. This strategy might be rendered to synthesize similar steroids with C17α-OH.     

24-亚甲基胆甾-5-烯-3β,19-二醇的合成

从豆甾醇出发,通过10步反应,合成得到具有显著细胞毒活性的24-亚甲基胆甾-5-烯-3β,19-二醇(1),总产率为16%.目标产物1的熔点、[α]值和波谱数据与天然产物一致.化合物1的合成是首次报道,它对人体鼻咽癌(CN2)和胃癌(Mgc803)细胞有显著抑制活性.     

Convergent stereoselective and efficient synthesis of furanic-steroid derivatives

The stereoselective synthesis of furanic-steroid derivatives involving ring-closing metathesis and catalytic hydrogenation as key steps is described. The synthetic strategy was first illustrated by the synthesis of the furanic-estrane derivative 1 in seven steps starting from estrone and 2-methylene-propane-1,3-diol. This compound initially targeted as a potential inhibitor of 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 by a docking experiment was found to inhibit the enzyme. The scope of this new strategy was also extended to furanic-androstane derivatives by synthesizing compound 20.     

A highly efficient synthesis of 22-deoxy-OSW-1 by utilizing the intact skeleton of diosgenin

22-Deoxy-OSW-1 (1), an analogue of OSW-1 with the potent anticancer activity, was synthesized by utilizing the intact skeleton of diosgenin in 11 steps in 13.7% overall yield. This synthesis demonstrated an effective and reasonable synthetic strategy for bioactive steroids with side chains.     

Front Cover: Deoxygenative Intramolecular Minisci-Type Reaction to Access Fused Heterocyclic Scaffolds (Eur. J. Org. Chem. 7/2023)

Herein, we present a straightforward strategy for the synthesis of fused heterocycles through a deoxygenative, intramolecular Minisci-type reaction. This approach grants access to complex polycyclic scaffolds in three steps from readily available starting materials, such as chlorinated heteroarenes and 1,3-diols. The use of saccharide derivatives as the starting 1,3-diol motif allows for the synthesis of novel heterocyclic scaffolds with excellent diastereoselectivity and formal retention of configuration at the newly formed C−C bond.     

Total synthesis of the antitumor acetogenin mosin B: desymmetrization approach to the stereodivergent synthesis of threo/trans/erythro-type acetogenins

A total synthesis of the threo/trans/erythro-type acetogenin mosin B and one of its diastereomers has been achieved. The carbon skeleton is assembled in a convergent fashion from two segments (a THF ring segment and a gamma-lactone segment) through the Nozaki-Hiyama-Kishi reaction. The THF ring segment was stereoselectively constructed by a stereodivergent synthesis starting from a common intermediate (4-cyclohexene-1,2-diol) based on a desymmetrization strategy. The gamma-lactone segment was synthesized by coupling a triflate and a chiral alpha-sulfenyl gamma-lactone. By virtue of these synthetic results, we suggest that the absolute configuration of natural mosin B is 1 a. Antiproliferative effects of 1 a and 1 b were also investigated.     

Total synthesis of 6-epiprelactone-V via a syn-selective oxygen tethered intramolecular Michael reaction

The intramolecular protective group (benzylidene acetal) assisted syn-1,3-diol synthesis has been efficiently utilized in a short synthesis of 6-epiprelactone-V starting from (S)-malic acid.     

Stereoselective total synthesis of (+)-anamarine via cross-metathesis protocol

A convergent stereoselective total synthesis of (+)-anamarine via cross-metathesis (CM) protocol starting from 2-butyn-1,4-diol and vinyl lactone is reported. Other key features of the strategy include the use of Sharpless asymmetric epoxidation, Sharpless dihydroxylation, and Red-Al reduction.     

3，5—环—孕甾—6—甲氧基—20—S—22—醛的立体选择性合成

油菜甾醇内酯(brassinolide)(1)是一种高效植物生长激素,一些实验室曾成功地进行了合成(图1)。这些合成路线不少是以20-S-22-甾醛为关键中间体,再分步接上侧链的,而C_(20)-S-22-甾醛大都由豆甾醇为原料制得。考虑到豆甾醇来源困难,我们采用国内资源丰富、价格低廉的薯蓣皂甙元为起始原料,立体选择性地合成了C_(20)-S-22-甾醛化合物7(见图2),对1及其     

MS–MS Fragmentation Patterns of Cholesterol Oxidation Products

Summary. This study was aimed at analyzing the daughter ion spectra of 7 toxicologically relevant cholesterol oxidation products (COPs) i.e. cholestanetriol (cholestane-3β,5α,6β-triol), 7-ketocholesterol (cholest-5-en-3β-ol-7-one), 7α-hydroxycholesterol (cholest-5-en-3β,7α-diol), 7β-hydroxycholesterol (cholest-5-en-3β,7β-diol), 25-hydroxycholesterol (cholest-5-en-3β,25-diol), α-epoxycholesterol (cholestane-5α,6α-epoxy-3β-ol) and β-epoxycholesterol (cholestane-5β,6β-epoxy-3β-ol). In addition, 19-hydroxycholesterol (cholest-5-en-3β,19-diol) was analyzed as this serves as internal standard in COPs determination by HPLC-MS. Mass spectrometry was performed using a triple quadrupol mass spectrometer that was equipped with an APCI ion source. Our results indicate a common fragmentation pattern for COPs. The main breaking sites identified were in the sterol ring system between the carbon atoms with the position numbers 11–12, 12–13, and 8–14. Typical daughter ions of m/z = 81, 95, and 195 were used for multiple reaction monitoring analysis.     

