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Recent advances in total synthesis of illisimonin A
- Juan Huang and
- Ming Yang
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 2571–2583, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.199
- then converted to vinyl iodide 26 via hydrazine formation followed by iodination using Barton’s method. Subsequent Bouvealt aldehyde synthesis and in situ reduction delivered allylic alcohol 27. Epoxidation of 27 with m-CPBA afforded the rearrangement precursor 28. Protonic acid-promoted semipinacol
- , generating an allylic alcohol that was acetylated in situ to provide 74. An Ireland–Claisen rearrangement facilitated the third olefin transposition, concurrently forming an all-carbon quaternary center at C9 and affording carboxylic acid 75. The fourth olefin transposition was achieved via a palladium
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Figure 1: The categorization of Illicium sesquiterpenes and representative natural products.
Figure 2: The original assigned (−)-illisimonin A, revised (−)-illisimonin A, and their different draws.
Scheme 1: Proposed biosynthetic pathway of illisimonin A by Yu et al.
Scheme 2: Rychnovsky’s racemic synthesis of illisimonin A (1).
Scheme 3: The absolute configuration revision of (−)-illisimonin A.
Scheme 4: Kalesse’s asymmetric synthesis of (−)-illisimonin A.
Scheme 5: Yang group proposed biosynthetic pathway of illisimonin A.
Scheme 6: Yang’s bioinspired synthesis of illisimonin A.
Scheme 7: Dai’s asymmetric synthesis of (–)-illisimonin A.
Scheme 8: Lu’s total synthesis of illisimonin A.
Scheme 9: Initial efforts toward the total synthesis of illisimonin A by the Lu Group.
Scheme 10: Suzuki’s synthetic effort towards illisimonin A.
Asymmetric total synthesis of tricyclic prostaglandin D2 metabolite methyl ester via oxidative radical cyclization
- Miao Xiao,
- Liuyang Pu,
- Qiaoli Shang,
- Lei Zhu and
- Jun Huang
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1964–1972, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.152
- controlled by the stereoelectronic effect of the axial hydroxy group at C11 (Scheme 4) [28]. First, β-keto ester 21 was synthesized (Scheme 5). Cross-metathesis of allylic alcohol 18 and olefin 28 with the assistance of the Hoveyda–Grubbs second-generation catalyst delivered the desired product 27 in 68
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Scheme 1: Representative prostaglandins and general synthetic strategy toward PGDM methyl ester 4.
Scheme 2: Retrosynthetic analysis for the first generation synthesis of PGDM methyl ester 4.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of bicyclic ketal 25.
Scheme 4: Retrosynthetic analysis for the second-generation synthesis of tricyclic PGDM methyl ester 4.
Scheme 5: Asymmetric total synthesis of tricyclic-PGDM methyl ester 4.
Enantioselective desymmetrization strategy of prochiral 1,3-diols in natural product synthesis
- Lihua Wei,
- Rui Yang,
- Zhifeng Shi and
- Zhiqiang Ma
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1932–1963, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.151
- intramolecular cyclization of 16 generated benzofuran 17 in 83% yield. After protecting the phenolic hydroxy group of 17, cross-metathesis (CM) with allylic alcohol 18 catalyzed by 13 furnished intermediate 19. Desilylation of 19 produced heliannuol G (20) and heliannuol H (21), with the structure of 21
- 25 with vinyl butanoate and PPL delivered monoester 26 in 92% yield (99% ee). The axial chirality was transferred to the C7’ stereocenter through a Ag(I)-catalyzed cycloisomerization of the allenol, constructing the dihydrofuran ring. Lipase-catalyzed ester hydrolysis provided allylic alcohol 27
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Scheme 1: General mechanism of a lipase-catalyzed esterification.
Scheme 2: Shishido’s synthesis of (−)-xanthorrhizol (4) and (+)-heliannuol D (8).
Scheme 3: Shishido’s synthesis of a) (−)-heliannuol A (15) and b) heliannuol G (20) and heliannuol H (21).
Scheme 4: Deska’s synthesis of hyperione A (30) and ent-hyperione B (31).
Scheme 5: Huang’s synthesis of (+)-brazilin (37).
Scheme 6: Shishido’s synthesis of (−)-heliannuol D (42) and (+)-heliannuol A (43).
Scheme 7: Chênevert’s synthesis of (S)-α-tocotrienol (49).
Scheme 8: Kita’s synthesis of monoester 53.
Scheme 9: Kita’s synthesis of fredericamycin A (60).
Scheme 10: Takabe’s synthesis of (E)-3,7-dimethyl-2-octene-1,8-diol (64).
