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Min L, Zhong LP, Li CC. Total Synthesis of abeo-Steroids via Cycloaddition Strategy. Acc Chem Res 2023; 56:2378-2390. [PMID: 37584637 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.3c00350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/17/2023]
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ConspectusSteroids continue to play a significant role in organic chemistry, medicinal chemistry, and drug discovery due to their important biological activities and diverse intriguing structures. Although synthetic organic chemists have successfully constructed and elaborated the classical [6-6-6-5] tetracyclic steroid skeleton for nearly a century, synthesis of the unusual rearranged steroids, particularly abeo-steroids with a medium-sized ring, remains a challenge in the synthetic community. Furthermore, the structures of abeo-steroids are complex and diverse, containing a seven-membered ring embedded in the fused or bridged A/B ring system and possessing numerous stereogenic centers. Besides their structural complexity, various abeo-steroids have shown remarkable biological activities. However, the relative scarcity of abeo-steroids in natural sources has impeded the systematic evaluation of their biological activities. In addition, direct strategies to build the core structures of abeo-steroids are very rare, partially because of the high ring-strain energies of their rearranged A/B ring systems. Therefore, the development of direct and efficient synthetic approaches to these complex molecules is highly desired.Our long-standing interest in the total synthesis of abeo-steroids and the development of new cycloaddition reactions for streamlining complex molecule synthesis have led us to develop a series of unique and powerful intramolecular cycloaddition strategies to access a diverse array of highly strained abeo-steroids. These strategies include Ru-catalyzed [5 + 2] cycloaddition, acid-promoted type I [5 + 2] cycloaddition, Rh-catalyzed [2 + 2 + 1] cycloaddition, and type II [5 + 2] cycloaddition. Since 2018, we have accomplished the first total syntheses of five synthetically challenging abeo-steroids, i.e., bufogargarizins A and B, phomarol, bufospirostenin A, and cyclocitrinol, thus facilitating the evaluation of their pharmacological potentials. In this Account, we summarize our laboratory's systematic efforts in the total synthesis of these abeo-steroids via cycloaddition strategies. We highlight the efficiency and versatility of each cycloaddition strategy for constructing structurally complex abeo-steroid cores by forming the A/B ring system. The evolution of each strategy and key lessons learned from the synthetic journey are also discussed. We believe that our unique perspective in this field will promote advances in the total synthesis of abeo- and related steroids.
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- Long Min
- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Guangming Advanced Research Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Guangming Advanced Research Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Guangming Advanced Research Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
- Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen 518132, China
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Nakano Y, Lupton DW. One carbon-four new bonds. Science 2023; 379:439-440. [PMID: 36730389 DOI: 10.1126/science.adf2201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Stable carbenes deliver a carbon atom to simple amides, producing a range of cyclic compounds.
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- Yuji Nakano
- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Kumar Y, Ila H. Domino Synthesis of Thiazolo-Fused Six- and Seven-Membered Nitrogen Heterocycles via Intramolecular Heteroannulation of In-Situ-Generated 2-(Het)aryl-4-amino-5-functionalized Thiazoles. J Org Chem 2022; 87:12397-12413. [PMID: 36069522 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c01673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Synthesis of novel 2-(het)aryl-substituted thiazolo-fused six- and seven-membered heterocycles, such as thiazolo[4,5-b]pyridin-5(4H)-ones, thiazolo[4,5-c]isoquinolin-5(4H)-ones, thiazolo[4,5-b]quinolin-9(4H)-ones, 4H-benzo[e]thiazolo[4,5-b]azepine-5,10-diones, have been developed in a single-pot operation via intramolecular heteroannulation of in-situ-generated 2-(het)aryl-4-amino-5-functionalized thiazoles. These 4-amino-5-functionalized thiazoles were readily obtained in a one-pot process by treatment of a range of (het)aryldithioesters with cyanamide in the presence of NaH, followed by in situ S-alkylation-intramolecular condensations of the resulting thioimidate salts with appropriate activated methylene halides. On the other hand, the corresponding 4H-benzo[b]thiazolo[4,5-e][1,4]diazepin-10(9H)-ones were synthesized in a two-step process, requiring prior isolation of 5-carboethoxy-4-(2-nitrophenyl)aminothiazoles and their subsequent reductive cyclization. The activated methylene halides employed in these reactions for the synthesis of various thiazolo-fused heterocycles were methyl bromocrotonate, ethyl 2-(bromomethyl)benzoate, 2-fluorophenacyl bromides, ethyl 2-(2-bromoacetyl)benzoate, and ethyl bromoacetate. Several of these thiazolo-fused heterocycles display yellow green to green fluorescence, and their absorption and emission spectra have also been examined.
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- Yogendra Kumar
- New Chemistry Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bangalore 560064, India
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- New Chemistry Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bangalore 560064, India
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Synthesis of Cyclic Fragrances via Transformations of Alkenes, Alkynes and Enynes: Strategies and Recent Progress. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27113576. [PMID: 35684511 PMCID: PMC9182196 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27113576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Revised: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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With increasing demand for customized commodities and the greater insight and understanding of olfaction, the synthesis of fragrances with diverse structures and odor characters has become a core task. Recent progress in organic synthesis and catalysis enables the rapid construction of carbocycles and heterocycles from readily available unsaturated molecular building blocks, with increased selectivity, atom economy, sustainability and product diversity. In this review, synthetic methods for creating cyclic fragrances, including both natural and synthetic ones, will be discussed, with a focus on the key transformations of alkenes, alkynes, dienes and enynes. Several strategies will be discussed, including cycloaddition, catalytic cyclization, ring-closing metathesis, intramolecular addition, and rearrangement reactions. Representative examples and the featured olfactory investigations will be highlighted, along with some perspectives on future developments in this area.
