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Parte LG, Fernández S, Sandonís E, Guerra J, López E. Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Transformations for the Synthesis of Marine Drugs. Mar Drugs 2024; 22:253. [PMID: 38921564 PMCID: PMC11204618 DOI: 10.3390/md22060253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2024] [Revised: 05/23/2024] [Accepted: 05/25/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024] Open
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Transition metal catalysis has contributed to the discovery of novel methodologies and the preparation of natural products, as well as new chances to increase the chemical space in drug discovery programs. In the case of marine drugs, this strategy has been used to achieve selective, sustainable and efficient transformations, which cannot be obtained otherwise. In this perspective, we aim to showcase how a variety of transition metals have provided fruitful couplings in a wide variety of marine drug-like scaffolds over the past few years, by accelerating the production of these valuable molecules.
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- Lucía G. Parte
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Science Faculty, University of Valladolid (UVa), Paseo de Belén 7, 47011 Valladolid, Spain; (L.G.P.); (E.S.)
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK;
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Science Faculty, University of Valladolid (UVa), Paseo de Belén 7, 47011 Valladolid, Spain; (L.G.P.); (E.S.)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Science Faculty, University of Valladolid (UVa), Paseo de Belén 7, 47011 Valladolid, Spain; (L.G.P.); (E.S.)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, ITAP, School of Engineering (EII), University of Valladolid (UVa), Dr Mergelina, 47002 Valladolid, Spain
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Tavakoli A, Dudley GB. Synthesis of Coprinol and Several Alcyopterosin Sesquiterpenes by Regioselective [2 + 2 + 2] Alkyne Cyclotrimerization. J Org Chem 2022; 87:14909-14914. [PMID: 36215202 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c01741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Alkyne [2 + 2 + 2] cyclotrimerization is a strategically attractive but tactically challenging approach to the synthesis of highly substituted benzene rings. Here, a bimolecular regioselective cyclotrimerization is applied to the total synthesis of the natural product coprinol and several related alcyopterosins from the illudalane family of sesquiterpenes. The synthesis of coprinol from dimedone was completed in six steps and a 57% overall yield. Alternative functional group manipulations lead to alcyopterosins A, B, and O and two additional congeners, all within six steps.
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- Amir Tavakoli
- C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, United States
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- C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, United States
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Chemistry and Bioactivity of the Deep-Water Antarctic Octocoral Alcyonium sp. Mar Drugs 2022; 20:md20090576. [PMID: 36135765 PMCID: PMC9505732 DOI: 10.3390/md20090576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Revised: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Chemical investigation of an Antarctic deep-water octocoral has led to the isolation of four new compounds, including three illudalane sesquiterpenoids (1–3) related to the alcyopterosins, a highly oxidized steroid, alcyosterone (5), and five known alcyopterosins (4, 6–9). The structures were established by extensive 1D and 2D NMR analyses, while 9 was verified by XRD. Alcyopterosins are unusual for their nitrate ester functionalization and have been characterized with cytotoxicity related to their DNA binding properties. Alcyopterosins V (3) and E (4) demonstrated single-digit micromolar activity against Clostridium difficile, an intestinal bacterium capable of causing severe diarrhea that is increasingly associated with drug resistance. Alcyosterone (5) and several alcyopterosins were similarly potent against the protist Leishmania donovani, the causative agent of leishmaniasis, a disfiguring disease that can be fatal if not treated. While the alcyopterosin family of sesquiterpenes is known for mild cytotoxicity, the observed activity against C. difficile and L. donovani is selective for the infectious agents.
