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Lin B, Liu T, Luo T. Gold-catalyzed cyclization and cycloaddition in natural product synthesis. Nat Prod Rep 2024; 41:1091-1112. [PMID: 38456472 DOI: 10.1039/d3np00056g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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Covering: 2016 to mid 2023Transition metal catalysis, known for its remarkable capacity to expedite the assembly of molecular complexity from readily available starting materials in a single operation, occupies a central position in contemporary chemical synthesis. Within this landscape, gold-catalyzed reactions present a novel and versatile paradigm, offering robust frameworks for accessing diverse structural motifs. In this review, we highlighted a curated selection of publications in the past 8 years, focusing on the deployment of homogeneous gold catalysis in the ring-forming step for the total synthesis of natural products. These investigations are categorized based on the specific ring formations they engender, accentuating the prevailing gold-catalyzed methodologies applied to surmount intricate challenges in natural products synthesis.
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- Boxu Lin
- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Ministry of Education, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Ministry of Education, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Ministry of Education, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
- Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- Institute of Molecular Physiology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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León Rojas AF, Chong YY, Kyne SH, Xia B, Chan PWH. Enantioselective and Regiodivergent Gold and Chiral Brønsted Acid Catalyzed Cycloisomerization/Diels-Alder Reaction of 1,10-Dien-4-yn-3-yl Acetates: Synthesis of Norbornene-Embedded Tricarbocycles. Org Lett 2024; 26:3037-3042. [PMID: 38557076 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c00621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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A synthetic method for the enantioselective and regiodivergent synthesis of hexahydro-2H-2,4a-methanonaphthalen-4-yl and octahydro-2,4-methanoazulen-1-yl esters that relies on the gold(I)- and chiral Brønsted acid-catalyzed cycloisomerization/Diels-Alder (CDA) reaction of (E)-1,10-dien-4-yn-3-yl acetates is described.
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- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- Department of the Biological Environment, Jiyang College of Zhejiang A&F University, Zhuji 311800, China
- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Department of the Biological Environment, Jiyang College of Zhejiang A&F University, Zhuji 311800, China
- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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Bray JM, Stephens SM, Weierbach SM, Vargas K, Lambert KM. Recent advancements in the use of Bobbitt's salt and 4-acetamidoTEMPO. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:14063-14092. [PMID: 37946555 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc04709a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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Recent advances in synthetic methodologies for selective, oxidative transformations using Bobbitt's salt (4-acetamido-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-oxopiperidinium tetrafluoroborate, 1) and its stable organic nitroxide counterpart ACT (4-acetamidoTEMPO, 4-acetamido-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl, 2) have led to increased applications across a broad array of disciplines. Current applications and mechanistic understanding of these metal-free, environmentally benign, and easily accessible organic oxidants now span well-beyond the seminal use of 1 and 2 in selective alcohol oxidations. New synthetic methodologies for the oxidation of alcohols, ethers, amines, thiols, C-H bonds and other functional groups with 1 and 2 along with the field's current mechanistic understandings of these processes are presented alongside our contributions in this area. Exciting new areas harnessing the unique properties of these oxidants include: applications to drug discovery and natural product total synthesis, the development of new electrocatalytic methods for depolymerization of lignin and modification of other biopolymers, in vitro and in vivo nucleoside modifications, applications in supramolecular catalysis, the synthesis of new polymers and materials, enhancements in the design of organic redox flow batteries, uses in organic fuel cells, applications and advancements in energy storage, the development of electrochemical sensors, and the production of renewable fuels.
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- Jean M Bray
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Old Dominion University, 4501 Elkhorn Ave, Norfolk, VA 23529, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Old Dominion University, 4501 Elkhorn Ave, Norfolk, VA 23529, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Old Dominion University, 4501 Elkhorn Ave, Norfolk, VA 23529, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Old Dominion University, 4501 Elkhorn Ave, Norfolk, VA 23529, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Old Dominion University, 4501 Elkhorn Ave, Norfolk, VA 23529, USA.