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Shivam, Tiwari G, Kumar M, Chauhan ANS, Erande RD. Recent advances in cascade reactions and their mechanistic insights: a concise strategy to synthesize complex natural products and organic scaffolds. Org Biomol Chem 2022; 20:3653-3674. [PMID: 35416224 DOI: 10.1039/d2ob00452f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The beauty of cascade reactions to bestow us with cumbersome organic scaffolds has made them a cutting-edge area of research. Although the planning of cascades may require intuition, their results can be highly impactful. The development of cascades to provide specific targeted molecules of an appropriate structural and stereochemical framework poses a significant challenge but can serve as one of the most impressive tools in organic synthesis. This review shares a broad interest in compiling cascade transformations towards the construction of polycyclic frameworks, induction of chirality/asymmetry in the protocol, etc. to solve diverse challenges in organic synthesis pursuits, as cascades enable the rapid and efficient construction of complex architectures from simple molecules. The studies highlighted herein manifest the utilization of a range of cascade reactions under various classifications for generating natural product skeletons such as palau'amine, benzosimuline, arcutinine, and others from simple building blocks, with emphasis on breakthroughs and potential for asymmetric synthesis. The exquisite synthetic designs of recently completed total synthesis of natural products with a focus on strategic concerns are also highlighted in this review.
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- Shivam
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, Jodhpur-342037, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, Jodhpur-342037, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, Jodhpur-342037, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, Jodhpur-342037, India.
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Harwood SJ, Palkowitz MD, Gannett CN, Perez P, Yao Z, Sun L, Abruña HD, Anderson SL, Baran PS. Modular terpene synthesis enabled by mild electrochemical couplings. Science 2022; 375:745-752. [PMID: 35175791 PMCID: PMC9248352 DOI: 10.1126/science.abn1395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The synthesis of terpenes is a large field of research that is woven deeply into the history of chemistry. Terpene biosynthesis is a case study of how the logic of a modular design can lead to diverse structures with unparalleled efficiency. This work leverages modern nickel-catalyzed electrochemical sp2-sp3 decarboxylative coupling reactions, enabled by silver nanoparticle-modified electrodes, to intuitively assemble terpene natural products and complex polyenes by using simple modular building blocks. The step change in efficiency of this approach is exemplified through the scalable preparation of 13 complex terpenes, which minimized protecting group manipulations, functional group interconversions, and redox fluctuations. The mechanistic aspects of the essential functionalized electrodes are studied in depth through a variety of spectroscopic and analytical techniques.
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Baker Laboratory, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 S. 1400 E., Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA
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- Asymchem Life Sciences (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. No. 71, 7 Ave., TEDA Tianjin, 300457, P.R. China
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- Asymchem Life Sciences (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. No. 71, 7 Ave., TEDA Tianjin, 300457, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Baker Laboratory, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA,Correspondence to: , ,
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 S. 1400 E., Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA,Correspondence to: , ,
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.,Correspondence to: , ,
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García-Pedrero O, Rodríguez F. Cationic cyclization reactions with alkyne terminating groups: a useful tool in biomimetic synthesis. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:1089-1099. [PMID: 34989726 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc05826f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Cyclization reactions through cationic intermediates have become a highly valuable tool in organic synthesis. The use of alkynes as the terminating group in this type of cationic process offers wide synthetic possibilities because this group can serve as a precursor of different functionalities. This article shows relevant examples of cationic cyclization reactions with alkynes as terminating groups with the intention of demonstrating the potential of this type of process, particularly in the context of biomimetic synthesis of natural products.
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- Olaya García-Pedrero
- Instituto Universitario de Química Organometálica "Enrique Moles", Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Universidad de Oviedo, Julián Clavería, 8, Oviedo-33006, Spain.
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- Instituto Universitario de Química Organometálica "Enrique Moles", Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Universidad de Oviedo, Julián Clavería, 8, Oviedo-33006, Spain.
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Mutoh H, Nakamura S, Hagiwara K, Inoue M. Construction of Pentacyclic Limonoid Skeletons via Radical Cascade Reactions. J Org Chem 2021; 86:6869-6878. [PMID: 33905252 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c00212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Limonoids 1 and 2 share a 6/6/6/5-membered ABCD-ring system and a six-membered oxacycle and differ in their C9-stereochemistries. A new radical-based strategy was devised to construct the pentacyclic skeletons of 1 and 2. An oxacycle-fused A-ring and enyne fragments were coupled to produce radical precursors 4a-4c with different C7-oxygen functionalities. The bridgehead tertiary bromide of 4a-4c participated in a radical cascade reaction with the three unsaturated bonds to cyclize the C9-diastereomeric BCD-rings.
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- Hiroyuki Mutoh
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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Guha S, Gadde S, Kumar N, Black DS, Sen S. Orthogonal Syntheses of γ-Carbolinone and Spiro[pyrrolidinone-3,3']indole Derivatives in One Pot through Reaction Telescoping. J Org Chem 2021; 86:5234-5244. [PMID: 33720725 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c00141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Herein we report a series of telescoping methodologies for one pot synthesis of biologically relevant γ-carboline derivatives 6 and spiro[pyrrolidinone-3,3']indole 7. Initially the three consecutive steps of cyclopropanation, phthalimide deprotection, and Boc-deprotection have been congregated in a single reaction vessel to afford a ∼1:1 mixture of 6 and 7. Next, careful optimization of the reaction sequence and the conditions generated an orthogonal approach to access compounds 6 and 7 exclusively. Air oxidation of the γ-carbolinones 6 afforded aromatic γ-carbolines 8.
