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Gram-Scale Synthesis of Tomatidine, a Steroid Alkaloid with Antibiotic Properties Against Persistent Forms of Staphylococcus aureus
Normandin, Chad,Malouin, Fran?ois,Marsault, Eric
, p. 2693 - 2698 (2020)
We herein describe the first diastereoselective synthesis of the Solanum alkaloid tomatidine 1. The synthesis has been accomplished in 11 steps and 24.9 % overall yield (longest linear sequence). This methodology, which involves a convergent synthon insertion followed by a sequence of ring opening/nitrogen substitution/ring closing, allowed the generation of 1 on > 2 g scale. The synthetic challenge with the diastereoselective generation of the unusual spiroaminoketal moiety was solved through a combined azide reduction/addition sequence. The first diastereoselective synthesis of the phytosteroid yamogenin is also reported. Tomatidine has shown promising antibiotic properties against persistent forms of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). In particular, it possesses the unique ability to kill persistent forms of S. aureus and MRSA while simultaneously potentiating the antibiotic efficacy of aminoglycoside antibiotics against wild type strains of the bacteria.
Probing o-diphenylphosphanyl benzoate (o-DPPB)-directed C - C bond formation: Total synthesis of dictyostatin
Wünsch, Sebastian,Breit, Bernhard
supporting information, p. 2358 - 2363 (2015/02/05)
Herein, we report a robust total synthesis of dictyostatin. This polyketide natural product has attracted much attention because of its impressive antiproliferative activity against several human cancer-cell lines. We accomplished its synthesis in a highly convergent manner from three fragments of equal complexity, which were prepared on multigram scale. The southern and northwestern subunits were constructed through application of our o-DPPB-directed hydroformylation and allylic substitution methodology, respectively. These methods generated the C6 and C14 stereocenters of dictyostatin with good diastereoselectivities and simultaneously allowed further elaboration of the fragments by Wittig olefination and Sharpless asymmetric epoxidation, respectively. The compelling performance of the hydroformylation and allylic substitution with regard to practicability, selectivity, and scale underline their value for the construction of propionate motifs.
