Total synthesis of neooxazolomycin

Recyclization of Maleimides by Binucleophiles as a General Approach for Building Hydrogenated Heterocyclic Systems

The building of heterocyclic systems containing hydrogenated fragments is an important step towards the creation of biologically-active compounds with a wide spectrum of pharmacological activity. Among the numerous methods for creating such systems, a special place is occupied by processes using N-substituted maleimides as the initial substrate. This molecule easily reacts in Diels-Alder/retro-Diels-Alder reactions, Michael additions with various nucleophiles, and co-polymerization processes, as have been described in numerous detailed reviews. However, information on the use of maleimides in cascade heterocyclization reactions is currently limited. This study is devoted to a review and analysis of existing literature data on the processes of recyclization of N-substituted maleimides with various C,N-/N,N-/S,N-di- and polynucleophilic agents, such as amidines, guanidines, diamines, aliphatic ketazines, aminouracils, amino- and mercaptoazoles, aminothiourea, and thiocarbomoyl pyrazolines, among others. The significant structural diversity of the recyclization products described in this study illustrates the powerful potential of maleimides as a building block in the organic synthesis of biologically-active compounds with hydrogenated heterocyclic fragments.

Enantioenriched α-substituted glutamates/pyroglutamates via enantioselective cyclopropenimine-catalyzed Michael addition of amino ester imines

A procedure for the enantioselective synthesis of α-substituted glutamates and pyroglutamates via a cyclopropenimine-catalyzed Michael addition of amino ester imines is described. Enantioselectivities of up to 94% have been achieved, and a variety of functional groups were found to be compatible. The impact of the catalyst structure and imine substitution is discussed. Compared to other methods, this protocol allows for a broader and more enantioselective access to pyroglutamate derivatives.

Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Oxazolomycins B and C

Efforts towards the first total synthesis of (-)-oxazolomycin B and (+)-oxazolomycin C from the intermediate of our previous synthesis of (+)-neoxazolomycin are reported. The syntheses were achieved in a longest linear sequence of 25 steps from the amino acid serine in 3.6 and 2.7 % overall yields, respectively. The efficiency of our approach is derived from silyl triflate-mediated reductive oxazolidine ring-opening and Fürstner's Ru-catalyzed hydrosilylation and protodesilylation reactions. The obtained spectra and optical rotations were in good agreement with those of natural products, thus confirming the structures.

Applications of the Horner–Wadsworth–Emmons Olefination in Modern Natural Product Synthesis

The Horner–Wadsworth–Emmons (HWE) reaction is one of the most reliable olefination reaction and can be broadly applied in organic chemistry and natural product synthesis with excellent selectivity. Within the last few years HWE reaction conditions have been optimized and new reagents developed to overcome challenges in the total syntheses of natural products. This review highlights the application of HWE olefinations in total syntheses of structurally different natural products covering 2015 to 2020. Applied HWE reagents and reactions conditions are highlighted to support future synthetic approaches and serve as guideline to find the best HWE conditions for the most complicated natural products.

1 Introduction and Historical Background

2 Applications of HWE

2.1 Cyclization by HWE Reactions

2.2.1 Formation of Medium- to Larger-Sized Rings

2.2.2 Formation of Small- to Medium-Sized Rings

2.3 Synthesis of α,β-Unsaturated Carbonyl Groups

2.4 Synthesis of Substituted C=C Bonds

2.5 Late-Stage Modifications by HWE Reactions

2.6 HWE Reactions on Solid Supports

2.7 Synthesis of Poly-Conjugated C=C Bonds

2.8 HWE-Mediated Coupling of Larger Building Blocks

2.9 Miscellaneous

3 Summary and Outlook

Progress in the total synthesis of inthomycins

The inthomycin family of antibiotics, isolated from Streptomyces strains, are interesting molecules for synthesis due to their characteristic common oxazole polyene chiral allylic β-hydroxycarbonyl fragments and significant biological activities. The full structural motif of the inthomycins is found in several more complex natural products including the oxazolomycins, 16-methyloxazolomycin, curromycins A and B, and KSM-2690. This review summarises the application of various efforts towards the synthesis of inthomycins and their analogues systematically.

