A short stereoselective total synthesis of the fusarium toxin equisetin

A short stereoselective synthesis of the fusarium toxin equisetin, an N-methylserine-derived acyl tetramic acid and potent inhibitor of HIV-1 integrase enzyme, is described using as the key step a stereoselective lithium perchlorate mediated intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction of a fully conjugated E,E,E-triene with a trisubstituted gamma,delta-unsaturated beta-ketothioester.     

Total synthesis of polycavernoside A, a lethal toxin of the red alga Polycavernosa tsudai

[structure: see text] Two approaches to the synthesis of the aglycon 120 of polycavernoside A (1) were developed, only one of which was completed. The successful "second-generation" route assembled the aglycon seco acids 102 and 106 via Nozaki-Hiyama-Kishi coupling of aldehyde 70, prepared from methyl (S)-3-hydroxy-2-methylpropionate (72) and (S)-pantolactone (73), with vinyl bromide 71. The latter was obtained from a sequence which commenced from the silyl ether 24 of 3-hydroxypropionaldehyde and entailed cyclization of (Z)-zeta-hydroxy-alpha,beta-unsaturated ester 82. Regioselective Yamaguchi lactonization of trihydroxycarboxylic acids 102 and 106 and subsequent functional-group adjustments led to macrolactone 120, to which the fucopyranosylxylopyranoside moiety was attached. Stille coupling of the glycosidated aglycon 128 with dienylstannane 129 furnished polycavernoside A in a synthesis for which the longest linear sequence was 25 steps. The overall yield to lactone 120 was 4.7%.     

Total synthesis of orellanine : The lethal toxin of Cortinarius Orellanus fries mushroom

The syntheses of the main toxin of Cortinarius Orellanus Fries, orellanine, and of its decomposition product, orelline, are reported. The structures of 3,3',4,4'-tetrahydroxy-2,2'-bipyridyl-N,N'-dioxide for orellanine and of 3,3',4,4'-tetrahydroxy-2,2'-bipyridyl for orelline have been proposed by W.Z. Antkowiak and W.P. Gessner. These two conpounds have now been synthesized starting from the 3,3',4,4'-tetramethoxy-2,2'-bipyridyl which could be obtained in good yields by the nickel-phosphine complex-mediated homo coupling of 2-bromo-3,4-dimethoxy pyridine according to the general procedure previously reported by us. The 3,3',4,4'-tetrahydroxy-2,2'-bipyridyl was obtained by demethylation with hydrobromic acid. The oxidation of this compound with hydrogen peroxide afforded the 3,3',4,4'-tetrahydroxy-2,2'-bipyridyl-N,N'-dioxide. This latter compound was also obtained by the demethylation of the 3,3',4,4'-tetramethoxy-2,2'-bipyridyl-N,N'-dioxide with hydrobromic acid. The products obtained presented physical and spectral properties identical to those of the natural products.     

Total synthesis of (+/-)-rhazinal,an alkaloidal spindle toxin from Kopsia teoi

The title alkaloid 1 and its B-nor-congener 3, both of which display potent and unusual anti-mitotic properties, have been synthesized in racemic form and characterised by single-crystal X-ray analysis.     

Total synthesis of the duocarmycins

The total synthesis of (+)-duocarmycin A and SA through a common indoline intermediate is described. The key reactions include selective lithiation of a 2,6-dibromoiodobenzene derivative and diastereoselective addition to a chiral nitroalkene, copper-mediated aryl amination, and addition of aryllithium to azlactones.     

Total synthesis of the eupomatilones

Full details of the total syntheses of five members of the eupomatilone family of lignans are reported.     

Total synthesis of the mycolactones

[structure: see text] The first total synthesis of the mycolactones is reported. This work unambiguously confirms our earlier relative and absolute stereochemical assignment of the mycolactones.     

Total synthesis of the spirocyclic imine marine toxin (-)-gymnodimine and an unnatural C4-epimer

The first total synthesis of the marine toxin (-)-gymnodimine (1) has been accomplished in a convergent manner. A highly diastereo- and enantioselective exo-Diels-Alder reaction catalyzed by a bis-oxazoline Cu(II) catalyst enabled rapid assembly of the spirocyclic core of gymnodimine. The preparation of the tetrahydrofuran fragment utilized a chiral auxiliary based anti-aldol reaction. Two major fragments, spirolactam 56 and tetrahydrofuran 55, were then coupled through an efficient Nozaki-Hiyama-Kishi reaction. An unconventional, ambient temperature t-BuLi-initiated intramolecular Barbier reaction of alkyl iodide 64 was employed to form the macrocycle. A late stage vinylogous Mukaiyama aldol addition of a silyloxyfuran to a complex cyclohexanone 83 appended the butenolide, and a few additional steps provided (-)-gymnodimine (1). A diastereomer of the natural product was also synthesized, C4-epi-gymnodimine (90), derived from the vinylogous Mukaiyama aldol addition.     