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Gaston R, Geldenhuys WJ, Dudley GB. Synthesis of Illudinine from Dimedone and Identification of Activity as a Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor. J Org Chem 2020; 85:13429-13437. [PMID: 32830978 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c01301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The fungal metabolite illudinine is prepared in seven steps and ca. 55% overall yield from dimedone using an "open and shut" (ring-opening and ring-closing) strategy. Tandem ring-opening fragmentation and olefination of dimedone establishes alkyne and vinylarene functionality linked by a neopentylene tether. Oxidative cycloisomerization then provides the illudinine framework. The key innovation in this second-generation synthesis of illudinine is the use of the nitrile functional group, rather than an ester, as the functional precursor to the carboxylic acid of illudinine. The small, linear nitrile (C≡N) is associated with improved selectivity, π-conjugation, and reactivity at multiple points in the synthetic sequence relative to the carboxylic acid ester. Preliminary assays indicate that illudinine and several related synthetic analogues are monoamine oxidase inhibitors, which is the first reported indication of biological activity associated with this natural product. Illudinine was found to inhibit monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B) with an IC50 of 18 ± 7.1 μM in preliminary assays.
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- Amir Tavakoli
- C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, United States
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- C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, United States
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Heravi MM, Janati F, Zadsirjan V. Applications of Knoevenagel condensation reaction in the total synthesis of natural products. MONATSHEFTE FUR CHEMIE 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s00706-020-02586-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Xun MM, Bai Y, Wang Y, Hu Z, Fu K, Ma W, Yuan C. Synthesis of Four Illudalane Sesquiterpenes Utilizing a One-Pot Diels-Alder/Oxidative Aromatization Sequence. Org Lett 2019; 21:6879-6883. [PMID: 31441309 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b02511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The concise, divergent total syntheses of four illudalane sesquiterpenes using an indanone as the key intermediate are reported. The key elements in these total syntheses, which involve only four to six operational steps, consist of a Suzuki cross-coupling and a one-pot Diels-Alder/oxidative aromatization reaction.
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- Miao-Miao Xun
- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemical Engineering Comprehensive Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, North University of China, Taiyuan 030000, P.R. China
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- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemical Engineering Comprehensive Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, North University of China, Taiyuan 030000, P.R. China
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- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemical Engineering Comprehensive Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, North University of China, Taiyuan 030000, P.R. China
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- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemical Engineering Comprehensive Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, North University of China, Taiyuan 030000, P.R. China
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- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemical Engineering Comprehensive Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, North University of China, Taiyuan 030000, P.R. China
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- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemical Engineering Comprehensive Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, North University of China, Taiyuan 030000, P.R. China
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- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemical Engineering Comprehensive Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, North University of China, Taiyuan 030000, P.R. China
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The total synthesis of the phenolic sesquiterpene onitin using dimethylated indanone as the key intermediate is reported. Key to the success of this synthesis route is the Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction of aryl bromide to introduce the vinyl side chain followed by formyl selective Wacker oxidation to generate the aldehyde. The target aldehyde was also obtained in high overall yield via an acid-catalyzed pinacol-pinacolone-type rearrangement of the epoxide. The epoxide was generated from oxidation of a styrene derivative by oxone. Demethylation of the aldehyde followed by chemoselective reduction furnished onitin.
