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Jiang Y, Renata H. Modular chemoenzymatic synthesis of ten fusicoccane diterpenoids. Nat Chem 2024; 16:1531-1538. [PMID: 38710830 DOI: 10.1038/s41557-024-01533-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 05/08/2024]
Abstract
Fusicoccane diterpenoids display intriguing biological activities, including the ability to act as modulators of 14-3-3 protein-protein interactions. However, their innate structural complexity and diverse oxygenation patterns present enormous synthetic challenges. Here we develop a modular chemoenzymatic approach that combines de novo skeletal construction and late-stage hybrid C-H oxidations to achieve the synthesis of ten complex fusicoccanes in 8-13 steps each. A convergent fragment coupling strategy allowed rapid access to a key tricyclic intermediate, which was subjected to chemical and enzymatic C-H oxidations to modularly prepare five oxidized family members. We also conceived a complementary biomimetic skeletal remodelling strategy to synthetically access five rearranged fusicoccanes with unusual bridgehead double bonds. This work may facilitate future investigation into the biological activities of the fusicoccanes and also inspire the implementation of similar hybrid strategies to provide family-level synthetic solutions to other natural product scaffolds.
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- Yanlong Jiang
- Department of Chemistry, BioScience Research Collaborative, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, BioScience Research Collaborative, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.
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Zhang J, Yan X, Zhang Q, Wang F, Yang B, Yang Y. Total Syntheses of Hosieines A-C. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2308164. [PMID: 38326080 PMCID: PMC11005691 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202308164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Revised: 01/21/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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The collective total syntheses of (±)-hosieines A-C with a cage-like tetracyclic framework have been realized, which includes the first syntheses of hosieines B-C. The key strategy of the synthesis employs a one-pot domino reaction that involves Cu-catalyzed [3+2] cycloaddition, 1,6-enone formation, and 1,6-aza-Michael addition forming the 5/6/6-aza-tricyclic skeleton. Other salient synthetic tactics comprise a challenging double bond migration and a 1,4-aza-Michael addition reaction to afford the tetracyclic framework.
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- Jiayang Zhang
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource EvaluationSchool of PharmacyHuazhong University of Science and Technology13 Hangkong RoadWuhan430030China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource EvaluationSchool of PharmacyHuazhong University of Science and Technology13 Hangkong RoadWuhan430030China
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- Shandong Peninsula Engineering Research Center of Comprehensive Brine UtilizationWeifang University of Science and TechnologyShouguang262700China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource EvaluationSchool of PharmacyHuazhong University of Science and Technology13 Hangkong RoadWuhan430030China
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- Baylor College of MedicineHoustonTX77030USA
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource EvaluationSchool of PharmacyHuazhong University of Science and Technology13 Hangkong RoadWuhan430030China
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Li B, Tan C, Ma T, Jia Y. Bioinspired Total Synthesis of Bipolarolides A and B. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202319306. [PMID: 38212293 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202319306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Revised: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
Abstract
We have achieved the first total synthesis of bipolarolides A and B, which possess an intriguing and complex 5/6/6/6/5 caged pentacyclic skeleton with seven contiguous stereocenters. The synthesis features a lithium-halogen exchange/intermolecular nucleophilic addition to link two enantioenriched fragments, two ring-closing metathesis reactions to assemble the five- and eight-membered rings, and a bioinspired Prins reaction/ether formation cascade cyclization to construct the 5/6/6/6/5 caged skeleton.
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- Bo Li
- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Chemical Biology Center, Peking University, Xue Yuan Rd. 38, Beijing, 100191, China
- Ningbo Institute of Marine Medicine, Peking University, Ningbo, 315010, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Chemical Biology Center, Peking University, Xue Yuan Rd. 38, Beijing, 100191, China
- Ningbo Institute of Marine Medicine, Peking University, Ningbo, 315010, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Chemical Biology Center, Peking University, Xue Yuan Rd. 38, Beijing, 100191, China
- Ningbo Institute of Marine Medicine, Peking University, Ningbo, 315010, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Chemical Biology Center, Peking University, Xue Yuan Rd. 38, Beijing, 100191, China
- Ningbo Institute of Marine Medicine, Peking University, Ningbo, 315010, China
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Chen B, Yang Y, Zhang X, Xu D, Sun Y, Chen Y, Wang L. Total Syntheses of Brassicicenes A, R, and T. Org Lett 2023. [PMID: 37994662 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c03355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2023]
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Here, we report concise and divergent total syntheses of fusicoccane members brassicicenes A, R, and T. The key feature of the synthesis is the rapid construction of the 5/8/5 tricyclic core via four steps: aldol reaction, Stork-Danheiser transposition, and ring-closing metathesis from known compounds followed by concise oxidation state adjustment.