Total synthesis of polyamine toxin HO-416b and Agel-489 using a 2-nitrobenzenesulfonamide strategy

Total synthesis of spider toxins HO-416b (1) and Agel-489 (2) was accomplished using the 2-nitrobenzenesulfonamide (Ns) group as both a protecting and activating group. In this strategy, the C-N bonds were constructed by alkylation of sulfonamides with alkyl halides or Mitsunobu reaction with the corresponding alcohol. Beginning with monoprotection of the symmetrical diamine, the construction of the backbone from diamine 3 was efficiently accomplished in 7 steps for 14 and 9 steps for 29. Removal of the Ns group while the substrate was attached to a novel solid support enabled the efficient isolation of this highly polar compound.     

Total synthesis of the ristocetin aglycon

The first total synthesis of the ristocetin aglycon is described employing a modular and highly convergent strategy. An effective 12-step (12% overall) synthesis of the ABCD ring system 3 from its amino acid subunits sequentially features an intramolecular aromatic nucleophilic substitution reaction for formation of the diaryl ether and closure of the 16-membered CD ring system (65%), a respectively diastereoselective (3:1, 86%) Suzuki coupling for installation of the AB biaryl linkage on which the atropisomer stereochemistry can be further thermally adjusted, and an effective macrolactamization (51%) for closure of the 12-membered AB ring system. A similarly effective 13-step (14% overall) synthesis of the 14-membered EFG ring system 4 was implemented employing a room-temperature intermolecular S(N)Ar reaction of an o-fluoronitroaromatic for formation of the FG diaryl ether (69%) and a key macrolactamization (92%) with formation of the amide linking residues 1 and 2. The two key fragments 3 and 4 were coupled, and the remaining 16-membered DE ring system was closed via diaryl ether formation to provide the ristocetin tetracyclic ring system (15 steps, 8% overall) enlisting an unusually facile (25 degrees C, 8 h, DMF, >/=95%) and diastereoselective (>/=15:1) aromatic nucleophilic substitution reaction that benefits from substrate preorganization.     

Total synthesis of the siderophore danoxamine

The total synthesis of the linear trihydroxamate siderophore, Danoxamine, is described. Danoxamine is a siderophore component of the naturally occurring siderophore-drug conjugates Salmycin A-D. The synthesis of Danoxamine features a series of coupling reactions involving N-(5-benzyloxypentyl)-O-benzylhydroxylamine being linked by a succinoyl linker to N-(benzyloxy)-1,5-pentanediamine. Two more succinoyl linkers and another N-(benzyloxy)-1,5-pentanediamine were used in coupling reactions to afford the fully protected siderophore. The linear tetrabenzyl-protected trihydroxamate was deprotected to afford the natural product Danoxamine.     

Total synthesis of amauromine

Total synthesis of amauromine ($\text{1}$), a novel alkaloid possessing two reversed prenyl groups in its molecule, was described.     

消旋防己诺林的全合成

本文报道由1-3'-溴4'-甲氧基)苄基-2-甲基-6-甲氧基-7-羟基-8-溴-1,2,3,4-四氢异喹啉(2)和1-(1'-羟基)苄基-2-甲基-6-甲氧基-7-羟基-1,2,3,4-四氢异喹啉(3)通过Ullmann反应合成了消旋防己诺林。     

Total synthesis of miltirone

A concise synthesis of miltirone from 6-isopropyl-7-methoxy-1-tetralone is described, in which the naphthol was oxidized with Dess-Martin periodinane to yield miltirone in good yield. Published in Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 541–543, November–December, 2006.     

Total synthesis of lodopyridone

A convergent total synthesis of the structurally unprecedented alkaloid lodopyridone was achieved using a cross-coupling of an iodopyridone fragment with a quinolinethiazolylstannane. Key features of the syntheses of the pentasubstituted 4-pyridone were a regioselective bromination of a 4-pyridone derived from kojic acid, a subsequent Cu-mediated introduction of the thioether, and a directed lithiation/iodination step. A chemoselective Negishi cross-coupling of a dibromothiazole and a quinolinylzinc reagent was used to assemble the chloroquinolinethiazol moiety.     

Total synthesis of aspidophytine

A total synthesis of aspidophytine was accomplished by employing a newly developed strategy for the enantiospecific syntheses of aspidosperma alkaloids. The key steps involve a novel ketene-lactonization reaction of a chiral vinyl sulfoxide (Marino annulation reaction) to set up the chiral quaternary carbon center, and a tandem Michael addition-alkylation reaction sequence to form the polycyclic core structure.     

马蔺子甲素的全合成

本文以邻香草醛为原料, 经七步反应合成了马蔺子甲素, 总收率8%, 这一合成所包含的关键步骤是在HMPA-DME中使10-[3'-甲氧基-2'-(二甲基叔丁基)硅氧基]苯基癸醛与n-庚基三苯基 镍化物的Wittig反应生成顺式烯烃以及把2-4^1^0-顺十七烯-6-甲氧基苯酚氧化成最后产品, 其光谱数据与天然产物完全一致。