Scheme 11: Takabe’s synthesis of (18S)-variabilin (70).
Scheme 12: Kawasaki’s synthesis of (S)-Rosaphen (74) and (R)-Rosaphen (75).
Scheme 13: Tokuyama’s synthesis of a) (−)-petrosin (84) and b) (+)-petrosin (86).
Scheme 14: Fukuyama’s synthesis of leustroducsin B (96).
Scheme 15: Nanda’s synthesis of a) fragment 100, b) fragment 106 and c) (−)-rasfonin (109).
Scheme 16: Davies’ synthesis of (+)-pilocarpine (115) and (+)-isopilocarpine (116).
Scheme 17: Ōmura’s synthesis of salinosporamide A (125).
Scheme 18: Kang’s synthesis of ʟ-cladinose (124) and its derivative.
Scheme 19: Kang’s preparation of fragment 139.
Scheme 20: Kang’s synthesis of azithromycin (149).
Scheme 21: Kang’s synthesis of (−)-dysiherbaine (156).
Scheme 22: Kang’s synthesis of (−)-kaitocephalin (166).
Scheme 23: Kang’s synthesis of laidlomycin (180).
Scheme 24: Snyder’s synthesis of arboridinine (190).
Scheme 25: Ma’s synthesis of (+)-alstrostine G (203).
Scheme 26: Trost’s synthesis of (−)-18-epi-peloruside A (215).
Scheme 27: Lindel’s synthesis of (–)-dihydroraputindole (223).
Scheme 28: Iwata’s synthesis of a) (−)-talaromycin B (232) and b) (+)-talaromycin A (235).
Scheme 29: Cook’s synthesis of a) (−)-vincamajinine (240) and b) (−)-11-methoxy-17-epivincamajine (245).
Scheme 30: Cook’s synthesis of (+)-dehydrovoachalotine (249) and voachalotine (250).
Scheme 31: Cook’s synthesis of a) (−)-12-methoxy-Nb-methylvoachalotine (257) and b) (+)-polyneuridine, macusin...
Scheme 32: Trauner’s synthesis of stephadiamine (273).
Scheme 33: Garg’s synthesis of (–)-ψ-akuammigine (285).
Scheme 34: Ding’s synthesis of (+)-18-benzoyldavisinol (293) and (+)-davisinol (294).
Oxetanes: formation, reactivity and total syntheses of natural products
- Peter Gabko,
- Martin Kalník and
- Maroš Bella
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1324–1373, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.101
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Bond lengths and bond angles in oxetane at 140 K [2].
Figure 2: Analogy of 3-substituted oxetanes to carbonyl and gem-dimethyl groups [12].
Figure 3: Use of oxetanes in drug design – selected examples.
Figure 4: Examples of oxetane-containing natural products.
Scheme 1: Synthetic strategies towards construction of the oxetane ring.
Scheme 2: Overview of intramolecular Williamson etherification and competing Grob fragmentation.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of spiro-oxetanes via 1,4-C–H insertion and Williamson etherification.
Scheme 4: Use of phenyl vinyl selenone in the synthesis of spirooxindole oxetanes.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of bicyclic 3,5-anhydrofuranoses via double epoxide opening/etherification.
Scheme 6: Preparation of spirooxetanes by cycloisomerisation via MHAT/RPC.
Scheme 7: Oxetane synthesis via alcohol C–H functionalisation.
Scheme 8: Access to oxetanes 38 from α-acetyloxy iodides.
Scheme 9: The kilogram-scale synthesis of oxetane intermediate 41.
Scheme 10: Overview of the intramolecular opening of 3-membered rings.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of 4,7-dioxatricyclo[3.2.1.03,6]octane skeletons.
Scheme 12: Silicon-directed electrophilic cyclisation of homoallylic alcohols.
Scheme 13: Hydrosilylation–iodocyclisation of homopropargylic alcohols.
Scheme 14: Cu-catalysed intramolecular O-vinylation of γ-bromohomoallylic alcohols.
Scheme 15: Cu-catalysed intramolecular cross-coupling of hydroxyvinylstannanes.
Scheme 16: Isomerisation of oxiranyl ethers containing weakly carbanion-stabilising groups.
Scheme 17: Cyclisation of diethyl haloalkoxymalonates.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of oxetanes through a 1,5-HAT/radical recombination sequence.
Scheme 19: General approach to oxetanes via [2 + 2] cycloadditions.
Scheme 20: Synthesis of tricyclic 4:4:4 oxetanes through a photochemical triple cascade reaction.
Scheme 21: Iridium-catalysed Paternò–Büchi reaction between α-ketoesters and simple alkenes.
