Synthesis of Two Natural Furan‐Cyclized Diarylheptanoids via 2‐Furaldehyde

Two natural diarylheptanoids, 2‐benzyl‐5‐(2‐phenylethyl)furan ( 1 ) and 2‐methoxy‐4‐{[5‐(2‐phenylethyl)furan‐2‐yl]methyl}phenol ( 2 ), were synthesized starting from 2‐furaldehyde. A Wittig reaction of 2‐furaldehyde with benzyltriphenylphosphonium bromide followed by reduction of the alkene C?C bond with Mg gave 2‐(2‐phenylethyl)furan ( 5 ). Lithiation of 5 with BuLi at ?78° followed by alkylation with benzyl bromide gave natural product 1 . In another approach, Friedel? Crafts acylation of compound 5 with benzoyl chloride followed by deoxygenation of the C?O group afforded 1 . The natural product 2 was also synthesized by acylation of 5 with 4‐acetoxy‐3‐methoxybenzoyl chloride ( 16 ) followed by deoxygenation and deacetylation.     

Synthesis of yomogin using a telescoped α-methylene-γ-butyrolactone annelation procedure

A novel and efficient synthetic route to the anti-cancer natural product yomogin has been developed using a Telescoped Intramolecular Michael-Olefination (TIMO) sequence as the key step. Two variants of the TIMO sequence have been used successfully: a two-step acylation approach using diethyl phosphonoacetic acid and a base-free variant using triphenylphosphoranylideneketene (Bestmann’s ylide). The natural product, 3-oxodiplophyllin, was also prepared en route to yomogin.     

A catalytic one-step process for the chemo- and regioselective acylation of monosaccharides

An organocatalytic method for the chemo- and regioselective acylation of monosaccharides has been developed. Treatment of octyl beta-D-glucopyranoside with isobutyric anhydride in the presence of 10 mol % of a C2-symmetric chiral 4-pyrrolidinopyridine catalyst (1) at -50 degrees C gave the 4-O-isobutyryl derivative as the sole product in 98% yield. Thus, chemoselective acylation, favoring a secondary hydroxyl group in the presence of a free primary hydroxyl group, and regioselective acylation, favoring one of three secondary hydroxyl groups, took place with perfect selectivity. A competitive acylation between octyl beta-D-glucopyranoside and a primary alcohol (2-phenylethanol) with 1.1 equiv of isobutyric anhydride in the presence of 1 gave the 4-O-isobutyrate of octyl beta-D-glucopyranoside with 99% regioselectivity in 98% yield, which indicates that acylation of the secondary hydroxyl group at C(4) of the carbohydrate proceeds in an accelerative manner. A possible mechanism, involving multiple hydrogen-bonding between 1 and the monosaccharide, is proposed for the chemo- and regioselective acylation.     

Convergent synthesis of diptoindonesin G

A convergent and scalable synthetic route to a tetracyclic oligostilbenoid natural product, diptoindonesin G, is described where Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling and intramolecular Friedel-Crafts acylation were employed to construct the central C ring of diptoindonesin G. Two fragments for cross-coupling reaction were readily synthesized with similar efficiency.     

Lipase-mediated enantioselective acylation of alcohols with functionalized vinyl esters: acyl donor tolerance and applications

Enzymatic acylation is commonly used for the kinetic resolution of alcohols and amines. The simple acyl group introduced during the enzymatic reaction is usually removed or replaced by another group. Retention of more complex acyl moieties as part of the target structures would be a more efficient strategy. We have studied the enantioselective acylation of a model alcohol substrate, 1-phenylethanol, with vinyl esters bearing various functionality on the acyl moieties in the presence of three lipases (Candida antarctica, Candida rugosa and Burkholderia cepacia) frequently used in organic synthesis. C. antarctica lipase is the most versatile lipase for this type of biotransformations. We applied this strategy to the synthesis of a protein kinase C ligand and a natural product, phoracantholide.     