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- Muthiah Suresh
- Centre for Applied Chemistry , Central University of Jharkhand , Brambe , Ranchi 835 205 , India
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- Centre for Applied Chemistry , Central University of Jharkhand , Brambe , Ranchi 835 205 , India
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- Department of Chemistry , Triveni Devi Bhalotia College , Raniganj , West Bengal 713347 , India
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- Centre for Applied Chemistry , Central University of Jharkhand , Brambe , Ranchi 835 205 , India
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Xie S, Wu Y, Qiao Y, Guo Y, Wang J, Hu Z, Zhang Q, Li X, Huang J, Zhou Q, Luo Z, Liu J, Zhu H, Xue Y, Zhang Y. Protoilludane, Illudalane, and Botryane Sesquiterpenoids from the Endophytic Fungus Phomopsis sp. TJ507A. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2018; 81:1311-1320. [PMID: 29771527 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.7b00889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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To explore the chemical diversity of metabolites from endophytic fungi, the strain Phomopsis sp. TJ507A, isolated from the medicinal plant Phyllanthus glaucus, was investigated. A 2,3- seco-protoilludane-type sesquiterpenoid (1), eight protoilludane-type sesquiterpenoids (2-9), four illudalane-type sesquiterpenoids (10a/10b, 11, and 12), and a botryane-type sesquiterpenoid (13) in addition to seven known sesquiterpenoids (14-20) were identified from the liquid culture of the fungus. Structures of the isolated compounds, including their absolute configurations, were elucidated based on extensive spectroscopic analyses, a modified Mosher analysis, electronic circular dichroism (ECD) calculations, and [Rh2(OCOCF3)4]-induced ECD spectra as well as X-ray crystallographic analyses. Compound 1 represents the first example of a naturally occurring sesquiterpenoid containing the unusual 2,3- seco-protoilludane scaffold. Compounds 1 ( p < 0.001); 2-6, 15, and 18 ( p < 0.01); and 7, 9, and 20 ( p < 0.05) displayed β-site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE1) inhibitory activities ranging from 19.4% to 43.8% at the concentration of 40 μM. LY2811376 was used as the positive control with an inhibitory activity of 38.6% ( p < 0.01). Furthermore, none of these compounds showed obvious hepatotoxicity at concentration of 40 μM.
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- Shuangshuang Xie
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation and Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College , Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan 430030 , People's Republic of China
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- Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College , Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan 430030 , People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation and Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College , Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan 430030 , People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation and Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College , Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan 430030 , People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation and Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College , Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan 430030 , People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation and Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College , Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan 430030 , People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation and Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College , Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan 430030 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Kunming 650201 , People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation and Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College , Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan 430030 , People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation and Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College , Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan 430030 , People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation and Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College , Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan 430030 , People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation and Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College , Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan 430030 , People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation and Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College , Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan 430030 , People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation and Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College , Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan 430030 , People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation and Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College , Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan 430030 , People's Republic of China
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Kramer NJ, Hoang TT, Dudley GB. Reaction Discovery Using Neopentylene-Tethered Coupling Partners: Cycloisomerization/Oxidation of Electron-Deficient Dienynes. Org Lett 2017; 19:4636-4639. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b02261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- Nicholas J. Kramer
- Department of Chemistry
and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, United States
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- Department of Chemistry
and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, United States
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- Department of Chemistry
and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, United States
- C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, United States
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Secondary Metabolites from Polar Organisms. Mar Drugs 2017; 15:md15030028. [PMID: 28241505 PMCID: PMC5367009 DOI: 10.3390/md15030028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2017] [Revised: 01/24/2017] [Accepted: 01/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Polar organisms have been found to develop unique defences against the extreme environment environment, leading to the biosynthesis of novel molecules with diverse bioactivities. This review covers the 219 novel natural products described since 2001, from the Arctic and the Antarctic microoganisms, lichen, moss and marine faunas. The structures of the new compounds and details of the source organism, along with any relevant biological activities are presented. Where reported, synthetic and biosynthetic studies on the polar metabolites have also been included.
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A total synthesis of the illudalane sesquiterpene illudinine was realized in eight steps and 14% overall yield from commercially available dimedone. The approach features tandem fragmentation/Knoevenagel-type condensation and microwave-assisted oxidative cycloisomerization to establish the isoquinoline core. Completion of the synthesis involves a recently reported cascade SNAr/Lossen rearrangement on a densely functionalized aryl bromide and an optimized procedure for O-methylation of 8-hydroxyisoquinolines. The oxidative cycloisomerization proceeds by way of a novel inverse-demand intramolecular dehydro-Diels-Alder cycloaddition, which has a potentially broader appeal for preparing substituted isoquinolines.