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- Souvik Guha
- Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, Dadri, Chithera, Gautambudh Nagar, UP 201314, India
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- School of Chemistry, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, Dadri, Chithera, Gautambudh Nagar, UP 201314, India
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Shalit ZA, Valdes LC, Kim WS, Micalizio GC. From an ent-Estrane, through a nat-Androstane, to the Total Synthesis of the Marine-Derived Δ 8,9-Pregnene (+)-03219A. Org Lett 2021; 23:2248-2252. [PMID: 33635666 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c00382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The total synthesis of (+)-03219A, a rare Δ8,9-pregnene isolated from the marine-derived Streptomyces sp. SCSIO 03219, is described that is based on a series of transformations that enable progression from epichlorohydrin to an ent-estrane, then conversion to a nat-androstane, and finally establishment of the natural product target. Key to the success of these studies was implementation of two rearrangement processes to formally invert the quaternary center at C13 and establish the C10 quaternary center.
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- Zachary A Shalit
- Department of Chemistry, Dartmouth College, Burke Laboratory, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Dartmouth College, Burke Laboratory, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Dartmouth College, Burke Laboratory, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Dartmouth College, Burke Laboratory, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, United States
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Scalable and facile synthesis of acetal covalent adaptable networks with readily adjustable properties. Eur Polym J 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2021.110291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Zheng L, Hua R. Recent Advances in Construction of Polycyclic Natural Product Scaffolds via One-Pot Reactions Involving Alkyne Annulation. Front Chem 2020; 8:580355. [PMID: 33195069 PMCID: PMC7596902 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.580355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Polycyclic scaffolds are omnipresent in natural products and drugs, and the synthetic strategies and methods toward construction of these scaffolds are of particular importance. Compared to simple cyclic ring systems, polycyclic scaffolds have higher structure complexity and diversity, making them suitable for charting broader chemical space, yet bringing challenges for the syntheses. In this review, we surveyed progress in the past decade on synthetic methods for polycyclic natural product scaffolds, in which the key steps are one-pot reactions involving intermolecular or intramolecular alkyne annulation. Synthetic strategies of selected polycyclic carbocycles and heterocycles with at least three fused, bridged, or spiro rings are discussed with emphasis on the synthetic efficiency and product diversity. Recent examples containing newly developed synthetic concepts or toolkits such as collective and divergent total synthesis, gold catalysis, C–H functionalization, and dearomative cyclization are highlighted. Finally, several “privileged synthetic strategies” for “privileged polycyclic scaffolds” are summarized, with discussion of remained challenges and future perspectives.
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- Liyao Zheng
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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Evanno L, Belotti D, Toromanoff E, Cossy J. Synthesis of 12-epi
-Protopanaxadiol and Formal Synthesis of Ginsenoside Chikusetsusaponin-LT8. European J Org Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201901031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Laurent Evanno
- Molecular, Macromolecular Chemistry and Materials; ESPCI Paris, CNRS, PLS; 10 rue Vauquelin 75231 Paris Cedex 05 France
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- Molecular, Macromolecular Chemistry and Materials; ESPCI Paris, CNRS, PLS; 10 rue Vauquelin 75231 Paris Cedex 05 France
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- Molecular, Macromolecular Chemistry and Materials; ESPCI Paris, CNRS, PLS; 10 rue Vauquelin 75231 Paris Cedex 05 France
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- Molecular, Macromolecular Chemistry and Materials; ESPCI Paris, CNRS, PLS; 10 rue Vauquelin 75231 Paris Cedex 05 France
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Enzyme-mediated cascade reactions are widespread in biosynthesis. To facilitate comparison with the mechanistic categorizations of cascade reactions by synthetic chemists and delineate the common underlying chemistry, we discuss four types of enzymatic cascade reactions: those involving nucleophilic, electrophilic, pericyclic, and radical reactions. Two subtypes of enzymes that generate radical cascades exist at opposite ends of the oxygen abundance spectrum. Iron-based enzymes use O2 to generate high valent iron-oxo species to homolyze unactivated C-H bonds in substrates to initiate skeletal rearrangements. At anaerobic end, enzymes reversibly cleave S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) to generate the 5'-deoxyadenosyl radical as a powerful oxidant to initiate C-H bond homolysis in bound substrates. The latter enzymes are termed radical SAM enzymes. We categorize the former as "thwarted oxygenases".