De novo asymmetric synthesis of anthrax tetrasaccharide and related tetrasaccharide

A de novo asymmetric approach to the natural product anthrax tetrasaccharide 1 and an analogue 2 with an anomeric hexyl azide group has been developed from acetylfuran. The construction of the tetrasaccharide was achieved by a traditional [3 + 1] glycosylation strategy. An iterative diastereoselective palladium-catalyzed glycosylation, Luche reduction, diastereoselective dihydroxylation, and regioselective acylation were employed for the assembly of the L-rhamno-trisaccharide building block. The anthrose building block also required a palladium-catalyzed azide allylation and a triflate inversion to set the gluco-stereochemistry in addition to Luche reduction and dihydroxylation.     

Divergent Total Syntheses of Enmein‐Type Natural Products: (−)‐Enmein, (−)‐Isodocarpin,and (−)‐Sculponin R

Divergent total syntheses of the enmein‐type natural products (?)‐enmein, (?)‐isodocarpin, and (?)‐sculponin R have been achieved in a concise fashion. Key features of the strategy include 1) an efficient early‐stage cage formation to control succeeding diastereoselectivity, 2) a one‐pot acylation/akylation/lactonization to construct the C‐ring and C8 quarternary center, 3) a reductive alkenylation approach to construct the enmain D/E rings and 4) a flexible route to allow divergent syntheses of three natural products.     

Divergent Total Syntheses of Enmein‐Type Natural Products: (−)‐Enmein, (−)‐Isodocarpin,and (−)‐Sculponin R

Divergent total syntheses of the enmein‐type natural products (−)‐enmein, (−)‐isodocarpin, and (−)‐sculponin R have been achieved in a concise fashion. Key features of the strategy include 1) an efficient early‐stage cage formation to control succeeding diastereoselectivity, 2) a one‐pot acylation/akylation/lactonization to construct the C‐ring and C8 quarternary center, 3) a reductive alkenylation approach to construct the enmain D/E rings and 4) a flexible route to allow divergent syntheses of three natural products.     

抗帕金森性精神病药物哌马色林的合成

以对羟基苯乙酸为原料,经酯化、烷基化、酯水解、酰化、霍夫曼重排、水解和酰化反应合成了N-(4-异丁氧基苄基)氨基甲酸苯酯(9);再以对氟苄氨和N-甲基-4-哌啶酮为原料经过还原胺化生成4-(4-氟苄基氨基)-1-甲基哌啶(10);最后中间体(9)和中间体(10)经氨解反应合成哌马色林,总收率为50.2%,其结构经1H NMR和13C NMR确证。     

Total synthesis of (-)-hennoxazole A

An enantioselective, convergent total synthesis of the antiviral marine natural product (-)-hennoxazole A is completed in 14 steps (longest linear sequence) from commercially available 4-methyloxazole-2-carboxylic acid. Synthesis of the C(1)-C(15) pyran/bisoxazole fragment takes advantage of an aldol-like coupling between a dimethyl acetal and an N-acetylthiazolidinethione for the direct, stereoselective installation of the C(8)-methoxy-bearing stereocenter. A one-pot acetoacetate acylation/decarboxylation/cyclodehydration of another elaborate thiazolidinethione allows for rapid assembly of the pyran-based ring system. Synthesis of the C(15)-C(25) skipped triene side chain fragment makes use of a [2,3]-Wittig-Still rearrangement for efficient installation of the trisubstituted Z-double bond. Key late-stage coupling of the two fragments is effected by deprotonation of the methyl group on the bisoxazole system using lithium diethylamide, followed by alkylation with an allylic bromide side chain segment to form the C(15)-C(16) bond.     

Synthesis of the C1-C21 (C1'-C21') fragment of the dimeric polyketide natural product SCH 351448

[structure: see text] A convergent, stereoselective assembly of the C1-C21 (C1'-C21') fragment of SCH 351448, a 28-membered bis-lactone natural product, has been developed. A highly efficient approach to this fragment assembles 75% of the carbon skeleton and all the stereochemical elements present in the natural product. In addition, an interesting boron ligand effect on the diastereoselectivity of a key aldol reaction with methyl ketone-derived enolborinates is reported.     

