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Enantioselective addition of selenosulfonates to α,β-unsaturated ketones

An organo-catalyzed enantioselective addition of selenosulfonates to α,β-unsaturated ketones was developed for the first time. With a chiral squaramide as an efficient catalyst, the desired α-selenylated ketones were obtained in a good yields with high enantioselectivity up to 89% ee, and good results could be obtained on a gram scale. The products could also be efficiently transformed into useful building blocks with a propenylic stereocenter; the strategy presented in this study may find further applications in organic synthesis.

Structural Modification of Natural Product Ganomycin i Leading to Discovery of a α-Glucosidase and HMG-CoA Reductase Dual Inhibitor Improving Obesity and Metabolic Dysfunction in Vivo

It is a great challenge to develop drugs for treatment of metabolic syndrome. With ganomycin I as a leading compound, 14 meroterpene derivatives were synthesized and screened for their α-glucosidase and HMG-CoA reductase inhibitory activities. As a result, a α-glucosidase and HMG-CoA reductase dual inhibitor ((R,E)-5-(4-(tert-butyl)phenyl)-3-(4,8-dimethylnona-3,7-dien-1-yl)furan-2(5H)-one, 7d) with improved chemical stability and long-term safety was obtained. Compound 7d showed multiple and strong in vivo efficacies in reducing weight gain, lowering HbAlc level, and improving insulin resistance and lipid dysfunction in both ob/ob and diet-induced obesity (DIO) mice models. Compound 7d was also found to reduce hepatic steatosis in ob/ob model. 16S rRNA gene sequencing, SCFA, and intestinal mucosal barrier function analysis indicated that gut microbiota plays a central and causative role in mediating the multiple efficacies of 7d. Our results demonstrate that 7d is a promising drug candidate for metabolic syndrome.

Direct Synthesis of γ-Keto Sulfones from Allylic Alcohols: One-Pot Palladium(II)-Catalyzed Generation of Enones Followed by Water-Mediated 1,4-Addition of Organosulfinates

Allylic alcohols were exploited as synthetic precursors of γ-keto sulfones. The reaction involved the one-pot generation of α,β-enones in situ from the allylic alcohols by using a PdII–dioxygen catalytic system and subsequent sulfa-Michael addition in the presence of water. Importantly, water was identified as a sustainable substitute for a toxic copper salt to promote organosulfonyl addition. Diverse examples of aromatic and aliphatic γ-keto sulfones were prepared. Specially, Ar–X (X = Br, Cl) bonds were tolerated, which indicated a chemoselective catalytic system for the preparation of halogen-bearing γ-keto sulfones. This one-pot method does not require an acid, a base, or isolation of any intermediate. Control experiments indicated that the active catalyst of the first step also promoted the subsequent C–S bond-formation reaction. Water was found to accelerate the reaction rate and to be involved in the protonolysis of the σ-alkylpalladium complex, as corroborated by deuterium incorporation.