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- Christopher T Walsh
- Stanford University Chemistry, Engineering, and Medicine for Human Health (CheM-H), Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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Nicolaou KC, Rigol S, Yu R. Total Synthesis Endeavors and Their Contributions to Science and Society:A Personal Account. CCS CHEMISTRY 2019. [DOI: 10.31635/ccschem.019.20190006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The advent of organic synthesis in the 19th century, serendipitous as it was, set in motion a revolution in science that continues to evolve into increasing levels of sophistication and to expand into new domains of science and technology for the benefits of science and society. Its evolution was always driven by the challenges posed by natural products, whose structures were becoming increasingly complex and diverse. In response to these challenges, synthetic organic chemists were prompted to sharpen their art to reach their target molecules, whose structures were often confirmed only after their synthesis in the laboratory through the art and science of total synthesis. The latter became the “locomotive” and the “flagship” of organic synthesis, for through this practice novel synthetic methods were discovered and invented, and also tested for their generality, applicability, and scope with regard to molecular complexity and diversity. The purpose of total synthesis has also evolved over the years to include aspects beyond the synthesis of the molecule and confirmation of its structure. In this article, we briefly review the evolution of total synthesis in terms of its power and reach and demonstrate its current state of the art that combines fundamentals with translational aspects through examples from our laboratories. The highlighted examples reflect the newly emerged paradigm of the discipline that includes—in addition to the total synthesis of the target molecule—structural elucidations, method discovery and development, design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of analogues for biology and medicine, and training of young students, preparing them for academic and industrial careers in the various disciplines that require knowledge and skills to practice the central science of chemical synthesis. Such disciplines include chemical biology, drug discovery and development, materials science and nanotechnology, and other endeavors whose fundamentals depend and rely on the structure of the molecule and its synthesis.
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- K. C. Nicolaou
- Department of Chemistry, BioScience Research Collaborative, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston,TX 77005 (United States of America)
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- Department of Chemistry, BioScience Research Collaborative, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston,TX 77005 (United States of America)
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- Department of Chemistry, BioScience Research Collaborative, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston,TX 77005 (United States of America)
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- Christopher T. Walsh
- Stanford University Chemistry, Engineering, and Medicine for Human Health (CheM-H)Stanford University Stanford CA 94305 USA
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- Center for Marine Biotechnology and BiomedicineScripps Institution of OceanographyUniversity of California, San Diego La Jolla CA 92093 USA
- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical SciencesUniversity of California, San Diego La Jolla CA 92093 USA
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Yadav D, Shukla G, Ansari MA, Srivastava A, Singh MS. Chemoselective one-pot access to benzo[e]indole-4,5-diones and naphtho[2,1-b]thiophene-4,5-diones via copper-catalyzed oxidative [3 + 2] annulation of α-oxoketene N,S-acetals/β-ketothioamides with α-/β-naphthols. Tetrahedron 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2018.08.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Lu Z, Zhang X, Guo Z, Chen Y, Mu T, Li A. Total Synthesis of Aplysiasecosterol A. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:9211-9218. [PMID: 29939021 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b05070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Aplysiasecosterol A (1) is a structurally unusual 9,11-secosteroid isolated from the sea hare Aplysia kurodai. We have accomplished the first and asymmetric total synthesis of 1 in a convergent fashion. The left-hand segment bearing three adjacent stereocenters was constructed through desymmetrizing reduction, ketalization, and radical cyclization. A strategy of asymmetric 2-bromoallylation followed by spontaneous desymmetrizing lactolization enabled a more expeditious access to this segment. The right-hand segment was prepared through two different approaches: one featuring Myers alkylation and Suzuki-Miyaura coupling and the other relying upon Aggarwal lithiation-borylation and Zweifel-Evans olefination. The two fragments were coupled by a Reformatsky type reaction. The three consecutive stereocenters embedded in the central domain of 1 were generated by an iron-mediated, hydrogen atom transfer based radical cyclization reaction.
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- Zhaohong Lu
- State Key Laboratory of Bioorganic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis , Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 345 Lingling Road , Shanghai 200032 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioorganic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis , Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 345 Lingling Road , Shanghai 200032 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioorganic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis , Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 345 Lingling Road , Shanghai 200032 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioorganic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis , Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 345 Lingling Road , Shanghai 200032 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioorganic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis , Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 345 Lingling Road , Shanghai 200032 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioorganic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis , Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 345 Lingling Road , Shanghai 200032 , China
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Tao DJ, Slutskyy Y, Muuronen M, Le A, Kohler P, Overman LE. Total Synthesis of (-)-Chromodorolide B By a Computationally-Guided Radical Addition/Cyclization/Fragmentation Cascade. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:3091-3102. [PMID: 29412658 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b13799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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The first total synthesis of a chromodorolide marine diterpenoid is described. The core of the diterpenoid is constructed by a bimolecular radical addition/cyclization/fragmentation cascade that unites two complex fragments and forms two C-C bonds and four contiguous stereogenic centers of (-)-chromodorolide B in a single step. This coupling step is initiated by visible-light photocatalytic fragmentation of a redox-active ester, which can be accomplished in the presence of an iridium or a less-precious electron-rich dicyanobenzene photocatalyst, and employs equimolar amounts of the two addends. Computational studies guided the development of this central step of the synthesis and provide insight into the origin of the observed stereoselectivity.
