Total synthesis of (±)-chloranthalactone A

A total synthesis of (±)-chloranthalactone A was completed. It features substrate-controlled epoxidation of ketone and highly diastereoselective intramolecular cyclopropanation to construct the cis, trans-3/5/6 tricyclic skeleton.     

Total synthesis of (±)-chamobtusin A

The total synthesis of chamobtusin A, the first diterpenoid alkaloid isolated from the whole Pinales, is described. Key features of the synthesis include a stereoselective intramolecular Michael addition to install a key stereocenter and an oxidative manipulation to prepare a 2H-pyrrole ring.     

Total synthesis of (±)-lysidicin A

Lysidicin A, which has been isolated from Lisidicie rhodostegia possesses complicated structure. A total synthesis of lysidicin A has been achieved and is described herein. The key reaction is single and cascade Claisen rearrangements.     

Total synthesis of (±)-Scrodentoid A

An efficient total synthesis of scrodentoid A was accomplished starting from a Hagemann's ester and a substituted (2-bromoethyl)benzene. Key reactions in this synthesis include C-alkylation of the Hagemann's ester, 6-endo-Trig cationic cyclization of an enone and Lewis acid promoted isomerization of a cis-fused ketone.     

Total synthesis of (±)-aspidophylline A

We report the total synthesis of (±)-aspidophylline A, one of many complex furoindoline-containing alkaloids that has not been synthesized previously. Our route features a number of key transformations, including a Heck cyclization to assemble the [3.3.1]-bicyclic scaffold as well as a late-stage interrupted Fischer indolization to install the furoindoline and construct the natural product's pentacyclic framework.     

Total synthesis of (±)-paniculide-a

An efficient synthesis of the paniculide A precursor 4 has been achieved beginning with 3-methylglutaric anhydride, and utilizing as the key step an intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction of an acetylenic oxazole to give a 2-methoxyfuran. Acid hydrolysis then provided the requisite butenolide ring characteristic of the paniculides.     

Total synthesis of (±)-platencin

A novel route to (±)-platencin is reported, in which the highly stereoselective alkylative quaternization of a cyclohexenone scaffold via 1,4-diastereoinduction and two radical carbon-carbon bond-forming reactions that involve titanium(III)-mediated cyclization and stannyl-radical-mediated skeletal rearrangement are utilized.     

Total synthesis of (±)-sanadaol

The first total synthesis of (±)-sanadaol, a structurally unique marine diterpene, was achieved in a fully stereocontrolled manner.     

Total synthesis of (±)-meloscine

The total synthesis of (±)-meloscine was completed in a highly stereoselective manner starting from the known 4-(2-aminophenyl)-2,3-dihydro-N-methoxycarbonylpyrrole. The crucial step in this total synthesis involves the efficient construction of the tetracyclic framework of the target natural product by the intramolecular Pauson-Khand reaction.     

Total synthesis of (±)-isophellibiline

The total synthesis of (±)-isophellibiline is described. This represents the first synthesis of a member of the nonaromatic homoerythrinan family of alkaloids. The tetracyclic ring system of the natural product was quickly assembled by a strategy that features a retrocycloaddition/cycloaddition reaction of an amidodioxin, an intramolecular Heck reaction and a 6π-electrocyclic ring closure of a dienoic acid.     

Total synthesis of (±)-cephalosol

A concise and efficient total synthesis of (±)-cephalosol has been completed (5 steps from known ester 5, 39% overall yield), featuring a Cu(II)-promoted haloisocoumarin formation and sequential Suzuki cross-coupling/intramolecular oxo-Michael addition.     

Total synthesis of (±) maoecrystal V

A concise first total synthesis of (±) maoecrystal V (1) is reported. The synthesis features a Wessely oxidative dearomatization of a phenol, an intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction, and a Rh-catalyzed O-H bond insertion as key steps.     

Total synthesis of (±)-arteannuin B

The title compound has been synthesized beginning with 4-methyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one, using intramolecular hydroxyl-directed reactions to achieve regio- and stereoselectivity at important stages.     

Total synthesis of (±)-sterpuric acid

The unusual sesquiterpenoid fungal metabolite sterpuric acid (1) has been assembled in 11 steps and 11% overall yield from the readily available vinyl sulfone 2.     

Total synthesis of (±)-dragmacidin E

The bis indole sponge alkaloid dragmacidin E was synthesized in racemic form over 25 steps starting from 7-benzhydroxyindole. Key steps include (a) a Witkop cyclization to facilitate construction of the indole-spanning seven-membered ring and (b) a cyclodehydrative pyrazinone synthesis that unites the two indole-containing sectors.     

Total synthesis of (±)-cylindricine C

A concise synthesis of (±)-cylindricine C and its C(13)-epimer is described. Starting from 1-octyne, cylindricine C and 13-epi-cylindricine C were prepared in 11% and 15% yields, respectively. The synthesis involves the preparation of the central tricyclic moiety via a radical α-iodoketone carboazidation/bis-reductive amination sequence. Inversion of the stereochemistry at C(13) and C(5) was efficiently achieved on late stage intermediates.     

Total synthesis of (±)-sacidumlignan D

The first total synthesis of (±)-sacidumlignan D featuring a Zn-mediated Barbier reaction and reverse Wacker oxidation to form the key γ-lactone, its diastereoselective α-methylation followed by reduction cyclization, was documented.