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Ba M, He F, Ren L, Whittingham WG, Yang P, Li A. Scalable Total Synthesis of Acremolactone B. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202314800. [PMID: 37932901 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202314800] [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: 10/02/2023] [Revised: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/08/2023]
Abstract
Acremolactone B is a pyridine-containing azaphilone-type polyketide. The first total synthesis of this molecule was achieved on a gram scale, based on an aza-6π electrocyclization-aromatization strategy for construction of the tetra-substituted pyridine ring. A bicyclic intermediate was expeditiously prepared by using [2+2] photocycloaddition and chemoselective Baeyer-Villiger oxidation, which was further elaborated to a densely substituted aza-triene. An electrocyclization-aromatization cascade was utilized to forge the tetracyclic core of this natural product, and the side chain was introduced through diastereoselective acylation and reduction.
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- Mengyu Ba
- College of Chemistry and Henan Institute of Advanced Technology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- College of Chemistry and Henan Institute of Advanced Technology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Jealott's Hill International Research Centre, Syngenta Limited, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG42 6EY, UK
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- College of Chemistry and Henan Institute of Advanced Technology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- College of Chemistry and Henan Institute of Advanced Technology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
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Rajeshwaran P, Trouvé J, Youssef K, Gramage‐Doria R. Sustainable Wacker-Type Oxidations. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202211016. [PMID: 36164675 PMCID: PMC10092001 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202211016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
The Wacker reaction is the oxidation of olefins to ketones and typically requires expensive and scarce palladium catalysts in the presence of an additional copper co-catalyst under harsh conditions (acidic media, high pressure of air/dioxygen, elevated temperatures). Such a transformation is relevant for industry, as shown by the synthesis of acetaldehyde from ethylene as well as for fine-chemicals, because of the versatility of a carbonyl group placed at specific positions. In this regard, many contributions have focused on controlling the chemo- and regioselectivity of the olefin oxidation by means of well-defined palladium catalysts under different sets of reaction conditions. However, the development of Wacker-type processes that avoid the use of palladium catalysts has just emerged in the last few years, thereby paving the way for the generation of more sustainable procedures, including milder reaction conditions and green chemistry technologies. In this Minireview, we discuss the development of new catalytic processes that utilize more benign catalysts and sustainable reaction conditions.
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Scott KA, Groch JR, Bao J, Marshall CM, Allen RA, Nick SJ, Lauta NR, Williams RE, Qureshi MH, Delost MD, Njardarson JT. Minimalistic graphical presentation approach for total syntheses. Tetrahedron 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2022.133062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Beller MP, Koert U. Vicinal ketoesters – key intermediates in the total synthesis of natural products. Beilstein J Org Chem 2022; 18:1236-1248. [PMID: 36158171 PMCID: PMC9490073 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.18.129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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This review summarizes examples for the application of vicinal ketoesters such as α-ketoesters, mesoxalic esters, and α,β-diketoesters as key intermediates in the total synthesis of natural products utilizing their electrophilic keto group as reactive site. Suitable key reactions are, e.g., aldol additions, carbonyl ene reactions, Mannich reactions, and additions of organometallic reagents. The vicinal arrangement of carbonyl groups allows the stabilization of reactive conformations by chelation or dipole control.
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- Marc Paul Beller
- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße 4, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße 4, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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Johnson JD, Teeples CR, Akkawi NR, Wilkerson-Hill SM. Efficient Synthesis of Orphaned Cyclopropanes Using Sulfones as Carbene Equivalents. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:14471-14476. [PMID: 35939335 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c07063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Small molecules containing 1,1-dimethylcyclopropanes are prevalent throughout nature but are difficult to synthesize using state-of-the-art metal-catalyzed carbene transfer methods without competing 1,2-hydride shifts. Herein, we introduce a mechanistically distinct platform to transfer 1,1-dialkylcarbene units to olefins using carbometalation reactions of dialkyl sulfonyl anions. In the presence of NaNH2 or n-BuLi in ethereal solvents, dialkyl sulfones react with styrenes and arylbutadienes between 23 and 70 °C to produce the corresponding 1,1-dialkylcyclopropanes. We report 40 examples of this reactivity including 16 different styrenes (up to 89% isolated yield), 9 arylbutadienes (51-88% yield), and 13 different sulfones (46-80% yield). In addition, we report an example of a sequential cyclopropanation reaction using this method. Preliminary mechanistic studies suggest a stepwise anionic process that is initiated by the direct addition of sulfonyl anions to a carbon-carbon double bond.