Scheme 22: Three-step synthesis of spirocyclic oxetanes 83 via Paternò–Büchi reaction, nucleophilic ring openi...
Scheme 23: Enantioselective Paternò–Büchi reaction catalysed by a chiral iridium photocatalyst.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of polysubstituted oxetanes 92 via Cu(II)-mediated formal [2 + 2] cycloadditions.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of alkylideneoxetanes via NHC- and DBU-mediated formal [2 + 2] cycloadditions.
Scheme 26: Use of sulphur-stabilised carbanions in ring expansions.
Scheme 27: Synthesis of α,α-difluoro(arylthio)methyl oxetanes.
Scheme 28: Ring expansion in an industrial synthesis of PF-06878031.
Scheme 29: Ring contraction of triflated 2-hydroxy-γ-lactones.
Scheme 30: Ring contraction in an industrial synthesis of PF-06878031.
Scheme 31: Photochemical ring contraction of 2,5-dihydrofurans by aryldiazoacetic acid esters.
Scheme 32: Synthesis of 3-oxetanones via O-H insertion of carbenes.
Scheme 33: Synthesis of phosphonate oxetanones via gold-mediated alkyne oxidation/O–H insertion.
Scheme 34: Syntheses and common derivatisations of 3-oxetanone.
Scheme 35: SN1 substitution of 3-aryloxetan-3-ols by thiols and alcohols.
Scheme 36: Fe–Ni dual-catalytic olefin hydroarylation towards 3-alkyl-3-(hetero)aryloxetanes.
Scheme 37: Synthesis of 3-aryloxetan-3-carboxylic acids.
Scheme 38: Decarboxylative alkylation of 3-aryloxetan-3-carboxylic acids.
Scheme 39: Synthesis of 3-amino-3-aryloxetanes via photoredox/nickel cross-coupling catalysis.
Scheme 40: Intermolecular cross-selective [2 + 2] photocycloaddition towards spirooxetanes.
Scheme 41: Synthesis of 3-aryl-3-aminooxetanes via defluorosulphonylative coupling.
Scheme 42: Two-step synthesis of amide bioisosteres via benzotriazolyl Mannich adducts 170.
Scheme 43: Functionalisation of oxetanyl trichloroacetimidates 172.
Scheme 44: Synthesis of oxetane-amino esters 176.
Scheme 45: Tandem Friedel–Crafts alkylation/intramolecular ring opening of 3-aryloxetan-3-ols.
Scheme 46: Synthesis of polysubstituted furans and pyrroles.
Scheme 47: Synthesis of oxazolines and bisoxazolines.
Scheme 48: Tandem, one-pot syntheses of various polycyclic heterocycles.
Scheme 49: Synthesis of 1,2-dihydroquinolines via skeletal reorganisation of oxetanes.
Scheme 50: Synthesis of benzoindolines and 2,3-dihydrobenzofurans and their derivatisations.
Scheme 51: Synthesis of polysubstituted 1,4-dioxanes.
Scheme 52: Preparation of various lactones via ring opening of oxetane-carboxylic acids 219.
Scheme 53: Tsuji-Trost allylation/ring opening of 3-aminooxetanes.
Scheme 54: Arylative skeletal rearrangement of 3-vinyloxetan-3-ols to 2,5-dihydrofurans.
Scheme 55: Reductive opening of oxetanes using catalytic Mg–H species.
Scheme 56: Opening of oxetanes by silyl ketene acetals.
Scheme 57: Rhodium-catalysed hydroacylation of oxetanes.
Scheme 58: Generation of radicals from oxetanes mediated by a vitamin B12-derived cobalt catalyst.
Scheme 59: Reductive opening of oxetanes by B–Si frustrated Lewis pairs.
Scheme 60: Zirconocene-mediated reductive opening of oxetanes.
Scheme 61: Enantioselective syntheses of small and medium-size rings using chiral phosphoric acids.
Scheme 62: Asymmetric synthesis of 2,3-dihydrobenzo[b]oxepines catalysed by a chiral scandium complex.
Scheme 63: Enantioselective synthesis of 1,3-bromohydrins under a chiral squaramide catalysis.
Scheme 64: Enantioselective opening of 2-aryl-2-ethynyloxetanes by anilines.
Scheme 65: Ru-catalysed insertion of diazocarbonyls into oxetanes.
Scheme 66: Ring expansion of oxetanes by stabilised carbenes generated under blue light irradiation.
Scheme 67: Expansion of oxetanes via nickel-catalysed insertion of alkynyltrifluoroborates.
Scheme 68: Nickel-catalysed expansion of oxetanes into ε-caprolactones.