Enantioselective, Organocatalytic Strategy for the Oxazolomycin Core: Formal Synthesis of (+)-Neooxazolomycin

A concise, organocatalytic, enantioselective route to the γ-lactam core of the oxazolomycins was developed. Key steps include a Lewis base-catalyzed, Michael proton transfer-lactamization organocascade, a one-pot N-methylation and diastereoselective α-alkylation, a diastereotopic group-selective reduction, a substrate-directed allylic hydroxylation, and a lanthanide-mediated organolithium addition to append the side chain. A formal synthesis of (+)-neooxazolomycin via interception of a Kende intermediate, accessed in 10 steps (previously 24 steps from α-d-glucose), enabled confirmation of the relative and absolute stereochemistry.

Catalytic Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Exiguolide

The catalytic asymmetric total synthesis of (-)-exiguolide, a complex 20-membered macrolide embedded with a bis(tetrahydropyran) motif, is reported. The convergent synthesis involves the construction of the C1-C11 tetrahydropyran segment via catalytic asymmetric allylation and Prins cyclization, and the formation of the C12-C21 phosphonate segment via catalytic asymmetric cyclocondensation reaction and Johnson-Claisen rearrangement. The synthesis of 15-epi-exiguolide is also described.

Synthetic studies toward longeracemine: a SmI2-mediated spirocyclization and rearrangement cascade to construct the 2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane framework

Longeracemine, a member of the Daphniphyllum family of alkaloids contains a novel carbon framework featuring a highly functionalized 2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane core as part of an overall 5/6/5/5/6/5 skeleton. A synthetic intermediate containing the core of longeracemine has been efficiently prepared by employing a stereoselective SmI₂-mediated cascade reaction to advance a 7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptadiene to a 2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptene that is functionally poised for conversion to the natural product.

Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Inthomycins A, B, and C

Herein, we report the asymmetric total syntheses of inthomycin antibiotics containing a methylene-interrupted oxazolyl-triene motif. Utilizing the α,β-unsaturated aldehyde as a common intermediate, all three inthomycins A-C were divergently synthesized. The asymmetric ynone reduction provided an R-configured secondary alcohol as in the natural products with high enantioselectivity. The geometrically different triene units for each inthomycin were stereoselectively established via methyl cuprate conjugate addition, isomerization of the α,β-unsaturated aldehyde intermediate, and stereoretentive cross-coupling reactions.

Organo or Metal Complex Catalyzed Synthesis of Five-membered Oxygen Heterocycles

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The reactions involving the formation of C-O bond using metal as a catalyst have emerged to be one of the most influential reactions for the synthesis of heterocycles in modern organic chemistry. Catalysis by metals offers diverse opportunities to invent new organic reactions with a promising range of selectivities such as chemoselectivity, regioselectivity, diastereoselectivity, and enantioselectivity. The methodologies used earlier for synthesis were less approachable to the organic chemist because of their high cost, highly specified instrumentation and inconvenient methods. For both stereoselective and regioselective formation of five-membered O-containing heterocycles, cyclic reactions that are metal and non-metal-catalyzed have known to be very efficient. The present review article covers the applications of metal and non-metal as a catalyst for the synthesis of five-membered O-containing heterocycles.

The oxazolomycin family: a review of current knowledge

Oxazolomycin A and neooxazolomycin were firstly isolated in 1985 by the group of Uemura et al. from the Streptomyces sp. bacteria.

Asymmetric Total Synthesis of (+)-Neooxazolomycin Using a Chirality-Transfer Strategy

The total synthesis of (+)-neooxazolomycin was achieved from the amino-acid d-serine. The efficiency of this approach is derived from the use of principles of memory of chirality and dynamic kinetic resolution in the intramolecular aldol reaction of a serine derivative to build the densely functionalized lactam framework and to install three contiguous stereocenters. The key intermediate was readily elaborated to the target natural product.

A Highly Convergent Total Synthesis of Leustroducsin B

Leustroducsin B exhibits a large variety of biological activities and unique structural features. An efficient and highly convergent total synthesis of Leustroducsin B was achieved in 17 longest linear and 39 total steps by disconnecting the molecule into three fragments having similar levels of complexity. These pieces were connected via a highly efficient chelate-controlled addition of a vinyl zincate to an α-hydroxy ketone and a silicon-mediated cross-coupling. The stereochemistry of the central and western fragments was set catalytically in high yields and excellent de by a zinc-ProPhenol-catalyzed aldol reaction and a palladium-catalyzed asymmetric allylic alkylation.