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- John Douglas Johnson
- Department of Chemistry, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290, United States
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Li-Zhulanov NS, Il'ina IV, Yu. Sidorenko A, Korchagina DV, Volcho KP, Agabekov VE, Salakhutdinov NF. Cascade transformation of 4-hydroxymethyl-2-carene into novel cage methanopyrano[4,3-b]thieno[3,2-g]benzofuran derivative. MENDELEEV COMMUNICATIONS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mencom.2022.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Chen Z, Zhao K, Jia Y. Bioinspired Total Synthesis of (+)-Euphorikanin A. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202200576. [PMID: 35165997 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202200576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Abstract
We have achieved a bioinspired total synthesis of (+)-euphorikanin A, which possesses an intriguing and complex 5/6/7/3-fused tetracyclic skeleton bearing a bridged [3.2.1]-γ-lactone moiety. Key transformations include stereoselective alkylation and aldol condensation to install the main stereocenters, an intramolecular nucleophile-catalyzed aldol lactonization of carboxylic acid-ketone to assemble the five-membered ring, a McMurry coupling to construct the seven-membered ring, and a biomimetic benzilic acid type rearrangement to form the bridged [3.2.1]-γ-lactone moiety.
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- Zhuang Chen
- 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
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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
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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
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Chen Z, Zhao K, Jia Y. Bioinspired Total Synthesis of (+)‐Euphorikanin A. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202200576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Zhuang Chen
- 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
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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
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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
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Haut FL, Feichtinger NJ, Plangger I, Wein LA, Müller M, Streit TN, Wurst K, Podewitz M, Magauer T. Synthesis of Pyrroles via Consecutive 6π-Electrocyclization/Ring-Contraction of Sulfilimines. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:9002-9008. [PMID: 34106724 PMCID: PMC8227482 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c04835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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We present a modular, synthetic entry to polysubstituted pyrroles employing readily available 2,5-dihydrothiophenes. Ring-opening of the heterocycle provides access to a panel of 1,3-dienes which undergo pyrrole formation in the presence of inexpensive chloramine-T trihydrate. The transformation is conducted in an open flask and proceeds at ambient temperatures (23 °C) in nondry solvents. A careful adjustment of the electronics and sterics of the 1,3-diene precursor allows for the isolation of key intermediates. DFT studies identified a reaction mechanism that features a 6π-electrocyclization of a sulfilimine intermediate followed by spontaneous ring-contraction to reveal the pyrrole skeleton.
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- Franz-Lucas Haut
- Institute
of Organic Chemistry and Center for Molecular Biosciences, Leopold-Franzens-University Innsbruck, Innrain 80-82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry and Center for Molecular Biosciences, Leopold-Franzens-University Innsbruck, Innrain 80-82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry and Center for Molecular Biosciences, Leopold-Franzens-University Innsbruck, Innrain 80-82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry and Center for Molecular Biosciences, Leopold-Franzens-University Innsbruck, Innrain 80-82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry and Center for Molecular Biosciences, Leopold-Franzens-University Innsbruck, Innrain 80-82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry and Center for Molecular Biosciences, Leopold-Franzens-University Innsbruck, Innrain 80-82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute
of General, Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry and Center for Molecular
Biosciences, Leopold-Franzens-University
Innsbruck, Innrain 80-82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute
of General, Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry and Center for Molecular
Biosciences, Leopold-Franzens-University
Innsbruck, Innrain 80-82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry and Center for Molecular Biosciences, Leopold-Franzens-University Innsbruck, Innrain 80-82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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Classen MJ, Böcker MNA, Roth R, Amberg WM, Carreira EM. Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (+)-Euphorikanin A. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:8261-8265. [PMID: 34043906 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c04210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We disclose the first total synthesis of (+)-euphorikanin A, an ingenane-derived natural product featuring an unprecedented 5/6/7/3-fused tetracyclic skeleton. Key to the approach is a SmI2-mediated ketyl-enoate reaction that leads to the formation of two rings in a single step. The polarity-reversed cyclization proceeds in excellent yield and high diastereoselectivity. Access to ring B is effected late in the synthesis by implementation of a number of chemoselective transformations, including in situ generation of a vinyl lithium species and subsequent intramolecular attack onto an α-ketolactone.
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- Moritz J Classen
- ETH Zürich, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Vladimir Prelog Weg 3, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- ETH Zürich, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Vladimir Prelog Weg 3, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- ETH Zürich, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Vladimir Prelog Weg 3, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- ETH Zürich, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Vladimir Prelog Weg 3, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- ETH Zürich, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Vladimir Prelog Weg 3, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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Xu W, Guo J, Chen Z, Si C, Wei B. Titanium Tetrachloride‐Mediated Approach to Access 2‐Chloro‐2‐Substituted Isoindolin‐1‐ones through the Addition of Alkynes to Acyliminium ions. European J Org Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202100368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- Wen‐Ke Xu
- Department of Natural Medicine School of Pharmacy Fudan University 826 Zhangheng Road Shanghai 201203 China
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- Department of Natural Medicine School of Pharmacy Fudan University 826 Zhangheng Road Shanghai 201203 China
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- Department of Natural Medicine School of Pharmacy Fudan University 826 Zhangheng Road Shanghai 201203 China
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- Department of Natural Medicine School of Pharmacy Fudan University 826 Zhangheng Road Shanghai 201203 China
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- Department of Natural Medicine School of Pharmacy Fudan University 826 Zhangheng Road Shanghai 201203 China
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