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An efficient synthesis of the precursor of AI-2, the signalling molecule for inter-species quorum sensing
Ascenso, Osvaldo S.,Marques, Jo?o C.,Santos, Ana Rita,Xavier, Karina B.,Rita Ventura,Maycock, Christopher D.
, p. 1236 - 1241 (2011/03/22)
Autoinducer-2 (AI-2) is a signalling molecule for bacterial inter-species communication. A synthesis of (S)-4,5-dihydroxypentane-2,3-dione (DPD), the precursor of AI-2, is described starting from methyl glycolate. The key step was an asymmetric reduction of a ketone with (S)-Alpine borane. This new method was highly reproducible affording DPD for biological tests without contaminants. The biological activity was tested with the previously available assays and compared with a new method using an Escherichia coli reporter strain thus avoiding the use of the pathogenic Salmonella reporter.
A Remarkable Substituent Effect on the Enantioselectivity of Tandem Asymmetric Epoxidation and Enantiospecific Ring Expansion of Cyclopropylidene Alcohols: A New Enantiocontrolled Synthesis of (-)-Debromoaplysin and (-)-Aplysin
Nemoto, Hideo,Nagamochi, Masatoshi,Ishibashi, Hiroki,Fukumoto, Keiichiro
, p. 74 - 79 (2007/10/02)
A remarkable substituent effect by the tert-butyldimethylsiloxy group on the enantioselectivity of the tandem asymmetric epoxidation and enantiospecific ring expansion of 2--2-cyclopropylideneethanol (18), affording (S)-(-)-2--2-hydroxymethylcyclobutanone (21) in high yield and high enantiomeric excess, was observed.This enabled us to accomplish a concise and highly enantioselective total synthesis of (-)-debromoaplysin (2) and (-)-aplysin (1), providing a new and general strategy for the enantioselective synthesis of biologically important substances having the dihydrobenzofuran framework.