Synthesis of (+)‐Discodermolide by Catalytic Stereoselective Borylation Reactions

The marine natural product (+)‐discodermolide was first isolated in 1990 and, to this day, remains a compelling synthesis target. Not only does the compound possess fascinating biological activity, but it also presents an opportunity to test current methods for chemical synthesis and provides an inspiration for new reaction development. A new synthesis of discodermolide employs a previously undisclosed stereoselective catalytic diene hydroboration and also establishes a strategy for the alkylation of chiral enolates. Furthermore, this synthesis of discodermolide provides the first examples of the asymmetric 1,4‐diboration of dienes and borylative diene–aldehyde couplings in complex‐molecule synthesis.     

离子热法合成分子筛的研究进展

离子热法是以离子液体或低共熔混合物为介质的一种新型的分子筛合成方法, 它提供了一种离子态的独特合成环境, 为合成新型分子筛及研究分子筛的生成机理提供了机会. 本文综述了离子热法在分子筛合成方面取得的一些进展, 包括合成方法的创新、合成机理的研究、新材料的合成以及新型催化剂的制备等, 并展望了其发展前景.     

A direct route to angularly substituted hydrindanes. Formal synthesis of bakkenolide-A and synthesis of an advanced intermediate to umbellactal

A direct route for the synthesis of highly functionalized angularly substituted hydrindanes has been developed. The key step involves RO-RCM of an appropriately functionalized norbornene derivative. The hydrindane derivative obtained in this way has been used to accomplish a formal synthesis of bakkenolide-A. This protocol has also been extended for the synthesis of an advanced intermediate to the synthesis of the diterpene umbellactal.     

Sulfo-protected hexosamine monosaccharides: potentially versatile building blocks for glycosaminoglycan synthesis

2,2,2-Trifluorodiazoethane was investigated as a reagent for sulfo group protection on hexosamine monosaccharides. The synthesis of glucosamine and galactosamine building blocks fully differentiated for glycosaminoglycan synthesis and the synthesis of glycosyl donors are described. The compatibility of trifluoroethylsulfonate under a variety of reaction conditions has also been investigated. [structure: see text]     

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.     

A new approach to construct full-length glycosylphosphatidylinositols of parasitic protozoa and [4-deoxy-Man-III]-GPI analogues

A new [2 + 2 + 2] approach to construct GPI molecules through the efficient synthesis of glucosamine-inositol and tetramannose intermediates led to a total synthesis of a GPI-anchor of Trypanosoma cruzi, and also afforded a key intermediate for the synthesis of valuable [4-deoxy-Man-III]-GPI analogues.     

An efficient synthesis of selectively functionalized d-rhamnose derivatives

d-Rhamnose is an important component of bacterial lipopolysaccharides. This paper describes a short and highly efficient synthesis of d-rhamnose from d-mannose. The synthesis of selectively C-4 modified d-rhamnosides and 6-deoxy-d-talosides as potential building blocks for complex oligosaccharide synthesis is also discussed.     

Enantioselective total synthesis of (+)-dibromophakellstatin

The first enantioselective total synthesis of (+)-phakellstatin and (+)-dibromophakellstatin was achieved. Key steps in the synthesis were a desymmetrization of the diketopiperazine (S,S)-cyclo (Pro, Pro) via a diastereoselective acylation, an intramolecular Mitsunobu reaction to introduce the C6 aminal, and a tandem Hofmann rearrangement/cyclization to simultaneously introduce the C10 quaternary aminal center and deliver the cyclic urea. The synthesis also demonstrates the unusual stability of pyrrolo aminals. Importantly, this strategy has the potential for producing phakellstatin derivatives, derived from (R,R)-cyclo (Pro, Pro), necessary for biological studies. A similar annulation protocol is also expected to be applicable to the synthesis of palau'amine.     

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.     

有机电化学合成简谈

本文简要介绍了有机电化学合成的体系,研究方法和技术及主要特征。以C=C类物质为例介绍了有机电化学合成中的各类反应,并以己二腈的电合成为例介绍了相应的工业化应用。试图以CO2的电化学固定利用为例介绍了有机电化学合成的研究动向。     

A novel and highly efficient synthetic route to unsymmetrical organoselenides using cesium bases

A new and convenient one-pot method for the preparation of unsymmetrical selenides has been developed. In the presence of cesium hydroxide, molecular sieves, and DMF, benzeneselenol undergoes direct alkylation with various alkyl halides for the synthesis of alkyl phenyl selenides in moderate to excellent yields. Another method to prepare unsymmetrical organoselenides was also completed by coupling terminal alkynes with benzeneselenyl bromide. As an application, the synthesis of a selenopeptide was also accomplished. Furthermore, this methodology was extended to the synthesis of an organoselenide on solid support.     

Sonochemistry: a powerful way of enhancing the efficiency of carbohydrate synthesis

Using sonication as a means of facilitating organic reactions in carbohydrate chemistry was explored under the conditions used for traditional organic synthesis. An array of representative reactions, including hydroxy group manipulation (acylation, protection/deprotection, acyl group migration), thioglycoside synthesis, azidoglycoside synthesis, 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition and reductive cleavage of benzylidene, commonly used in the synthesis of carbohydrate derivatives was examined. A series of glycosylation reactions that employ thioglycosides, glycosyl trichloroacetimidate, glycosyl bromide and glycosyl acetate as the glycosyl donors was also examined. Our results demonstrate that sonication can significantly shorten the reaction time, enhance the reactivity of reactant and lead to superior yield and excellent stereoselectivity. More importantly, a general protocol of glycosylation may finally be developed. Sonication is compatible to the conditions used for traditional organic synthesis. We believe that sonication can also be applied to other areas of synthetic processes.     