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- Daniel J Tao
- Department of Chemistry, University of California , Irvine, California 92697-2025, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California , Irvine, California 92697-2025, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California , Irvine, California 92697-2025, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California , Irvine, California 92697-2025, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California , Irvine, California 92697-2025, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California , Irvine, California 92697-2025, United States
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Shukla G, Srivastava A, Yadav D, Singh MS. Copper-Catalyzed One-Pot Cross-Dehydrogenative Thienannulation: Chemoselective Access to Naphtho[2,1-b]thiophene-4,5-diones and Subsequent Transformation to Benzo[a]thieno[3,2-c]phenazines. J Org Chem 2018; 83:2173-2181. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b03092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Gaurav Shukla
- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India
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Kapras V, Vyklicky V, Budesinsky M, Cisarova I, Vyklicky L, Chodounska H, Jahn U. Total Synthesis of ent-Pregnanolone Sulfate and Its Biological Investigation at the NMDA Receptor. Org Lett 2018; 20:946-949. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b03838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Vojtech Kapras
- Institute
of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nam. 2, 166 10, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute
of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nam. 2, 166 10, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Department
of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Hlavova 8, 128 43 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- Institute
of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nam. 2, 166 10, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nam. 2, 166 10, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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Jones KD, Stewart SG. Recent Advances in Steroid Synthesis: A Tribute to Sir Derek Barton. Aust J Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1071/ch18256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The synthesis of steroids and gaining an ultimate understanding of their reactivity was one of Sir Derek Barton’s most notable research areas. This highlight will focus on the construction of the steroid ring system from 2016 to 2018, and will include pathways that eventually led to natural product synthesis. For example, efficient syntheses of ent-pregnanolone sulfate and oestradiol methyl ether will be explained along with the total synthesis of cannogenol-3-O-α-l-rhamnoside.
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We describe the total synthesis of (±)-berkeleyamide D using a strategy stemmed from biosynthetic considerations of γ-hydroxy/methoxy-γ-lactam-based fungal metabolites.
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- Deokhee Jo
- Department of Chemistry
- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
- Daejeon 34141
- Republic of Korea
- Center for Catalytic Hydrocarbon Functionalizations
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- Department of Chemistry
- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
- Daejeon 34141
- Republic of Korea
- Center for Catalytic Hydrocarbon Functionalizations
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Nicolaou KC, Rigol S. The Evolution and Impact of Total Synthesis on Chemistry, Biology and Medicine. Isr J Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ijch.201600087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Kyriacos C. Nicolaou
- Department of Chemistry; BioScience Research Collaborative; Rice University; 6100 Main Street Houston Texas 77005 USA
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- Department of Chemistry; BioScience Research Collaborative; Rice University; 6100 Main Street Houston Texas 77005 USA
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Cameron RB, Beeson CC, Schnellmann RG. Development of Therapeutics That Induce Mitochondrial Biogenesis for the Treatment of Acute and Chronic Degenerative Diseases. J Med Chem 2016; 59:10411-10434. [PMID: 27560192 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b00669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Mitochondria have various roles in cellular metabolism and homeostasis. Because mitochondrial dysfunction is associated with many acute and chronic degenerative diseases, mitochondrial biogenesis (MB) is a therapeutic target for treating such diseases. Here, we review the role of mitochondrial dysfunction in acute and chronic degenerative diseases and the cellular signaling pathways by which MB is induced. We then review existing work describing the development and application of drugs that induce MB in vitro and in vivo. In particular, we discuss natural products and modulators of transcription factors, kinases, cyclic nucleotides, and G protein-coupled receptors.
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- Robert B Cameron
- Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina , 280 Calhoun Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, United States.,College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona , 1295 N. Martin Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina , 280 Calhoun Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, United States
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- Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina , 280 Calhoun Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, United States.,College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona , 1295 N. Martin Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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Alternative synthetic approaches to rac-progesterone by way of the classic Johnson cationic polycyclization strategy. Tetrahedron 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2016.03.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Yu Z, Liu L, Zhang J. Triflic Acid-Catalyzed Enynes Cyclization: A New Strategy beyond Electrophilic π-Activation. Chemistry 2016; 22:8488-92. [PMID: 27124814 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201601599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The cyclization of enynes, catalyzed by a transition metal, represents a powerful tool to construct an array of cyclic compounds through electrophilic π-activation. In this paper, we disclose a new and efficient strategy for enynes cyclization catalyzed by triflic acid. The salient features of this transformation includes a broad substrate scope, metal free synthesis, open flask and mild conditions, good yields, ease of operation, low catalyst loading, and easy scale-up to gram scale. A preliminary mechanism study demonstrated that the activation model of the reaction was σ-activation, which is different from the transition-metal-catalyzed enynes cyclization. Our strategy affords a complementary method to the traditional strategies, which use transition-metal catalysts.
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- Zhunzhun Yu
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai, 200062, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai, 200062, P. R. China.
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai, 200062, P. R. China. .,State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 354 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, P. R. China.
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Dale EJ, Ferris DP, Vermeulen NA, Henkelis JJ, Popovs I, Juríček M, Barnes JC, Schneebeli ST, Stoddart JF. Cooperative Reactivity in an Extended-Viologen-Based Cyclophane. J Am Chem Soc 2016; 138:3667-70. [PMID: 26909445 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b01368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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A tetracationic pyridinium-based cyclophane with a box-like geometry, incorporating two juxtaposed alkyne functions, has been synthesized. The triple bonds are reactive through cycloadditions toward dienes and azides, promoted by the electron-withdrawing nature of the pyridinium rings, as well as by the strain inherent in the cyclophane. The cycloadditions proceeded in high yields, with the cyclophane reacting faster than its acyclic analogue. While the cyclophane contains two reactive triple bonds, there is no evidence for a stable monofunctional intermediate-only starting material and the difunctional product have been detected by (1)H NMR spectroscopy. Molecular modeling of the energy landscape reveals a lower barrier for the kinetically favored second cycloaddition compared with the first one. This situation results in tandem cascading reactions within rigid cyclophanes, where reactions at a first triple bond induce increased reactivity at a distal second alkyne.