Regiospecific synthesis of mono- and bicyclic 6-alkoxy-2-pyrones and their use in the preparation of substituted aromatics,anthraquinones, and tetracyclic intermediates for 11-deoxyanthracycline synthesis

Several mono- and bicyclic 6-methoxy-2-pyrones having substituents at C4 and C5 can be prepared regiospecifically by either of two routes: (1) regiospecific construction of a glutaconic half-ester followed by dehydrative cyclization, and (2)regiospecific Friedel-Crafts acylation of 6-methoxy-2-pyrones at C5. These pyrones undergo clean and regiospecific Diels-Alder cycloadditions with various unsymmetrical dienophiles, e.g., quinones, unsaturated esters, etc, with subsequent loss of carbon dioxide. In this manner several polycyclic aromatic natural products have been prepared such as chrysophanol, helminthosporin, pachybasin, 2-acetylemodin and the purported structure for orientalone. The utility of this approach for the synthesis of the anthracyclines is demonstrated by its use in the preparation of various tetracyclic intermediates for anthracycline synthesis.     

Stereoselective Total Synthesis of Xestodecalactone C

A simple and highly efficient stereoselective total synthesis of xestodecalactone C ( IIb ), a polyketide natural product, was achieved (Scheme 2). The synthesis involved Keck's asymmetric allylation, a iodine‐induced electrophilic cyclization, and an intramolecular Friedel–Crafts acylation as key steps.     

Double Catalytic Kinetic Resolution (DoCKR) of Acyclic anti‐1,3‐Diols: The Additive Horeau Amplification

The concept of a synergistic double catalytic kinetic resolution (DoCKR) as described in this article was successfully applied to racemic acyclic anti ‐1,3‐diols, a common motif in natural products. This process takes advantage of an additive Horeau amplification involving two successive enantioselective organocatalytic acylation reactions, and leads to diesters and recovered diols with high enantiopurities. It was first developed with C ₂‐symmetrical diols and then further extended to non‐C ₂‐symmetrical anti diols to prepare useful chiral building blocks. The protocol is highly practical as it only requires 1 mol % of a commercially available organocatalyst and leads to easily separable products. This procedure was applied to the shortest reported total synthesis of (+)‐cryptocaryalactone, a natural product with anti‐germinative activity.     

Preparation,Modification, and Evaluation of Cruentaren A and Analogues

An expeditious total synthesis of the highly cytotoxic F‐ATPase inhibitor cruentaren A ( 1 ) is described based on a ring‐closing alkyne metathesis (RCAM) reaction for the formation of the macrocylic ring. Other key transformations comprise a C‐acylation of the benzyl lithium reagent derived from orsellinic acid ester 9 with Weinreb amide 7 , a CBS reduction of the resulting ketone 10 , and a Soderquist propargylation of aldehyde 21 with allenylborane (S)‐ 27 to set the C‐15 chiral center of the required alcohol fragment 25 . The RCAM precursor 33 was assembled by acylation of 25 with acid fluoride 32 , since more conventional methods for ester bond formation were unproductive. Moreover, the choice of the protecting groups, in particular for the secondary alcohol at C‐9, which is prone to engage in translactonization, turned out to be critical; a relatively stable TBDPS ether had to be chosen for this site, which was removed in the final step of the synthesis with aqueous HF since other fluoride sources met with failure. The successful synthetic route was then expanded beyond the natural product, bringing a series of analogues into reach that feature incremental but deep‐seated structural modifications. Three of these fully synthetic compounds turned out to be as or even more cytotoxic than cruentaren A itself against L‐929 mouse fibroblast cells, reaching IC₅₀ values as low as 0.7 ng mL^?1.     