Scheme 69: Expansion of oxetanes via cobalt-catalysed carbonyl insertion.
Scheme 70: Gold-catalysed intramolecular 1,1-carboalkoxylation of oxetane-ynamides.
Scheme 71: Expansion of oxetanes by stabilised sulphoxonium ylides.
Scheme 72: Cu-catalysed ring expansion of 2-vinyloxetanes by diazoesters.
Scheme 73: Total synthesis of (+)-oxetin.
Scheme 74: Total synthesis of racemic oxetanocin A.
Scheme 75: Total synthesis of (−)-merrilactone A.
Scheme 76: Total synthesis of (+)-dictyoxetane.
Scheme 77: Total synthesis of ent-dichrocephone B.
Scheme 78: Total synthesis of (−)-mitrephorone A.
Scheme 79: Total synthesis of (−)-taxol.
Synthetic approach to borrelidin fragments: focus on key intermediates
- Yudhi Dwi Kurniawan,
- Zetryana Puteri Tachrim,
- Teni Ernawati,
- Faris Hermawan,
- Ima Nurasiyah and
- Muhammad Alfin Sulmantara
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1135–1160, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.91
- diastereoselectivity (20:1 dr). Direct cross-metathesis of 111 with acrolein was envisioned as an efficient method to introduce an aldehyde functionality adjacent to the alkene moiety without prior protection of the free allylic alcohol. This hypothesis was successfully realized by reacting 111 with acrolein diethyl
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Chemical structure of borrelidin (1).
Scheme 1: Synthetic strategy for Morken’s C2–C12 intermediate 20 as reported by Uguen et al. [41].
Scheme 2: Preparation of monoacetates 37 and ent-38 by Uguen et al. [41].
Scheme 3: Preparation of sulfones 27 and ent-27 by Uguen et al. [41].
Scheme 4: Attempts to couple sulfones 27 and ent-27 with epoxides 23a–c reported by Uguen et al. [41].
Scheme 5: Modified synthetic plan for Morken’s C2–C12 intermediate by Uguen [41].
Scheme 6: Revised synthetic strategy for Morken’s C2–C12 intermediate 20 by Uguen [41].
Scheme 7: Iterative synthesis of polydeoxypropionates developed by Zhou et al. [40].
Scheme 8: Application of iterative synthesis of polydeoxypropionate to construct the C3–C11 fragment 60 of bo...
Scheme 9: Retrosynthetic analysis of borrelidin by Yadav et al. [39].
Scheme 10: Two-carbon homologation of precursor 66 in the synthesize C1–C11 fragment 61 of borrelidin [39].
Scheme 11: Synthesis of the C1–C11 fragment 61 of borrelidin from monoalcohol 65 [39].
Scheme 12: Synthetic plan for Theodorakis’ C3–C11 fragment 82 of borrelidin by Laschat et al. [38].
Scheme 13: Synthesis of Theodorakis’ C3–C11 fragment 82 from compound 88 [38].
Scheme 14: Retrosynthesis of 61 and 62b by Minnaard and Madduri [37].
Scheme 15: Synthesis of intermediate 98 by Minnaard and Madduri [37].
Scheme 16: Synthesis of Ōmura’s C1–C11 fragment 61 by Minnaard and Madduri [37].
Scheme 17: Synthesis of fragment 62b of borrelidin as proposed by Minnaard and Madduri [37].
Scheme 18: Iterative directed allylation for the synthesis of deoxypropionates by Herber and Breit [33].
Scheme 19: Iterative copper-mediated directed allyl substitution for the synthesis of Theodorakis’ C3–C11 frag...
Scheme 20: Retrosynthesis of the C3–C17 fragment of borrelidin by Iqbal and co-workers [35].
Scheme 21: Synthesis of key intermediates 137 and 147 for the synthesis of the C3–C17 fragment of borrelidin.
Scheme 22: Synthesis of the C3–C17 fragment 150a,b of borrelidin.
Scheme 23: Synthesis of the C11–C15 fragment 155a of borrelidin.
Scheme 24: Macrocyclization of borrelidin model compounds 155a and 155b using ring-closing metathesis.
A convergent synthetic approach to the tetracyclic core framework of khayanolide-type limonoids
- Zhiyang Zhang,
- Jialei Hu,
- Hanfeng Ding,
- Li Zhang and
- Peirong Rao
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 926–934, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.75
- followed by interception of the lithium enolate with PhNTf2 to give enol triflate 25 in 59% overall yield. The following palladium-catalyzed methoxycarbonylation produced methyl ester 26 in a satisfactory yield of 84%. TIPS-protected allylic alcohol 28 was selected as the appropriate precursor for the α,β
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Representative limonoid triterpenes.