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- Edward J Dale
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.,Department of Chemistry, University of Basel , CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.,Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Vermont , Burlington, Vermont 05405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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The one-pot synthesis of a target molecule in the same reaction vessel is widely considered to be an efficient approach in synthetic organic chemistry. In this review, the characteristics and limitations of various one-pot syntheses of biologically active molecules are explained, primarily involving organocatalytic methods as key tactics. Besides catalysis, the pot-economy concepts presented herein are also applicable to organometallic and organic reaction methods in general.
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- Yujiro Hayashi
- Department of Chemistry , Graduate School of Science , Tohoku University , 6-3 Aramaki-Aza Aoba, Aoba-ku , Sendai 980-8578 , Japan . ; ; Tel: +81-22-795-3554
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Alonso P, Pardo P, Galván A, Fañanás FJ, Rodríguez F. Synthesis of Cyclic Alkenyl Triflates by a Cationic Cyclization Reaction and its Application in Biomimetic Polycyclizations and Synthesis of Terpenes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201508077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Alonso P, Pardo P, Galván A, Fañanás FJ, Rodríguez F. Synthesis of Cyclic Alkenyl Triflates by a Cationic Cyclization Reaction and its Application in Biomimetic Polycyclizations and Synthesis of Terpenes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015; 54:15506-10. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201508077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2015] [Revised: 10/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Pedro Alonso
- Instituto Universitario de Química Organometálica “Enrique Moles”, Universidad de Oviedo, Julián Clavería, 8; 33006 Oviedo (Spain)
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- Instituto Universitario de Química Organometálica “Enrique Moles”, Universidad de Oviedo, Julián Clavería, 8; 33006 Oviedo (Spain)
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- Instituto Universitario de Química Organometálica “Enrique Moles”, Universidad de Oviedo, Julián Clavería, 8; 33006 Oviedo (Spain)
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- Instituto Universitario de Química Organometálica “Enrique Moles”, Universidad de Oviedo, Julián Clavería, 8; 33006 Oviedo (Spain)
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- Instituto Universitario de Química Organometálica “Enrique Moles”, Universidad de Oviedo, Julián Clavería, 8; 33006 Oviedo (Spain)
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Yang Z, Li H, Zhang L, Zhang MT, Cheng JP, Luo S. Organic Photocatalytic Cyclization of Polyenes: A Visible-Light-Mediated Radical Cascade Approach. Chemistry 2015; 21:14723-7. [PMID: 26332702 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201503118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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A visible-light-mediated, organic photocatalytic stereoselective radical cascade cyclization of polyprenoids is described. The desired cascade cyclization products are achieved in good yields and high stereoselectivities with eosin Y as photocatalyst in hexafluoro-2-propanol. The catalyst system is also suitable for 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds, which require only catalytic amounts of LiBr to promote the formation of the corresponding enols.
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- Zhongbo Yang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190 (China), Fax: (+86)-10-6255-4449http://luosz.iccas.ac.cn
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin, 300071 (China)
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- Center of Basic Molecular Science (CBMS) Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084 (China)
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190 (China), Fax: (+86)-10-6255-4449http://luosz.iccas.ac.cn
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin, 300071 (China)
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- Center of Basic Molecular Science (CBMS) Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084 (China).
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- Center of Basic Molecular Science (CBMS) Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084 (China)
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190 (China), Fax: (+86)-10-6255-4449http://luosz.iccas.ac.cn.
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin, 300071 (China).
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Armbrust KW, Beaver MG, Jamison TF. Rhodium-catalyzed endo-selective epoxide-opening cascades: formal synthesis of (-)-brevisin. J Am Chem Soc 2015; 137:6941-6. [PMID: 25984951 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b03570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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[Rh(CO)2Cl]2 is as an effective catalyst for endo-selective cyclizations and cascades of epoxy-(E)-enoate alcohols, thus enabling the synthesis of oxepanes and oxepane-containing polyethers from di- and trisubstituted epoxides. Syntheses of the ABC and EF ring systems of (-)-brevisin via all endo-diepoxide-opening cascades using this method constitute a formal total synthesis and demonstrate the utility of this methodology in the context of the synthesis of marine ladder polyether natural products.
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- Kurt W Armbrust
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Li N, Wang TY, Gong LZ, Zhang L. Gold-Catalyzed Multiple Cascade Reaction of 2-Alkynylphenylazides with Propargyl Alcohols. Chemistry 2015; 21:3585-8. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201406456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Reid JP, McAdam CA, Johnston AJS, Grayson MN, Goodman JM, Cook MJ. Base-mediated cascade rearrangements of aryl-substituted diallyl ethers. J Org Chem 2015; 80:1472-98. [PMID: 25514457 DOI: 10.1021/jo502403n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Two base-mediated cascade rearrangement reactions of diallyl ethers were developed leading to selective [2,3]-Wittig-oxy-Cope and isomerization-Claisen rearrangements. Both diaryl and arylsilyl-substituted 1,3-substituted propenyl substrates were examined, and each exhibits unique reactivity and different reaction pathways. Detailed mechanistic and computational analysis was conducted, which demonstrated that the role of the base and solvent was key to the reactivity and selectivity observed. Crossover experiments also suggest that these reactions proceed with a certain degree of dissociation, and the mechanistic pathway is highly complex with multiple competing routes.
