Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Fredericamycin A

Seventeen years after the isolation of the promising antitumor antibiotic fredericamycin A, the first asymmetric total synthesis of this compound has been accomplished and thereby its absolute configuration established. The key feature is the regiocontrolled [4+2] cycloaddition of 3 to 2 , which was obtained by the stereospecific rearrangement of 1 . Cp = (−)‐camphanoyl.     

Isolation and Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Perforanoid A

A novel limonoid, perforanoid A, was isolated, and an asymmetric total synthesis was achieved in 10 steps. The key steps are chiral tertiary aminonaphthol mediated enantioselective alkenylation of an aldehyde to an allylic alcohol, Pd‐catalyzed coupling of the allylic alcohol with vinyl ether to form the γ‐lactone ring, and cyclopentenone ring formation through a Rh‐catalyzed Pauson–Khand reaction. Preliminary studies show that perforanoid A is cytotoxic towards HEL, K562, and CB3 tumor cell lines.     

Asymmetric Synthesis of Bryostatin 2

The potent bryostatin antitumor agents are currently in phase II clinical trials for the treatment of a variety of forms of cancer. Aldol reactions and directed reductions are among the essential steps for the formation of fragments A – C in the total synthesis of the title compound. Coupling of these fragments by sulfone-based olefination and alkylation reactions was followed by macrocyclization and introduction of the enoate moieties on rings B and C .     

Asymmetric Total Synthesis of (−)‐Kravanhin B

The first asymmetric total synthesis of kravanhin B has been accomplished with a linear reaction sequence of 13 steps starting from (R)‐(?)‐carvone. The synthesis features an intramolecular aldol cyclization to construct the desired cis‐fused decalin skeleton and an acid‐catalyzed dehydration and olefin isomerization to install the γ‐butenolide ring.     

Catalytic Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Exiguolide

The catalytic asymmetric total synthesis of (−)-exiguolide, a complex 20-membered macrolide embedded with a bis(tetrahydropyran) motif, is reported. The convergent synthesis involves the construction of the C1–C11 tetrahydropyran segment via catalytic asymmetric allylation and Prins cyclization, and the formation of the C12–C21 phosphonate segment via catalytic asymmetric cyclocondensation reaction and Johnson–Claisen rearrangement. The synthesis of 15-epi-exiguolide is also described.     

The Total Synthesis of Eleutherobin: A Surprise Ending

An “sp ² –sp ³ Stille coupling” of the vinyl triflate 1 and the stannyl compound 2 is a key step toward the completion of the total synthesis of eleutherobin, a natural product exhibiting taxol-like cytotoxic activity.     

不对称催化反应在手性农药不对称合成中的一些应用

近十多年来，不对称催化反应在单一手性农药研发中的应用渐渐引起人们的关 注，结合自己的研究对这一领域的不对称催化反应及手性催化剂的发展进行了归纳 总结。     

Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (−)‐Doliculide Using Catalytic Asymmetric Hydrogenations

A concise and efficient strategy has been developed to construct a polyketide chain by employing relay asymmetric hydrogenations catalyzed by two chiral spiro iridium catalysts. By using this strategy, an enantioselective total synthesis of (?)‐doliculide has been achieved in 19 steps with 6.9 % overall yield. The route features high enantioselectivity and diastereoselectivity. The catalyst loading can be as low as 0.005 mol‐%. It is convenient to obtain natural polyketides and their analogues by this strategy.     

手性二胺的合成及其在催化不对称反应中的应用

手性二胺作为具有良好催化活性和对映选择性的手性配体或手性辅助剂, 在多种催化不对称反应中已经得到广泛应用, 并取到了很好的研究成果. 目前, 手性二胺化学的研究已成为催化不对称化学领域中一个十分活跃和引人注目的研究热点. 综述了手性二胺化学近几年的研究进展.     

Asymmetric total synthesis of enantiopure (−)-methyl jasmonate via catalytic asymmetric intramolecular cyclopropanation of α-diazo-β-keto sulfone

A new asymmetric total synthesis of enantiopure (−)-methyl jasmonate is described. This synthesis was accomplished starting from the new enantiopure building block prepared via the catalytic asymmetric intramolecular cyclopropanation (IMCP) of the α-diazo-β-keto 1-naphthyl sulfone, which was devised to give good selectivity both in the IMCP reaction and in the C-alkynylation of the intermediate required for the total synthesis of enantiopure (−)-methyl jasmonate.