Synthesis of (S)-3-hydroxytetrahydropyran from l-glutamic acid

A concise synthesis of (S)-3-hydroxytetrahydropyran from natural l-glutamic acid has been developed. The intramolecular etherification starting from 1,5-diol was promoted by trifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride. The clinnamates of the alcohols were prepared for accurately determining the optical purity by HPLC method.     

Asymmetric synthesis of L-carnitine from (R)-3-chloro-1,2-propanediol

A practical chemical synthesis of L-carmtine(1) has been accomplished from(R)-3-chloro-1,2-propanediol((R)-4),which is a main by-product originated from(R,R)-Salen Co(Ⅲ) catalyzed hydrolytic kinetic resolution(HKR) of(±)-epichlorohydrin.(R)-4 was utilized as a chiral starting material to prepare the key intermediate cyclic sulfite((R)-S).The new synthetic approach demonstrated an efficient utilization of organic by-product for the asymmetric synthesis of bioactive compounds.     

A new strategy for synthesizing the steroids with side chains from steroidal sapogenins: synthesis of the aglycone of OSW-1 by using the intact skeleton of diosgenin

The protected aglycone of saponin OSW-1, a new antitumor natural product, was synthesized in 13 linear steps in 9.5% overall yield by utilizing the intact skeleton of diosgenin. This strategy demonstrated a higher efficiency than the routine synthesis of steroids with side chains.     

1,1,4,4-Tetranitrobutane-2,3-diol and its derivatives. 4. Study of the reaction of 1,1,4,4-tetranitrobutane-2,3-diol with N-(methoxymethyl)-2-fluoro-2,2-dinitroethylamine; synthesis and crystalline structure of 1,12-difluoro-1,1,3,5,5,8,8,10,12,12-decanitro-3,10-diazadodecane-6,7-diol dinitrate

A two-step synthesis has been proposed to obtain 1,12-difluoro-1,1,3,5,5,8,8,10,12,12-decanitro-3,10-diazadodecane-6,7-diol dinitrate, starting from 1,1,4,4-tetranitrobutane-2,3-diol and N-(methoxymethyl)-2-fluoro-2,2-dinitroethyl-amine, followed by nitration of the Mannich base formed. An x-ray-diffraction investigation of the dinitrate obtained was carried out.Insitute of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142432 Chernogolovka. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 671–675, March, 1992.     

Total synthesis of methyl protodioscin: a potent agent with antitumor activity

Methyl protodioscin (1), otherwise known as 3-O-[alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->2)-[alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->4)]-beta-d-glucopyranosyl]-26-O-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl]-22-methoxy-25(R)-furost-5-ene-3 beta,26-diol, has been synthesized for the first time from diosgenin through nine steps in an overall yield of 7.8%.     

New convenient synthesis of iridol. An approach to the synthesis of ubiquinones

A strategy for the synthesis of ubiquinones, in which iridol is the key intermediate, has been developed, together with a new convenient synthesis of iridol (2,3-dimethoxy-5-methylphenol) starting from the easily available 4-methylphenol and using mild conditions and friendly and high-yielding reactions.     

Synthesis of (+)-6beta-isovaleryloxylabda- 8,13-diene-7alpha,15-diol, a metabolite from Trismusculus reticulatus

[structures: see text] A seven-step synthesis of (+)-6beta-isovaleryloxylabda-8,13-diene-7alpha,15-diol has been achieved starting from (+)-larixol; this allowed determination of the absolute configuration of the metabolite isolated from the mucus of Trimusculus reticulatus.     

A practical and scaleable total synthesis of the jaborandi alkaloid (+)-pilocarpine

The total synthesis of (+)-pilocarpine (as its nitrate salt) has been achieved in nine steps and 30% overall yield starting from racemic 2-(2′,2′-dimethoxyethyl)propane-1,3-diol, which was desymmetrised via an enzymatic protocol. A high yielding synthesis of a key α-ethylidene lactone precursor has been developed, which involves the palladium-catalysed decarboxylation/carbonylation of a 1,3-dioxan-2-one for formation of the γ-butyrolactone ring. Subsequent hydrogenation of the α-ethylidene lactone introduces the C(3)-stereochemistry to give a 72:28 mixture of (+)-pilocarpine and (+)-isopilocarpine, which are readily separable via recrystallisation of the (+)-pilocarpine nitrate salt.     

Synthesis of (3R,4R)-1,5-hexadien-3,4-diol and its unsymmetricalderivatives: Application to (R)-(+)-∝-lipoic acid

(3R,4R)-1,5-Hexadien-3,4-diol and its unsymmetrical derivatives were prepared starting from D-mannitol and their utility in the synthesis of (R)-(+)-∝-lipoic acid has been explored.     

Synthesis of pennogenyl saponin analogs using three methods

The synthesis of pennogenyl saponins and related compounds using three popular methods of glycosylation has been reported for the first time. Glycosyl halides, glycosyl trichloroacetimidates, and thioglycosides were used as glycosyl donors in the reactions with pennogenin as the glycosyl acceptor. The reactions occur selectively with the C(3)OH group due to the difference in steric accessibility of the hydroxyl groups at the C(3) and C(17) atoms of pennogenin. This makes it possible to synthesize a series of pennogenyl saponins without C(17)OH group protection. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 1789–1792, October, 2006.