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- Jolene P Reid
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen's University Belfast , Belfast BT9 5AG, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Niemeier JP, Perrin PB, Holcomb MG, Rolston CD, Artman LK, Lu J, Nersessova KS. Gender differences in awareness and outcomes during acute traumatic brain injury recovery. J Womens Health (Larchmt) 2014; 23:573-80. [PMID: 24932911 DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2013.4535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Recent literature on traumatic brain injury (TBI), though mixed when reporting outcomes, seems collectively to suggest possible gender advantage for women in postinjury recovery, especially in executive functions. Hormonal neuroprotection, through female reproductive hormones, is often proposed as an underlying factor in these results. We explored potential gender differences in an aspect of executive functions, self-awareness (SA), which is often impaired after TBI, limits patient effort in critical rehabilitation, and increases caregiver burden. METHODS Within a prospective survey, repeated-measures design, 121 patients with moderate or severe TBI undergoing acute rehabilitation in a Level 1 trauma center, a family member or caregiver informant, and a treating clinician were asked to complete the Patient Competency Rating Scale (PCRS) and the Frontal Systems Behavior Scale (FrSBe) at admission and discharge. RESULTS Although overall, women and men with TBI showed generally similar levels of SA, women had significantly better awareness of their injury-related deficits at acute rehabilitation discharge, even when controlling for age, education, and injury severity. CONCLUSIONS Mixed findings in this study mirror the pattern of results that dominate the published literature on gender and TBI. Gender differences in executive dysfunction may not be as large or robust as some researchers argue. In addition, complex interplays of socialization, gender-role expectations, naturally occurring male and female ability differences, and differences in access to postinjury rehabilitation are understudied potential moderators.
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- Janet P Niemeier
- 1 Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Carolinas Rehabilitation , Charlotte, North Carolina
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The synthesis of urea in 1828 set in motion the discipline of organic synthesis in general and of total synthesis in particular, the art and science of synthesizing natural products, the molecules of living nature. Early endeavors in total synthesis had as their main objective the proof of structure of the target molecule. Later on, the primary goal became the demonstration of the power of synthesis to construct complex molecules through appropriately devised strategies, making the endeavor an achievement whose value was measured by its elegance and efficiency. While these objectives continue to be important, contemporary endeavors in total synthesis are increasingly focused on practical aspects, including method development, efficiency, and biological and medical relevance. In this article, the emergence and evolution of total synthesis to its present state is traced, selected total syntheses from the author's laboratories are highlighted, and projections for the future of the field are discussed.
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Yamashita S, Naruko A, Yamada T, Hayashi Y, Hirama M. Concise Synthesis of the Tetracyclic Framework of Azadiradione: Tandem Radical Cyclization Route. CHEM LETT 2013. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.2013.220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Shuji Yamashita
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University
- Research and Analytical Center for Giant Molecules, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University
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An increasing number of synthetic organic chemists are embracing the philosophy of efficiency. Herein we highlight multi-bond forming processes, which form two or more new covalent bonds in a single synthetic operation. Such processes, which have the ability to rapidly increase structural complexity, are preeminent in contemporary synthetic organic chemistry. In this short review we classify, analyse, and contrast contemporary multi-bond forming processes, frame these cutting edge contributions within a historical context, and speculate on likely future developments in the area.
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Li L, Wang H, Huang D, Shi Y. Acid-catalyzed regioselective sulfamination of γ-amino–alkenes and stereoselective rearrangement of pyrrolidines to piperidines. Tetrahedron 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2012.08.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Nicolaou KC, Hale CRH, Nilewski C, Ioannidou HA. Constructing molecular complexity and diversity: total synthesis of natural products of biological and medicinal importance. Chem Soc Rev 2012; 41:5185-238. [PMID: 22743704 PMCID: PMC3426871 DOI: 10.1039/c2cs35116a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The advent of organic synthesis and the understanding of the molecule as they occurred in the nineteenth century and were refined in the twentieth century constitute two of the most profound scientific developments of all time. These discoveries set in motion a revolution that shaped the landscape of the molecular sciences and changed the world. Organic synthesis played a major role in this revolution through its ability to construct the molecules of the living world and others like them whose primary element is carbon. Although the early beginnings of organic synthesis came about serendipitously, organic chemists quickly recognized its potential and moved decisively to advance and exploit it in myriad ways for the benefit of mankind. Indeed, from the early days of the synthesis of urea and the construction of the first carbon-carbon bond, the art of organic synthesis improved to impressively high levels of sophistication. Through its practice, today chemists can synthesize organic molecules--natural and designed--of all types of structural motifs and for all intents and purposes. The endeavor of constructing natural products--the organic molecules of nature--is justly called both a creative art and an exact science. Often called simply total synthesis, the replication of nature's molecules in the laboratory reflects and symbolizes the state of the art of synthesis in general. In the last few decades a surge in total synthesis endeavors around the world led to a remarkable collection of achievements that covers a wide ranging landscape of molecular complexity and diversity. In this article, we present highlights of some of our contributions in the field of total synthesis of natural products of biological and medicinal importance. For perspective, we also provide a listing of selected examples of additional natural products synthesized in other laboratories around the world over the last few years.
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- K C Nicolaou
- Department of Chemistry and Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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Domingo V, Arteaga JF, López Pérez JL, Peláez R, Quílez del Moral JF, Barrero AF. Total synthesis of (+)-seco-C-oleanane via stepwise controlled radical cascade cyclization. J Org Chem 2012; 77:341-50. [PMID: 22141741 DOI: 10.1021/jo201968t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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An asymmetric concise total synthesis of the (+)-seco-C-oleanane 1 was accomplished. The successful route to this natural product involves as the key step a stepwise regio- and stereocontrolled catalytic radical polyene cascade cyclization from preoleanatetraene oxide (16), a process mediated by Cp(2)TiCl. The use of this single-electron-transfer complex permits mild cyclization conditions without using unnecessary prefunctionalizations and stops the process at the bicyclic level. Theoretical data revealed high activation energy for the third ring closure, which would account for the control of the cyclization. This process also led to natural (-)-achilleol B, camelliol A, and (+)-seco-β-amyrin as minor compounds.
