Total Synthesis of Phorboxazole A via de Novo Oxazole Formation: Convergent Total Synthesis

A Comparative Synthetic Strategy Perspective on α-Amino Acid- and Non-Amino Acid-Derived Synthons towards Total Syntheses of Selected Natural Macrolides

Macrocyclic alkaloids (macrolides) and cyclopeptides have an immense range of applications in drug discovery research because of their natural abundance and potential biological and physicochemical properties. Presently, more than 100 approved drugs or clinical drug candidates contain macrocyclic scaffolds as the biologically active component. This review provides an interesting perspective about the use of amino acid-derived chiral pools versus other methods derived from miscellaneous synthons towards the total synthesis of non-peptidic macrolides. The synthetic routes and the key strategies involved in the total syntheses of ten natural macrolides have been discussed. Both the amino acid-derived and non-amino acid-derived synthetic routes have been illustrated to present a comparative study between the two approaches.

Tin(ii)-catalyzed dehydrative cross-coupling of 2H-chromene hemiacetals with ketones

Without the derivatization of 2H-chromene hemiacetals to 2H-chromene acetals, the direct C–OH/C–H coupling reaction has been accomplished with water as the only by-product.

Hypervalent iodane mediated reactions of N-acetyl enamines for the synthesis of oxazoles and imidazoles

A hypervalent iodane reagent used for the intramolecular cyclization of N-acetyl enamines and intermolecular cyclocondensation of enamines and nitriles was investigated. The reaction was performed under mild conditions and gave oxazoles and imidazoles, respectively, in moderate to excellent yields. This transformation exhibits good reactivity, selectivity and functional group tolerance. The selectivity of the intra- or intermolecular reaction is dependent on the structure of N-acetyl enamines.

Copper-Catalyzed Three-Component Domino Cyclization for the Synthesis of 4-Aryl-5-(arythio)-2-(trifluoromethyl)oxazoles

A copper-catalyzed oxidative cyclization of oxime, arylthiol, and trifluoroacetic anhydride for the construction of trisubstituted oxazoles has been developed. This transformation combines N-O bond cleavage, C-H functionalization, and intramolecular annulation, providing a practical protocol for the introduction of a trifluoromethyl (-CF₃) group at oxazole rings.

Fragment splicing-based design, synthesis and safener activity of novel substituted phenyl oxazole derivatives

Fragment splicing is a primary strategy in the design and optimization of leading compound toward new skeleton with target bioactivity. Herein a series of novel substituted phenyl oxazole derivatives were designed via fragment analysis and coupling strategy that led to highly potent and bio-selective herbicide safener. The biological tests showed that most of the compounds could enhance the maize growth index, glutathione content and anti-reverse enzyme glutathione S-transferase activity in vivo. The molecular docking model exhibited that the novel compound could compete with chlorsulfuron binding to the herbicide target enzyme, which consequently attained the herbicide detoxification. Especially compound I-f displayed the best activities than commercial safener isoxadifen-ethyl and other compounds. The present work demonstrates that the synthesized compounds could be developed as potential candidates for the discovery of novel herbicide safeners in the future.

Macrocyclic Core of Salarin C: Synthesis and Oxidation

The synthesis of the macrocyclic core of the cytotoxic natural product salarin C from the sponge Fascaplysinopsis sp. is described, with the two epoxides being replaced by alkene moieties. In the key step, ring-closing metathesis exclusively afforded the ( E)-product. NOESY-based conformational analysis of the macrolactone showed that the oxazole ring and its unsaturated side chains are located in a common plane. Mimicking the conversion of salarin C to salarin A, the trisubstituted oxazole unit embedded in the 17-membered ring underwent photooxidation on treatment with singlet oxygen, affording macrocyclic trisacylamines.

An Efficient Nickel-Catalyzed Asymmetric Oxazole-Forming Ugi-Type Reaction for the Synthesis of Chiral Aryl-Substituted THIQ Rings

A nickel-catalyzed asymmetric oxazole-forming Ugi reaction of C,N-cyclic azomethine imines and isonitriles is disclosed. The reported protocol proceeds smoothly, and gives the corresponding adducts, which contain two important pharmaceutically active ring-systems (tetrahydroquinoline and oxazole rings), in good yields and excellent enantioselectivities by employing an easily accessible chiral diamine as a ligand. This simple and efficient strategy provides easy access to a series of C1-substituted aryl tetrahydroisoquinolines.