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- Bolin Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Academy of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Konstantinidou M, Visser EJ, Vandenboorn E, Chen S, Jaishankar P, Overmans M, Dutta S, Neitz RJ, Renslo AR, Ottmann C, Brunsveld L, Arkin MR. Structure-Based Optimization of Covalent, Small-Molecule Stabilizers of the 14-3-3σ/ERα Protein-Protein Interaction from Nonselective Fragments. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:20328-20343. [PMID: 37676236 PMCID: PMC10515640 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c05161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/08/2023]
Abstract
The stabilization of protein-protein interactions (PPIs) has emerged as a promising strategy in chemical biology and drug discovery. The identification of suitable starting points for stabilizing native PPIs and their subsequent elaboration into selective and potent molecular glues lacks structure-guided optimization strategies. We have previously identified a disulfide fragment that stabilized the hub protein 14-3-3σ bound to several of its clients, including ERα and C-RAF. Here, we show the structure-based optimization of the nonselective fragment toward selective and highly potent small-molecule stabilizers of the 14-3-3σ/ERα complex. The more elaborated molecular glues, for example, show no stabilization of 14-3-3σ/C-RAF up to 150 μM compound. Orthogonal biophysical assays, including mass spectrometry and fluorescence anisotropy, were used to establish structure-activity relationships. The binding modes of 37 compounds were elucidated with X-ray crystallography, which further assisted the concomitant structure-guided optimization. By targeting specific amino acids in the 14-3-3σ/ERα interface and locking the conformation with a spirocycle, the optimized covalent stabilizer 181 achieved potency, cooperativity, and selectivity similar to the natural product Fusicoccin-A. This case study showcases the value of addressing the structure, kinetics, and cooperativity for molecular glue development.
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- Markella Konstantinidou
- Department
of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Small Molecule Discovery Center (SMDC), University of California, San Francisco, California 94143, United States
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- Laboratory
of Chemical Biology, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Institute
for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven
University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory
of Chemical Biology, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Institute
for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven
University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Small Molecule Discovery Center (SMDC), University of California, San Francisco, California 94143, United States
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- Department
of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Small Molecule Discovery Center (SMDC), University of California, San Francisco, California 94143, United States
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- Laboratory
of Chemical Biology, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Institute
for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven
University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Small Molecule Discovery Center (SMDC), University of California, San Francisco, California 94143, United States
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- Department
of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Small Molecule Discovery Center (SMDC), University of California, San Francisco, California 94143, United States
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- Department
of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Small Molecule Discovery Center (SMDC), University of California, San Francisco, California 94143, United States
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- Laboratory
of Chemical Biology, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Institute
for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven
University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory
of Chemical Biology, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Institute
for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven
University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Small Molecule Discovery Center (SMDC), University of California, San Francisco, California 94143, United States
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Ting SI, Snelson DW, Huffman TR, Kuroo A, Sato R, Shenvi RA. Synthesis of (-)-Cotylenol, a 14-3-3 Molecular Glue Component. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:20634-20645. [PMID: 37683289 PMCID: PMC11022164 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c07849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/10/2023]
Abstract
Small molecules that modulate the 14-3-3 protein-protein interaction (PPI) network represent valuable therapeutics and tool compounds. However, access has been lost to 14-3-3 PPI molecular glues of the cotylenin class, leading to investigations into the practical chemical syntheses of congeners and analogues. Here we report a concise synthesis of (-)-cotylenol via a 10-step asymmetric entry into a diversifiable 5-8-5 core. This route features a mild Liebeskind-Srogl fragment coupling that tolerates unprecedented steric hindrance to produce a highly congested ketone, and a tandem Claisen-ene cascade that establishes the 8-membered ring. Late-stage control of stereochemistry and functionality leads to (-)-cotylenol and sets the stage for focused library synthesis.