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- Victoriano Domingo
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Biotechnology, University of Granada, Avda. Fuentenueva, 18071 Granada, Spain
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Shi J, Manolikakes G, Yeh CH, Guerrero CA, Shenvi RA, Shigehisa H, Baran PS. Scalable synthesis of cortistatin A and related structures. J Am Chem Soc 2011; 133:8014-27. [PMID: 21539314 DOI: 10.1021/ja202103e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Full details are provided for an improved synthesis of cortistatin A and related structures as well as the underlying logic and evolution of strategy. The highly functionalized cortistatin A-ring embedded with a key heteroadamantane was synthesized by a simple and scalable five-step sequence. A chemoselective, tandem geminal dihalogenation of an unactivated methyl group, a reductive fragmentation/trapping/elimination of a bromocyclopropane, and a facile chemoselective etherification reaction afforded the cortistatin A core, dubbed "cortistatinone". A selective Δ(16)-alkene reduction with Raney Ni provided cortistatin A. With this scalable and practical route, copious quantities of cortistatinone, Δ(16)-cortistatin A (the equipotent direct precursor to cortistatin A), and its related analogues were prepared for further biological studies.
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- Jun Shi
- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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Terpenes and alkaloids are ever-growing classes of natural products that provide new molecular structures which inspire chemists and possess a broad range of biological activity. Terpenoid-alkaloids originate from the same prenyl units that construct terpene skeletons. However, during biosynthesis, a nitrogen atom (or atoms) is introduced in the form of β-aminoethanol, ethylamine, or methylamine. Nitrogen incorporation can occur either before, during, or after the cyclase phase. The outcome of this unique biosynthesis is the formation of natural products containing unprecedented structures. These complex structural motifs expose current limitations in organic chemistry, thus providing opportunities for invention. This review focuses on total syntheses of terpenoid-alkaloids and unique issues presented by this class of natural products. More specifically, it examines how these syntheses relate to the way terpenoid-alkaloids are made in Nature. Developments in chemistry that have facilitated these syntheses are emphasized, as well as chemical technology needed to conquer those that evade synthesis.
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- Emily C. Cherney
- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute 10550 N. Torrey Pines Rd, La Jolla, CA 92037 phone: (+1) 858-784-7370 fax: (+1) 858-784-7375
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute 10550 N. Torrey Pines Rd, La Jolla, CA 92037 phone: (+1) 858-784-7370 fax: (+1) 858-784-7375
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Snyder SA, Treitler DS, Brucks AP. Simple reagents for direct halonium-induced polyene cyclizations. J Am Chem Soc 2011; 132:14303-14. [PMID: 20858010 DOI: 10.1021/ja106813s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 206] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Although there are many reagent combinations that can initiate polyene cyclizations, simple electrophilic halogen sources have not yet proven broadly effective as promoters of such processes. Herein is described a readily prepared and stable class of reagents capable of effecting such transformations for a wide range of electron-rich and -deficient terpenes derived from geraniol, farnesol, and nerol, thereby enabling the effective synthesis of a diverse array of complex chlorine-, bromine-, and iodine-containing polycyclic frameworks. Efforts to date have led to the first racemic laboratory total synthesis and structural revision of the anti-HIV natural product peyssonol A as well as an efficient and concise inaugural total synthesis of peyssonoic acid A. They have also permitted formal racemic total syntheses of aplysin-20, loliolide, K-76, and stemodin to be achieved through routes that are typically shorter, higher-yielding, and more environmentally conscious than previous efforts. Preliminary attempts to use chiral forms of the reagent class for enantioselective alkene halogenation are also described.
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- Scott A Snyder
- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, Havemeyer Hall, 3000 Broadway, New York, New York 10027, USA.
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Justicia J, Álvarez de Cienfuegos L, Campaña AG, Miguel D, Jakoby V, Gansäuer A, Cuerva JM. Bioinspired terpene synthesis: a radical approach. Chem Soc Rev 2011; 40:3525-37. [DOI: 10.1039/c0cs00220h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Corvers A, van Mil JH, Sap MME, Buck HM. Synthesis of thiophene-containing steroid-like molecules via olefinic cyclization reactions. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/recl.19770960106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Groen MB, Zeelen FJ. Biomimetic total synthesis of steroids II: Stereoselective synthesis of 7α-methyl-19-norsteroids. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/recl.19780971107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Arens JF. A formalism for the classification and design of organic reactions III. The class of (+ - )nC reactions. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/recl.19790980902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Roberts AA, Ryan KS, Moore BS, Gulder TA. Total (bio)synthesis: strategies of nature and of chemists. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2010; 297:149-203. [PMID: 21495259 PMCID: PMC3109256 DOI: 10.1007/128_2010_79] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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The biosynthetic pathways to a number of natural products have been reconstituted in vitro using purified enzymes. Many of these molecules have also been synthesized by organic chemists. Here we compare the strategies used by nature and by chemists to reveal the underlying logic and success of each total synthetic approach for some exemplary molecules with diverse biosynthetic origins.
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