First total synthesis of (±)-puyanin and (±)-4'-O-methylbonannione

<正>A facile approach for the first total synthesis of two naturally occurring geranylated flavonoids,(±)-puyanin 1 and(±)-4'-O- methylbonannione 2 has been obtained with total yield 27%and 21%,respectively.The key steps were regioselective cyclization of geranylated trihydroxychalcone and regioselective geranylation of 2,4,6-trihydroxyacetophenone.     

A concise formal stereoselective total synthesis of （-）-swainsonine

A short formal stereoselective synthesis of （-）-swainsonine （1） is described. Our synthesis started with the versatile building block （R）-3-benzyloxyglutarimide 5. Through controlled regioselective reduction, Ley＇s-sulfone chemistry （N-α-sulfonylation and ZnCl2-catalyzed N-α-amidovinylation）, an RCM reaction, and an amide reduction, the synthesis of unsaturated indolizidine （8R,8aS）-3 has been achieved in five steps. The indolizidine （8R,8aS）-3 is an advanced intermediate toward the synthesis of （-）-swainsonine （1）.     

The First Total Synthesis of Saurufuran B

First total synthesis of saurufuran B 1, a furanoditerpene, from （E, E）-farnesol 2 and citraconic anhydride 3 through thirteen steps is described. Our work involves two key steps： （1） High regioselective alkylation of 2-（tert-butyldimethylsiloxy）-4-methylfuran 6 with aUylic iodides 5 in the presence of silver wifluoroacetate and （2） Conversion of substituted 7-1actone 7 into furan derivative 8.     

First total synthesis of （±）-abyssinoflavanone V

The total synthesis of （±）-abyssinoflavanone V was first achieved through C-prenylation, selective protection of phenolic hydroxyl group, aldol condensation, cyclization and deprotection starting from cheap 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde and 2,4,6- trihydroxyacetophenone, with total yield 24%. All structures of new compounds were confirmed by IR, 1^H NMR and MS.     

First total synthesis of isoquinolinone alkaloid marinamide and its methyl ester

The first total synthesis of isoquinolinone alkaloid marinamide 1 and its methyl ester 2 was described. The key steps involved a regioselective Frieclel-Crafts reaction of 1-benzyl-1H-pyrrole to form the intermediate 8.     

A Facile Approach to Synthesis of the Di-O-methyl Ethers of （-）-Agatharesinol, （-）-Sugiresinol, （＋）-Nyasol and （＋）-Tetrahydronyasol

The facile enantioselective synthesis of the di-O-methyl ethers of （-）-agatharesinol （1b）, （-）-sugiresionl （2b）, （＋）-nyasol （3b） and （＋）-tetrahydronyasol （4） were achieved in high yield. The absolute configuration of （＋）-3a was confirmed via first total synthesis of （＋）-3b and （＋）-4.     

Asymmetric Synthesis of （R）- and （S）-Moprolol

A simple and effective procedure for the enantioselective synthesis of （R）- and （S）-moprolol was described. The key step was the asymmetric synthesis of enantiopure （R）- and （S）-guaifenesin, which were synthesized from enantioenriched （R）-3-chloro-l,2-propanediol and （S）-epichlorohydrin via kinetics of hydrolysis resolution of racemic epichlorohydrin by chiral Salen-Co^Ⅲ complex. The e.e. values of both the optical compounds were above 98%, and the chemical structures of the target compounds were confirmed by ^1H NMR, ^13C NMR, IR, and MS.     

N-（2-（2-Methoxyphenylthio）benzyl）-2-aryloxyethylamines： Synthesis and evaluation for dual 5-HT1A/SSRI activities

The design, synthesis and biological evaluation of N-（2-（2-methoxyphenylthio） benzyl）-2-aryloxyethyl amines with dual 5-HT1A/SSR/activities are reported. Compound 8e displays the best dual activities and is a promising lead compound for further SAR studies.     

A New Approach for Asymmetric Synthesis of （-）-Umbelactone

A concise and efficient total synthesis of (-)-umbelactone 1, an occurring γ-hydroxymethyl-α, β-butenolide from Memycelon umbelatum Burro, is described. The synthesis features the use of a ring closing metathesis strategy.     

Facile Synthesis of Enantiomerically Pure 1-（5-Bromo-2-chlorophenyl）-1-（4-ethoxyphenyl）ethane

A facile 7-step procedure for the synthesis of enantiomerically pure 1-（5-bromo-2-chlorophenyl）-1-（4-ethoxyphenyl）ethanes[（R）-2 and（S）-2] that started from （5-bromo-2-chlorophenyl）（4-ethoxyphenyl）methanone 3 was developed.The key step was the resolution of 2-（5-bromo-2-chlorophenyl）-2-（4-ethoxyphenyl）acetic acid 6 by crystallizations of its L-and D-menthyl esters 7 and 8 from petroleum ether to give optically pure enantiomers 9 and 10,respectively.The absolute configurations of the products were unambiguously determined by single-crystal X-ray diffractions of four key intermediates,9,10,13 and 14.This procedure is characterized by inexpensiveness,scalability and ability to produce two individual enantiomers of a diarylethane with unambiguously determined absolute configurations and high enantiomeric purities.     