Catalyst-free cascade reaction of heterocyclic ketene aminals with N-substituted maleimide to synthesise bicyclic pyrrolidinone derivatives

An efficient synthesis of bicyclic pyrrolidinones via a cascade reaction of HKAs and N-substituted maleimide in an environmentally friendly medium is described. This protocol uses group-assisted purification (GAP) chemistry. The library of bicyclic pyrrolidinone derivatives has been constructed with moderate to excellent yields.

Organocatalytic asymmetric syntheses of inthomycins A, B and C

The total syntheses of (+)-inthomycin A, (+)-inthomycin B and (-)-inthomycin C, the oxazole-triene antibiotics isolated from Streptomyces sp., have been accomplished via the highly enantio- and stereoselective construction of the C1-C7 (iododienyl)aldol units by taking advantage of a Cinchona alkaloid-catalyzed asymmetric β-lactone synthesis and their isomerisation-free Stille coupling with (E)-5-(3-(tributylstannyl)allyl)oxazole.

Palladium- and nickel-catalyzed alkenylation of enolates

Transition-metal-catalyzed alkenylation of enolates provides a direct method to synthesize broadly useful β,γ-unsaturated carbonyl compounds from the corresponding carbonyl compound and alkenyl halides. Despite being reported in the early seventies, this reaction class saw little development for many years. In the past decade, however, efforts to develop this reaction further have increased considerably, and many research groups have reported efficient coupling protocols, including enantioselective versions. These reactions most commonly employ palladium catalysts, but there are also some important reports using nickel. There are many examples of this powerful transformation being used in the synthesis of complex natural products.

Biomimetic synthesis, antibacterial activity and structure-activity properties of the pyroglutamate core of oxazolomycin

Biomimetic intramolecular aldol reactions on oxazolidine templates derived from serine may be used to generate densely functionalised pyroglutamates, which are simpler mimics of the right hand side of oxazolomycin. Some of the compounds from this sequence exhibit in vivo activity against S. aureus and E. coli, suggesting that pyroglutamate scaffolds may be useful templates for the development of novel antibacterials, and cheminformatic analysis has been used to provide some structure-activity data.

Palladium-catalyzed direct oxidation of alkenes with molecular oxygen: general and practical methods for the preparation of 1,2-diols, aldehydes, and ketones

1,2-Diols, aldehydes, and ketones are important intermediates in chemical synthesis, and alkenes are possible precursors for 1,2-diols, aldehydes, and ketones. Herein, novel and environmentally benign methods for palladium-catalyzed dihydroxylation and oxidative cleavage of olefins with oxygen as sole oxidant are presented. The cleavage reactions were performed with acid as additive in aqueous solution, whereas 1,2-diols were formed in the presence of base. A broad substrate scope has been demonstrated allowing monosubstituted aromatic and aliphatic terminal alkenes, 1,2-disubstituted, and 1,1-disubstituted olefins. The cleavage reactions of dioxo-Pd(II) complexes implicate 1,2-diol might act as a key intermediate of olefin cleavage.

One-pot o-nitrobenzenesulfonylhydrazide (NBSH) formation-diimide alkene reduction protocol

A one-pot protocol for the formation of 2-nitrobenzenesulfonylhydrazide (NBSH) from commercial reagents and subsequent alkene reduction is presented. The transformation is operationally simple and generally efficient for effecting diimide alkene reductions. A range of 16 substrates have been reduced, highlighting the unique chemoselectivity of diimide as a reduction system.

Indium-catalyzed Conia-ene reaction for alkaloid synthesis

In(OTf)3-catalyzed cyclization of nitrogen- and oxygen-tethered acetylenic malonic esters provides various five- to seven-membered heterocycles in moderate to excellent yield, and the reaction proceeds with no racemization and complete E-selectivity in the case of chiral and nonterminal alkynes. The synthetic utility is demonstrated by the synthesis of (-)-salinosporamide A, a highly potent 20S proteasome inhibitor, and (+)-neooxazolomycin, a member of the oxazolomycin family of antibiotics.