Low-Temperature Reactions of α-Bromopropanoyl Chloride with Lithium Derivative of Ethyl Acetate

The reaction of 2-bromopropanoyl chloride with lithium ethyl acetate generated in situ by the reaction of equimolar amounts of lithium diisopropylamide with ethyl acetate forms, depending on the conditions (temperature, time, reagent ratio), diethyl 2,2′-(3-methyloxirane-2,2-diyl)diacetate, 2,2-dibromo-N,N-diisopropylpropanamide, and ethyl (5-methyl-4-oxo-4,5-dihydrofuran-2-yl)acetate as minor by-products along with the expected acylation product ethyl 4-bromo-3-oxopentanoate. The reaction with 2 or 5 equiv of lithium ethyl acetate (–78°C → –20°C) gave, together with the mentioned α-bromo ester, ethyl (5-methyl-4-oxo-4,5-dihydrofuran-2-yl)acetate formed as a result of transformations of the adduct of the second LiCH₂CO₂Et molecule and ethyl-4-bromo-3-oxopentanoate. The reaction 2-bromopropanoyl chloride with sodium malonic ester involves acylation of enol form of the primary expected acylation product to afford dimethyl |2-bromo-1-[(2-bromopropanoyl)oxy]propylidene-malonate.

     

分子量及酰基供体对酶促魔芋葡甘聚糖酰化反应的影响

研究了在有机介质叔丁醇中魔芋葡甘聚糖(KGM)的分子量及酰基供体对固定化脂肪酶Novozym 435催化KGM乙酰化反应的影响.KGM的分子量对酶促其酰化反应的活性及产物取代度有显著影响.随着KGM分子量的增大,酶催化反应的速率逐渐下降,产物的取代度逐渐减小.KGM分子量对该反应的影响与不同分子量KGM的溶解度、体系粘度、空间位阻及颗粒形态等因素有关.以不同链长的脂肪酸乙烯酯为酰基供体时,随着酰基供体中脂肪酸碳链的增长,酶促KGM酰化反应速率逐渐下降,产物的取代度逐渐减小,且该酰化反应具有高度的区域选择性,反应均发生在C6-OH上.     

Total synthesis of (-)-callystatin A

[reaction: see text] A convergent enantioselective synthesis of the natural product (-)-callystatin A (1) is described. Key features of the synthesis include a lipase-mediated kinetic resolution to install the C5 lactone stereochemistry, a hydrozirconation-based approach to the C8-C9 trisubstituted (Z)-olefin, and a stereoselective cross-coupling of a vinyl dibromide to install the C14-C15 trisubstituted (E)-olefin.     

Regiodivergent C−H Acylation of Arenes by Switching from Ionic- to Radical-Type Chemistry Using NHC Catalysis

The Friedel–Crafts acylation reaction, which belongs to the class of electrophilic aromatic substitutions is a highly valuable and versatile reaction in synthesis. Regioselectivity is predictable and determined by electronic as well as steric factors of the (hetero)arene substrate. Herein, a radical approach for the acylation of arenes and heteroarenes is presented. C−H acylation is achieved through mild cooperative photoredox/NHC radical catalysis with the cross-coupling of an arene radical cation with an NHC-bound ketyl radical as a key step. As compared to the classical Friedel–Crafts acylation, a regiodivergent outcome is observed upon switching from the ionic to the radical mode. In these divergent reactions, aroyl fluorides act as the acylation reagents in both the ionic as well as the radical process.     

Coupling of Sterically Hindered Trisubstituted Olefins and Benzocyclobutenones by CC Activation: Total Synthesis and Structural Revision of Cycloinumakiol

The first total syntheses of the proposed structure of cycloinumakiol ( 1 ) and its C5 epimer ( 18 ) are achieved in a concise and efficient fashion. Starting from the known 3‐hydroxybenzocyclobutenone, 1 and 18 are obtained in nine and five steps with overall yields of 15 % and 33 %, respectively. The key for the success of this approach is the use of a catalytic C? C activation strategy for constructing the tetracyclic core of 1 through carboacylation of a sterically hindered trisubstituted olefin with benzocyclobutenone. In addition, the structure of the natural cycloinumakiol was reassigned to 19‐hydroxytotarol ( 7 ) through X‐ray diffraction analysis. This work demonstrates the potential of C? C activation for streamlining complex natural product synthesis.