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- Alec E Morrison
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University , Tallahassee, Florida 32306, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University , Tallahassee, Florida 32306, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University , Tallahassee, Florida 32306, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University , Tallahassee, Florida 32306, United States.,C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University , Morgantown, West Virginia 26506, United States
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Suresh M, Kumar N, Veeraraghavaiah G, Hazra S, Singh RB. Total Synthesis of Coprinol. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2016; 79:2740-2743. [PMID: 27731646 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.6b00277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The first synthesis of coprinol has been achieved from 2-methoxy-3,5-dimethylbenzaldehyde via the intermediacy of an indanone derivative where dialkylation, Friedel-Crafts acylation, demethylation, and regioselective formation of a primary -OH group from a chloroacetyl group are the key steps.
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- Muthiah Suresh
- Centre for Applied Chemistry, Central University of Jharkhand , Brambe, Ranchi 835205, India
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- Centre for Applied Chemistry, Central University of Jharkhand , Brambe, Ranchi 835205, India
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- School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad , Central University P.O., Hyderabad 500046, India
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- Centre for Applied Chemistry, Central University of Jharkhand , Brambe, Ranchi 835205, India
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- Centre for Applied Chemistry, Central University of Jharkhand , Brambe, Ranchi 835205, India
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Ramsubhag RR, Massaro CL, Dadich CM, Janeczek AJ, Hoang TT, Mazzio EA, Eyunni S, Soliman KFA, Dudley GB. Synthesis of "neoprofen", a rigidified analogue of ibuprofen, exemplifying synthetic methodology for altering the 3-D topology of pharmaceutical substances. Org Biomol Chem 2016; 14:7855-8. [PMID: 27492587 PMCID: PMC5008855 DOI: 10.1039/c6ob01351a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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3,3-Dimethylcyclopentanes (neopentylenes) are ubiquitous in Nature but largely absent from synthetic pharmaceutical libraries. Neopentylenes define a hydrophobic and rigid 3-D topology with distinct molecular pharmacology, as exemplified here with two neopentylene-fused analogues of the synthetic anti-inflammatory drug, ibuprofen.
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- Ron R Ramsubhag
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306-4390, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306-4390, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306-4390, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306-4390, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306-4390, USA.
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- College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Tallahassee, Florida 32307, USA
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- College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Tallahassee, Florida 32307, USA
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- College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Tallahassee, Florida 32307, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306-4390, USA. and C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506, USA
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Hoang TT, Birepinte M, Kramer NJ, Dudley GB. Six-Step Synthesis of Alcyopterosin A, a Bioactive Illudalane Sesquiterpene with a gem-Dimethylcyclopentane Ring. Org Lett 2016; 18:3470-3. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b01665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- Tung T. Hoang
- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306-4390, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306-4390, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306-4390, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306-4390, United States
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Ahmed N, Pathe GK, Jheeta S. SnCl4 or TiCl4: highly efficient catalysts for the detetrahydropyranylation and demethoxymethylation of phenolic ethers and sequential one-pot asymmetric synthesis of 3-aryl-2-hydroxy-2,3-dihydroindan-1-ones from chalcone epoxides. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra10499h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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SnCl4 or TiCl4 catalysts provide a rapid and efficient detetrahydropyranylation and demethoxymethylation of phenolic ethers and a sequential one-pot intramolecular Friedel–Crafts alkylation of chalcone epoxides under mild reaction conditions.