First total synthesis of four natural prenylated flavonoids

A facile approach for the first total synthesis of prenylated flavonoids,(±)-abyssinone-Vl-4-O-methyl ether 1,(±)-abyssinoneIV -4’-O-methyl ether 2,(±)-abyssinone-V-4’-O-methyl ether 3 and(±)-sigmoidin E 4 has been described.The key intermediate 4-hydroxy-3,5-di-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)benzaldehyde 6 was also first synthesized that features regioselective prenylation of 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde and crystallizing with petroleum ether from the reaction mixture by freeze-out effect.     

Phebaclavin A和C的全合成研究

Phebaclavin A （1） and C （2） were synthesized in 60% and 58% total yields over 5 steps from commercially available starting meterials respectively. The synthesis feature was usage of the Wittig reaction twice and solvent-free cyclizing reaction as the key steps.     

Synthesis of Diphenyl α-（Dipropoxyphosphoramido）alkyl-phosphonates

A convenient method has been developed for the synthesis of diphenyl α-（dipropoxyphosphoramido）alkyl- phosphonates under mild conditions, namely the reaction of dipropyl phosphoramidate （1） with a para（un）substituted benzaldehyde or cyclicketone （2） and triphenyl phosphite （3） by a one-pot procedure with the aid of acetyl chloride.     

First Total Synthesis of (±)-3-(5-Hydroxy-4,7,8-trimethyl-3E,8-nonadiene)-△~2-butenolide

Compound 1, an unusual homosesquiterpene from the plant Gochnatia glutinosa grown in Argentina1. Its structure was determined by spectroscopic methods, however, the absolute configuration of C-8 and C-10 remained unsolved. As far as we know, neither biological activity nor a total synthesis of 1 has been reported. Here we wish to describe the first total synthesis of (?-1. Our synthetic route started from geraniol 2 as outlined in Scheme 1, and involved three key steps: (1) alkylation of …     

The Synthesis and Regioselective Hydrolysis of Dialkyl 2—Phenylfuran （an 2—Phenyltetrahydrofuran）—3,4—dicarboxylates

Dialkyl 2-phenylfuran (and 2-phenyltetrahydrofuran)-3,4-dicarboxylates (1,2,5-7), wich are potential precursors of the synthesis of furofuran and tetrahydrofurofuran lignans, can be selectively hydrolyzed to monoacid(3,8) by potassium hydroxide. The regioselective hydrolysis was affected significantly by the 2-phenyl group of the furan or tetrahydrofuran skeleton. The geometric structures of 3,8 and related compounds were elucidated and verified by NMR spectra.     

An Efficient Approach to 6, 7-Disubstituted-1H-quinoxalin-2-ones

A novel approach to the synthesis of 6, 7-disubstituted-1H-quinoxalin-2-ones is described.The title compounds were regioselectively prepared by starting from substituted phenylamines andchloroacetyl chloride through the efficient sequence of acylation, nitration, reduction, intramolecularalkylation, and oxidation. 6, 7 -Disubstituted-1H-quinoxalin-2-ones, regioselective, substituted phenylamine.     

Synthesis,Structure and Photoluminescence of a Tetranuclear Zinc（II） Complex： [Zn4（SO4）2（DPPZ）4（HSal）2（OH）2]

A new tetranuclear zinc（II） complex [Zn4（SO4）2（DPPZ）4（HSal）2（OH）2] 1 （DPPZ = dipyrido[3,2-a：2＇,3＇-c]phenazine, H2Sal = salicylic acid） was prepared by using hydrothermal synthesis and characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectrum, thermal gravimetry （TG）, fluorescent emission and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Its crystal structure is of monoclinic, space group P2 1/c with a = 9.8897（8）, b = 14.2506（12）, c = 26.384（2） ,A, β = 94.8940（10）°, V = 3704.8（5） A3 Z = 2, C86H52N16O16S2Zn4, Mr = 1891.04, Dc = 1.695 g/cm^3, μ= 1.423 mm^-1, F（000） = 1920, GOOF = 1.039, the final R = 0.0358 and wR = 0.0872 for 6038 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. In 1, ＂cage-like＂ tetranuclear clusters of [Zn4（SO4）2（DPPZ）4（HSal）2（OH）2] are further stacked through π-π interactions to generate a 3D supramolecular network.     

First total synthesis of 10α-hydroxy-4-muurolen-3-one and its C10-isomer

An efficient synthetic route to muurolane type sesquiterpenes starting from （R）-carvone, employing allylic diazene rearrangement and the ring closing methesis （RCM） reaction as key steps, is described. The first asymmetric total synthesis of （-）-10α- hydroxy-4-muurolen-3-one 11 and （-）-10β-hydroxy-4-muurolen-3-one C was accomplished. Through the total synthesis, the absolute configurations of the natural products A, B and C were established.     

Synthesis of protected （2S,4R）-2-amino-4-methyldecanoic acid,a proposed component of culicinins

The protected （2S,4R）-2-amino-4-methyldecanoic acid, a proposed component of culicinins has been synthesized over 10 steps and in total 28% yields using Wittig reaction and Schollkopf amino acid synthesis as key steps.     

Efficient and Facile Synthesis of ( ± )-Salvirecognine

Salvirecognine (7) is a diterpene isolated from Salvia recognita[1] which has been the subject of continued and growing interest, due to the range of biological activities shown by many members of this family. [2] In order to study further relationships between the structure and biological activity of the diterpene compounds and as an extension of diterpenoid synthesis in our laboratory, [3,4] the first total synthesis of the title compound was achieved by an efficient and facile route (Scheme 1).