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- Stephen I. Ting
- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
- Skaggs Graduate School of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
- Skaggs Graduate School of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
- Skaggs Graduate School of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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Sims NJ, Bonnet WC, Lawson DM, Wood JL. Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (+)-Alterbrassicicene C. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:37-40. [PMID: 36563100 PMCID: PMC9838559 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c12275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Herein, the first total synthesis of (+)-alterbrassicicene C (2) is described. Key features of the synthesis include an oxiranium mediated ether ring expansion, an oxa-Michael/retro-oxa-Michael cascade, and installation of a vinyl methoxy ether moiety via Stille coupling.
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- Noah J. Sims
- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor University, One Bear Place 97348, Waco, Texas 76798, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor University, One Bear Place 97348, Waco, Texas 76798, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor University, One Bear Place 97348, Waco, Texas 76798, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor University, One Bear Place 97348, Waco, Texas 76798, United States
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Alleman C, Gadais C, Legentil L, Porée FH. Strategies to access the [5-8] bicyclic core encountered in the sesquiterpene, diterpene and sesterterpene series. Beilstein J Org Chem 2023; 19:245-281. [PMID: 36895430 PMCID: PMC9989678 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.19.23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Terpene compounds probably represent the most diversified class of secondary metabolites. Some classes of terpenes, mainly diterpenes (C20) and sesterterpenes (C25) and to a lesser extent sesquiterpenes (C15), share a common bicyclo[3.6.0]undecane core which is characterized by the presence of a cyclooctane ring fused to a cyclopentane ring, i.e., a [5-8] bicyclic ring system. This review focuses on the different strategies elaborated to construct this [5-8] bicyclic ring system and their application in the total synthesis of terpenes over the last two decades. The overall approaches involve the construction of the 8-membered ring from an appropriate cyclopentane precursor. The proposed strategies include metathesis, Nozaki-Hiyama-Kishi (NHK) cyclization, Pd-mediated cyclization, radical cyclization, Pauson-Khand reaction, Lewis acid-promoted cyclization, rearrangement, cycloaddition and biocatalysis.
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- Cécile Alleman
- Université Rennes, Faculté de Pharmacie, CNRS ISCR UMR 6226, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Université Rennes, Faculté de Pharmacie, CNRS ISCR UMR 6226, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Université Rennes, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes, CNRS, ISCR - UMR 6226, F-35000 Rennes, France
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Ai L, Fu S, Li Y, Zuo M, Huang W, Huang J, Jin Z, Chen Y. Natural products-based: Synthesis and antifungal activity evaluation of novel L-pyroglutamic acid analogues. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:1102411. [PMID: 36618642 PMCID: PMC9815151 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1102411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Botanical pesticides are one of the sources of third-generation pesticides, which have received much attention at home and abroad in recent years due to their degradable and pollution-free advantages in nature. This article explored a concise approach toward synthesizing a series of novel L-pyroglutamic acid analogues from L-hydroxyproline. Furthermore, bioassay studies of these sulfonyl ester derivatives against Pyricularia oryzae, Fusarium graminearum, Alternaria brassicae, Valsa mali, and Alternaria alternariae showed moderate antifungal activity. For instance, C08a and C08l provide potential lead agents for controlling Fusarium graminearum because of their inhibitory activity.
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- Likun Ai
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University, Beijing, China
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Wang YQ, Xu K, Min L, Li CC. Asymmetric Total Syntheses of Hypoestin A, Albolic Acid, and Ceroplastol II. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:10162-10167. [PMID: 35657330 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c04633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The first asymmetric total synthesis of bioactive diterpenoid hypoestin A with an unprecedented [5-8-5-3] tetracyclic skeleton is accomplished in 15 steps from commercially available (R)-limonene. Furthermore, the second asymmetric total syntheses of sesterterpenoids albolic acid and ceroplastol II in 21 steps are also reported. The synthetically challenging and highly functionalized [X-8-5] (X = 5 or 7) tricarbocyclic ring systems found in hypoestin A, albolic acid, ceroplastol II, and schindilactone A, as well as other natural products, are efficiently and directly constructed via a unique intramolecular Pauson-Khand reaction of an allene-yne. This work represents the first reported use of the Pauson-Khand reaction to access synthetically challenging eight-membered-ring systems in natural product synthesis.
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- Yong-Qiang Wang
- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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