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A dioxane template for highly selective epoxy alcohol cyclizations
Mousseau, James J.,Morten, Christopher J.,Jamison, Timothy F.
, p. 10004 - 10016 (2013)
Ladder polyether natural products are a class of natural products denoted by their high functional-group density and large number of well-defined stereocenters. They comprise the toxic component of harmful algal blooms (HABs), having significant negative economic and environmental ramifications. However, their mode of action, namely blocking various cellular ion channels, also denotes their promise as potential anticancer agents. Understanding their potential mode of biosynthesis will not only help with developing ways to limit the damage of HABs, but would also facilitate the synthesis of a range of analogs with interesting biological activity. 1,3-Dioxan-5-ol substrates display remarkable 'enhanced template effects' in water-promoted epoxide cyclization processes en route to the synthesis of these ladder polyether natural products. In many cases, they provide near complete endo-to-exo selectivity in the cyclization of epoxy alcohols, thereby strongly favoring the formation of tetrahydropyran (THP) over tetrahydrofuran (THF) rings. The effects of various Br?nsted and Lewis acidic and basic conditions are explored to demonstrate the superior selectivity of the template over the previously reported THP-based epoxy alcohols. In addition, the consideration of other synthetic routes are also considered with the goal of gaining rapid access to a plethora of potential starting materials applicable towards the synthesis of ladder polyethers. Finally, cascade sequences with polyepoxides are investigated, further demonstrating the versatility of this new reaction template. Reversed selectivity: 1,3-Dioxan-5-ol templated epoxy alcohols undergo a remarkably selective cyclization, which occurs with near complete endo selectivity that is opposite to that predicted by Baldwin's rules. This endo preference in water near pH 7.0 is an order of magnitude larger relative to that of a previously disclosed THP-templated cyclization (see scheme), suggesting that "templates" may be important in the biosynthesis of marine ladder polyethers. Copyright
Divergent synthesis of the tetracyclic ethers of 6-X-7-6 ring systems
Inoue, Masayuki,Wang, Jin,Wang, Guang-Xing,Ogasawara, Yoshihiro,Hirama, Masahiro
, p. 5645 - 5659 (2007/10/03)
Ladder-shaped polyether natural products show diverse biological activities with extreme potency. As the initial phase of detailed SAR studies of bioactive polyethers, we set out to construct structurally simple mimics. This paper details the divergent synthesis of 6-X-7-6 tetracycles (X=7, 8, or 9) starting from a simple 6-membered ether. Key reactions in the synthesis include (i) the direct formation of an O,S-acetal by the coupling of an alcohol with an α-chlorosulfide, (ii) the construction of a 7-membered ring by radical cyclization, and (iii) cyclization to the 7, 8 or 9-membered ring via a ring-closing metathesis reaction. The neutral reaction conditions of our strategy enable the synthesis of a wide variety of substrates. The results of this study can be applied for the rapid construction of artificial polyether compounds with diversified molecular shapes and sizes.