Synthesis and Photooxidation of the Trisubstituted Oxazole Fragment of the Marine Natural Product Salarin C

The eastern section of the macrocyclic marine natural product salarin C from the sponge Fascaplysinopsis sp. was synthesized employing a halogen dance reaction to assemble the trisubstituted oxazole moiety. The synthesis was inspired by Kashman's hypothesis on the biomimetic oxidation of salarin C to salarin A. Clean conversion to the triacylamine partial structure of salarin A occurred on treatment with photochemically generated singlet oxygen. Thus, a Wasserman-type oxidative rearrangement is chemically possible in this case.

Transition-metal-free synthesis of oxazoles: valuable structural fragments in drug discovery

This review article encapsulates the recent developments in the metal-free approaches used to construct oxazole moiety.

Copper-catalyzed oxidative cyclization of arylamides and β-diketones: new synthesis of 2,4,5-trisubstituted oxazoles

Various 2,4,5-trisubstituted oxazoles were prepared from benzamides and β-diketones using CuBr as the sole catalyst.

Metal-free synthesis of polysubstituted oxazoles via a decarboxylative cyclization from primary α-amino acids

Background

The ubiquitous oxazoles have attracted more and more attention in both industrial and academic fields for decades. This interest arises from the fact that a variety of natural and synthetic compounds which contain the oxazole substructure exhibit significant biological activities and antiviral properties. Although various synthetic methodologies for synthesis of oxazols have been reported, the development of milder and more general procedure to access oxazoles is still desirable.

Results

In this manuscript, a novel method for synthesis of polysubstituted oxazoles was developed from metal-free decarboxylative cyclization of easily available primary α-amino acids with 2-bromoacetophenones.

Conclusions

The method was simple, and this reaction could be carried out smoothly under mild and metal-free conditions. By virtue of this method, various polysubstituted oxazoles were obtained from the primary α-amino acids with moderate yields.

Total synthesis of the marine toxin phorboxazole A using palladium(II)-mediated intramolecular alkoxycarbonylation for tetrahydropyran synthesis

The potent antitumor agent phorboxazole A was synthesized from six subunits comprising C1-C2 (115), C3-C8 (98), C9-C19 (74), C20-C32 (52), C33-C41 (84) and C42-C46 (85). Tetrahydropyrans B and C containing cis-2,6-disubstitution were fabricated via palladium(II)-mediated intramolecular alkoxycarbonylation which, in the case of tetrahydropyran C, was carried out with catalytic palladium(II) and p-benzoquinone as the stoichiometric re-oxidant. Tetrahydropyran D was obtained by a stereoselective tin(IV)-catalyzed coupling of a C9 aldehyde with an allylsilane, and the C19-C20 connection was made using a completely stereoselective Wittig-Schlosser (E) olefination. Coupling of the oxazole C32 methyl substituent with the intact C33-C46 δ-lactone 3was accompanied by elimination of the vinyl bromide to a terminal alkyne, but the C32-C33 linkage was implemented successfully with 83 and C33-C41 lactone 84. The C42-C46 segment of the side chain was then appended via Julia-Kocienski olefination. The macrolide portion of phorboxazole A was completed by means of an Ando-Still-Gennari intramolecular (Z)-selective olefination at C2-C3 which required placement of a (dimethoxyphosphinyl)acetate moiety at C24. Final deprotection led to phorboxazole A via a route in which the longest linear sequence is 37 steps and the overall yield is 0.36%.

Room temperature copper(II)-catalyzed oxidative cyclization of enamides to 2,5-disubstituted oxazoles via vinylic C-H functionalization

A copper(II)-catalyzed oxidative cyclization of enamides to oxazoles via vinylic C-H bond functionalization at room temperature is described. Various 2,5-disubstituted oxazoles bearing aryl, vinyl, alkyl, and heteroaryl substituents could be synthesized in moderate to high yields. This reaction protocol is complementary to our previously reported iodine-mediated cyclization of enamides to afford 2,4,5-trisubstituted oxazoles.