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Relay Cross Metathesis for the Iterative Construction of Terpenoids and Synthesis of a Diterpene-Benzoate Macrolide of Biogenetic Relevance to the Bromophycolides
Bahou, Karim A.,Braddock, D. Christopher,Meyer, Adam G.,Savage, G. Paul
, p. 3176 - 3179 (2020)
We report a relay cross metathesis (ReXM) reaction for the construction of terpenoids in an iterative protocol. The protocol features the cross metathesis of a relay-actuated Δ6,7-functionalized C10-monoterpenoid alcohol with C10-monoterpenoid citral to form a C15-sesquiterpene. Subsequent functional group manipulation allows for the method to be repeated in an iterative fashion. The method is used for the synthesis of a diterpene-benzoate macrolide of biogenetic relevance to the bromophycolide family of natural products.
Enantioselective Total Synthesis of Berkeleyone A and Preaustinoids
Franzoni, Ivan,Guo, Chuning,Hong, Benke,Ji, Yunpeng,Jia, Hongli,Li, Houhua,Zhang, Yang
supporting information, p. 14869 - 14874 (2021/05/27)
Herein we report the first enantioselective total synthesis of 3,5-dimethylorsellinic acid-derived meroterpenoids (?)-berkeleyone A and its five congeners ((?)-preaustinoids A, A1, B, B1, and B2) in 12–15 steps, starting from commercially available 2,4,6-trihydroxybenzoic acid hydrate. Based upon the recognition of latent symmetry within D-ring, our convergent synthesis features two critical reactions: 1) a symmetry-breaking, diastereoselective dearomative alkylation to assemble the entire carbon core, and 2) a Sc(OTf)3-mediated sequential Krapcho dealkoxycarbonylation/carbonyl α-tert-alkylation to forge the intricate bicyclo[3.3.1]nonane framework. We also conducted our preliminary biomimetic investigations and uncovered a series of rearrangements (α-ketol, α-hydroxyl-β-diketone, etc.) responsible for the biomimetic diversification of (?)-berkeleyone A into its five preaustinoid congeners.
Combinatorial evolution of site- and enantioselective catalysts for polyene epoxidation
Lichtor, Phillip A.,Miller, Scott J.
, p. 990 - 995 (2013/02/25)
Selectivity in the catalytic functionalization of complex molecules is a major challenge in chemical synthesis. The problem is magnified when there are several possible stereochemical outcomes and when similar functional groups occur repeatedly within the same molecule. Selective polyene oxidation provides an archetypical example of this challenge. Historically, enzymatic catalysis has provided the only precedents. Although non-enzymatic catalysts that meet some of these challenges became known, a comprehensive solution has remained elusive. Here, we describe low molecular weight peptide-based catalysts, discovered through a combinatorial synthesis and screening protocol, that exhibit site- and enantioselective oxidation of certain positions of various isoprenols. This diversity-based approach, which exhibits features reminiscent of the directed evolution of enzymes, delivers catalysts that compare favourably to the state-of-the-art for the asymmetric oxidation of these compounds. Moreover, the approach culminated in catalysts that exhibit alternative-site selectivity in comparison to oxidation catalysts previously described.