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- Naseem Ahmed
- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
- Roorkee-247 667
- India
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Lipophilic defenses from Alcyonium soft corals of Antarctica. J Chem Ecol 2013; 39:675-85. [PMID: 23536231 DOI: 10.1007/s10886-013-0276-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2012] [Revised: 02/07/2013] [Accepted: 02/25/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Alcyonacean soft corals lack physical or skeletal defenses and their nematocyst system is weak, leading to the conclusion that soft corals mainly rely on chemistry for protection from predators and microbes. Defensive chemicals of primary and secondary metabolic origin are exuded in the mucus surface layer, explaining the general lack of heavy fouling and predation in corals. In Antarctic ecosystems, where generalist predation is intense and mainly driven by invertebrate consumers, the genus Alcyonium is represented by eight species. Our goal was to investigate the understudied chemical ecology of Antarctic Alcyonium soft corals. We obtained six samples belonging to five species: A. antarcticum, A. grandis, A. haddoni, A. paucilobulatum, and A. roseum, and assessed the lipid-soluble fractions for the presence of defensive agents in these specimens. Ethyl ether extracts were tested in feeding bioassays with the sea star Odontaster validus and the amphipod Cheirimedon femoratus as putative sympatric predators. Repellent activities were observed towards both consumers in all but one of the samples assessed. Moreover, three of the extracts caused inhibition to a sympatric marine bacterium. The ether extracts afforded characteristic illudalane sesquiterpenoids in two of the samples, as well as particular wax esters subfractions in all the colonies analyzed. Both kinds of metabolites displayed significant deterrent activities demonstrating their likely defensive role. These results suggest that lipophilic chemicals are a first line protection strategy in Antarctic Alcyonium soft corals against predation and bacterial fouling.
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Caputto ME, Ciccarelli A, Frank F, Moglioni AG, Moltrasio GY, Vega D, Lombardo E, Finkielsztein LM. Synthesis and biological evaluation of some novel 1-indanone thiazolylhydrazone derivatives as anti-Trypanosoma cruzi agents. Eur J Med Chem 2012; 55:155-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2012.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2012] [Revised: 05/21/2012] [Accepted: 07/07/2012] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Prakash GKS, Paknia F, Vaghoo H, Rasul G, Mathew T, Olah GA. Preparation of Trifluoromethylated Dihydrocoumarins, Indanones, and Arylpropanoic Acids by Tandem Superacidic Activation of 2-(Trifluoromethyl)acrylic Acid with Arenes. J Org Chem 2010; 75:2219-26. [DOI: 10.1021/jo9026275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- G. K. Surya Prakash
- Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-1661
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- Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-1661
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- Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-1661
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- Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-1661
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- Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-1661
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- Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-1661
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Carbone M, Núñez-Pons L, Castelluccio F, Avila C, Gavagnin M. Illudalane sesquiterpenoids of the alcyopterosin series from the Antarctic marine soft coral Alcyonium grandis. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2009; 72:1357-1360. [PMID: 19432441 DOI: 10.1021/np900162t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Chemical investigation of the lipophilic extract of the Antarctic soft coral Alcyonium grandis led us to the finding of nine unreported sesquiterpenoids, 2-10. These molecules are members of the illudalane class and in particular belong to the group of alcyopterosins, illudalanes isolated from marine organisms. The structures of 2-10 were determined by interpretation of spectroscopic data. Repellency experiments conducted using the omnivorous Antarctic sea star Odontaster validus revealed a strong activity in the lipophilic extract of A. grandis against predation.
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- Marianna Carbone
- Istituto di Chimica Biomolecolare, Via Campi Flegrei 34, I 80078-Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy
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Jones AL, Snyder JK. Intramolecular rhodium-catalyzed [2+2+2] cyclizations of diynes with enones. J Org Chem 2009; 74:2907-10. [PMID: 19281162 PMCID: PMC2739116 DOI: 10.1021/jo9001678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The Rh(I)-catalyzed inter- and intramolecular [2+2+2] cyclization of diynes with alpha,beta-unsaturated enones proceeds with microwave promotion in good yields. This chemistry was applied to the synthesis of (-)-alcyopterosin I.
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- Amanda L. Jones
- Center for Chemical Methodology and Library Development, and the Department of Chemistry, Boston University, 590 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Massachusetts, 02215
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- Center for Chemical Methodology and Library Development, and the Department of Chemistry, Boston University, 590 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Massachusetts, 02215
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New 1-indanone thiosemicarbazone derivatives active against BVDV. Eur J Med Chem 2008; 43:1767-73. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2007.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2007] [Revised: 10/18/2007] [Accepted: 10/19/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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