Microwave heating in solid-phase peptide synthesis

The highly refined organic chemistry in solid-phase synthesis has made it the method of choice not only to assemble peptides but also small proteins - mainly on a laboratory scale but increasingly also on an industrial scale. While conductive heating occasionally has been applied to peptide synthesis, precise microwave irradiation to heat the reaction mixture during coupling and N(α)-deprotection has become increasingly popular. It has often provided dramatic reductions in synthesis times, accompanied by an increase in the crude peptide purity. Microwave heating has been proven especially relevant for sequences which might form β-sheet type structures and for sterically difficult couplings. The beneficial effect of microwave heating appears so far to be due to the precise nature of this type of heating, rather than a peptide-specific microwave effect. However, microwave heating as such is not a panacea for all difficulties in peptide syntheses and the conditions may need to be adjusted for the incorporation of Cys, His and Asp in peptides, and for the synthesis of, for example, phosphopeptides, glycopeptides, and N-methylated peptides. Here we provide a comprehensive overview of the advances in microwave heating for peptide synthesis, with a focus on systematic studies and general protocols, as well as important applications. The assembly of β-peptides, peptoids and pseudopeptides are also evaluated in this critical review (254 references).     

Oxime ethers as useful synthons in the synthesis of a number of key medicinal heteroaromatic compounds

Heteroaromatic systems are not only prevalent in a wide variety of important classes of natural products and synthetic pharmaceuticals but are also used as a building block in organic synthesis. Therefore, synthesis of these compounds using new protocols is always interesting. This review is a survey of the literature describing methods for the synthesis of heteroaromatic compounds from oxime ethers.     

A New Method of Low Temperature Methanol Synthesis

Low temperature methanol synthesis is a promising technique for the practical methanol industry. New developments of a new kind of low temperature methanol synthesis were reviewed, including the effects of feed gas, reaction solvent, supercritical media and catalyst modification. The reaction mechanism and kinetics were also summarized primarily. Carbon dioxide played an important role in this new kind of low temperature methanol synthesis. It reacted with hydrogen adsorbed on catalyst surface to form HCOOM, an important reaction intermediate. Alcohol solvent in the low temperature methanol synthesis performed not only a media, but also a homogeneous catalyst. The reaction of the adsorbed formate species with alcohol on Cu/ZnO catalyst surface proceeded according to the Rideal mechanism rather than Langmuir–Hinshelwood mechanism to form alkyl formate. The formation of alkyl formate from alcohol solvent and hydrogenation of such an alkyl formate were the key steps in low temperature methanol synthesis reaction. These results provided new insights into low temperature methanol synthesis.     

Regioselective epoxide ring opening. Steroselective synthesis of a tetrahydropyran ring

The stereoselective synthesis of a 2-substituted tetrahydropyran with adjacent alkoxy-bearing stereogenic centre is described. The key steps of this synthesis were the stereoselective epoxidation of an allylic alcohol and the regioselective epoxide ring opening by lithium aluminum hydride. The regio and stereoselective synthesis of a trihydroxyselenide and a trihydroxysulfide is also described. The latter compounds are not suitable for cyclization to tetrahydrofuran ring.     

Diversity-oriented synthesis and solid-phase organic synthesis under controlled microwave heating

Diversity-oriented organic synthesis (DOS) and solid-phase organic synthesis (SPOS) are proven technologies for generating small molecule libraries for chemical genetics studies. Integration of controlled microwave heating with DOS and SPOS not only speeds up the library preparation process but also offers unique opportunities in tackling issues which are hardly addressed by thermal heating. Microwave-assisted synthesis is illustrated for (a) highly regioselective Wittig olefination of cycloalkanones by accurate regulation of temperature; (b) tandem Wittig-IMDA sequence toward stereochemical diversity of gamma-butyrolactones; (c) one-pot alkylation-amidation approach toward appendage diversity through use of building blocks; and (d) one-pot U-4CR-annulation strategy toward skeletal diversity via careful reaction design. Microwave-assisted solid-phase organic synthesis (MASPOS) is highlighted by incorporating with split-pool combinatorial synthesis (SPCS) of indole sulfonamides via a key on-resin Cu(II)- or Pd(II)-catalyzed heteroannulation under microwave heating. Design and fabrication of a novel diglycine-derived catlinker are described and its role in facilitating on-resin reaction is evaluated. A traceless synthesis of indole sulfonamides via microwave-assisted Cu(II)-catalyzed heteroannulation of the catlinker-tethered substrates is also given.     

Towards green synthesis of nanoparticles: From bio-assisted sources to benign solvents. A review

Current advancements in green synthesis of materials especially nanoparticles have led to conservation of natural and non-renewable resources along with reduction in environmental pollution. Development of cost-effective, simple and eco-friendly routes for the synthesis of nanoparticles is very important. All over the world, a wide variety of biogenic sources have been put to trial as a source of green agents to facilitate synthesis process. In addition to this, environmentally benign solvents are also being used these days in order to promote green synthesis. In this review, an attempt has been made to familiarise the readers with the different green routes for the synthesis of nanoparticles.     

Organometallic methods for the synthesis and functionalization of azaindoles

Azaindoles (also called pyrrolopyridines) constitute essential subunits in many pharmaceutically important compounds. The synthesis of azaindoles has been a great synthetic challenge for chemists. Many classical methods for indole synthesis (such as Fischer and Madelung cyclizations) often cannot be effectively applied to the synthesis of the corresponding azaindoles. In recent years, advances in organometallic chemistry have enabled a number of novel and efficient methodologies for azaindole formation as well as for the further functionalization of azaindole templates. In this tutorial review, we have surveyed the recent development of organometallic chemistry-based methods for azaindole synthesis.