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Qin C, Koengeter T, Zhao F, Mu Y, Liu F, Houk KN, Hoveyda AH. Z-Trisubstituted α,β-Unsaturated Esters and Acid Fluorides through Stereocontrolled Catalytic Cross-Metathesis. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:3748-3762. [PMID: 36720176 PMCID: PMC10075318 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c13245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Catalytic cross-metathesis (CM) reactions that can generate trisubstituted alkenes in high stereoisomeric purity are important but remain limited in scope. Here, CM reactions are introduced that generate Z-trisubstituted α-methyl, α,β-unsaturated, alkyl and aryl esters, thiol esters, and acid fluorides. Transformations are promoted by a Mo bis-aryloxide, a monoaryloxide pyrrolide, or a monoaryloxide chloride complex; air-stable and commercially available paraffin tablets containing a Mo complex may also be used. Alkyl, aryl, and silyl carboxylic esters as well as thiol esters and acid fluoride reagents are either purchasable or can be prepared in one step. Products were obtained in 55-95% yield and in 88:12->98:2 Z/E ratio (typically >95:5). The applicability of the approach is highlighted by a two-step conversion of citronellol to an isomintlactone precursor (1.7 g, 73% yield, and 97:3 Z/E) and a single-step transformation of lanosterol acetate to 3-epi-anwuweizic acid (72% yield and 94:6 Z/E). Included are the outcomes of DFT studies, regarding several initially puzzling catalyst activity trends, providing the following information: (1) it is key that a disubstituted Mo alkylidene, generated by a competing homo-metathesis (HM) pathway, can re-enter the productive CM cycle. (2) Whereas in a CM cycle the formation of a molybdacyclobutane is likely turnover-limiting, the collapse of related metallacycles in a HM cycle is probably rate-determining. It is therefore the relative energy barrier required for these steps that determines whether CM or HM is dominant with a particular complex.
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- Can Qin
- Department of Chemistry, Merkert Chemistry Center, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467, USA
- Supramolecular Science and Engineering Institute, University of Strasbourg, CNRS, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Chemistry, Merkert Chemistry Center, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467, USA
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- College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Merkert Chemistry Center, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467, USA
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- College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Merkert Chemistry Center, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467, USA
- Supramolecular Science and Engineering Institute, University of Strasbourg, CNRS, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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Zhu Y, Zheng J, Evans PA. Intramolecular Rhodium-Catalyzed [(3+2+2)] Carbocyclization Reactions with Dienylidenecyclopropanes: A Concise and Stereoselective Total Synthesis of the Sesquiterpene (+)-Zizaene. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:3833-3838. [PMID: 36745821 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c10923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The development of an intramolecular rhodium-catalyzed [(3+2+2)] carbocyclization reaction of alkylidenecyclopropanes (ACPs) tethered to 1,4- and 1,5-skipped dienes is described. This transformation offers a new approach for the construction of bridged tricyclic compounds with up to three quaternary centers, which are suitable for the synthesis of challenging bioactive natural products. For instance, the synthetic utility of this transformation is illustrated through a concise asymmetric total synthesis of the sesquiterpene (+)-zizaene in ten steps from a commercially available starting material.
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- Yu Zhu
- Department of Chemistry, Queen's University, 90 Bader Lane, Kingston, ONK7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Queen's University, 90 Bader Lane, Kingston, ONK7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Queen's University, 90 Bader Lane, Kingston, ONK7L 3N6, Canada
- Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha410013, Hunan, P. R. of China
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Kato R, Saito H, Ikeuchi K, Suzuki T, Tanino K. Total Synthesis and Structural Revision of the 6,11-Epoxyisodaucane Natural Sesquiterpene Using an Anionic 8π Electrocyclic Reaction. Org Lett 2022; 24:7939-7943. [PMID: 36268969 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c03068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A new synthetic strategy that forms a seven-membered carbocycle using an anionic 8π electrocyclic reaction facilitated the first total synthesis of the 6,11-epoxyisodaucane natural sesquiterpene in 9.0% yield over 10 steps in the longest linear sequence. The misassigned proposed stereochemistry was corrected by the synthesis of both the proposed structure and its C6 epimer. In addition, the 5-7-fused ring system was concisely constructed by tandem decyanation/five-membered-ring formation from an epoxynitrile.
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- Ranmaru Kato
- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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Bernardo O, González J, Borge J, López LA. Gold-Catalyzed Regioselective Synthesis of Crowded Cyclopentadienes by Migratory Cycloisomerization of Vinylallenes. Org Lett 2022; 24:5203-5208. [PMID: 35819017 PMCID: PMC9490818 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c02035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We report the regioselective synthesis of silyl-substituted
cyclopentadienyl
esters through gold-catalyzed migratory cycloisomerization of silyl-substituted
vinylallenes. This transformation is proposed to proceed through a
perfectly orchestrated sequence of events including Nazarov-like cyclization
and several silyl and hydrogen rearrangements. Furthermore, exploiting
the multifaceted nature of the gold catalyst, we have also identified
suitable conditions for the synthesis of these cyclopentadienes in
a more straightforward manner through gold-catalyzed reaction of propargyl
esters and alkynylsilanes.
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- Olaya Bernardo
- Departamento de Química Orgánica e Inorgánica, Instituto Universitario de Química Organometálica "Enrique Moles" and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Universidad de Oviedo, Julián Clavería 8, 33006 Oviedo, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica e Inorgánica, Universidad de Oviedo, Julián Clavería 8, 33006 Oviedo, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física y Analítica, Universidad de Oviedo, Julián Clavería 8, 33006 Oviedo, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica e Inorgánica, Instituto Universitario de Química Organometálica "Enrique Moles" and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Universidad de Oviedo, Julián Clavería 8, 33006 Oviedo, Spain
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