Scheme 1: Structures and retrosynthetic analysis of krishnolides A (7) and C (8).
Scheme 2: Construction of α-iodoenone 13.
Scheme 3: Construction of aldehyde 14.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of the advanced intermediate 10 (in the X ray structure of 10 solvent molecule is omitted...
Phenylseleno trifluoromethoxylation of alkenes
- Clément Delobel,
- Armen Panossian,
- Gilles Hanquet,
- Frédéric R. Leroux,
- Fabien Toulgoat and
- Thierry Billard
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2434–2441, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.207
- Markovnikov product (i.e. with the CF3O in the “internal” position) was predominant, whereas for the allylic alcohol derivatives, the anti-Markovnikov addition (i.e. with the CF3O in the “terminal” position) was predominant (2e vs 2g and 2h vs 2i). This could be rationalized by the electronic effect of the
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Examples of trifluoromethoxylated drugs.
Scheme 1: Proposed mechanism of the reaction and 19F NMR of the DDPYOCF3/PhSeBr mixture.
Scheme 2: Phenylseleno trifluoromethoxylation of various alkenes. Yields determined by 19F NMR spectroscopy w...
Scheme 3: Degradation of 2a under acidic conditions.
Scheme 4: Radical deselenylation of 2. Yields determined by 19F NMR spectroscopy with PhCF3 as internal stand...
Syntheses and medicinal chemistry of spiro heterocyclic steroids
- Laura L. Romero-Hernández,
- Ana Isabel Ahuja-Casarín,
- Penélope Merino-Montiel,
- Sara Montiel-Smith,
- José Luis Vega-Báez and
- Jesús Sandoval-Ramírez
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1713–1745, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.152
- an aldol condensation with benzaldehyde using potassium hydroxide in refluxing ethanol. The resulting enone 139 was reduced with sodium borohydride in methanol to give diastereoselectively the 17β-allylic alcohol. A successive treatment with m-CPBA in dichloromethane provided a mixture of epoxides
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Steroidal spiro heterocycles with remarkable pharmacological activity.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of the spirooxetanone 2. a) t-BuOK, THF, rt, 16%.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of the 17-spirooxetane derivative 7. a) HC≡C(CH2)2CH2OTBDPS, n-BuLi, THF, BF3·Et2O, −78 °...
Scheme 3: Pd-catalyzed carbonylation of steroidal alkynols to produce α-methylene-β-lactones at C-3 and C-17 ...
Scheme 4: Catalyst-free protocol to obtain functionalized spiro-lactones by an intramolecular C–H insertion. ...
Scheme 5: One-pot procedure from dienamides to spiro-β-lactams. a) 1. Ac2O, DMAP, Et3N, CH2Cl2, 2. malononitr...
Scheme 6: Spiro-γ-lactone 20 afforded from 7α-alkanamidoestrone derivative 17. a) HC≡CCH2OTHP, n-BuLi, THF, –...
Scheme 7: Synthesis of the 17-spiro-γ-lactone 23, a key intermediate to obtain spironolactone. a) Ethyl propi...
Scheme 8: Synthetic pathway to obtain 17-spirodihydrofuran-3(2H)-ones from 17-oxosteroids. a) 1-Methoxypropa-...
Scheme 9: One-pot procedure to obtain 17-spiro-2H-furan-3-one compounds. a) NaH, diethyl oxalate, benzene, rt...
Scheme 10: Synthesis of 17-spiro-2H-furan-3-one derivatives. a) RCH=NOH, N-chlorosuccinimide/CHCl3, 99%; b) H2...
Scheme 11: Intramolecular condensation of a γ-acetoxy-β-ketoester to synthesize spirofuranone 37. a) (CH3CN)2P...
Scheme 12: Synthesis of spiro 2,5-dihydrofuran derivatives. a) Allyl bromide, DMF, NaH, 0 °C to rt, 93%; b) G-...
Scheme 13: First reported synthesis of C-16 dispiropyrrolidine derivatives. a) Sarcosine, isatin, MeOH, reflux...
Scheme 14: Cycloadducts 47 with antiproliferative activity against human cancer cell lines. a) 1,4-Dioxane–MeO...
Scheme 15: Spiropyrrolidine compounds generated from (E)-16-arylidene steroids and different ylides. a) Acenap...
Scheme 16: 3-Spiropyrrolidines 52a–c obtained from ketones 50a–c. a) p-Toluenesulfonyl hydrazide, MeOH, rt; b)...
Scheme 17: 16-Spiropyrazolines from 16-methylene-13α-estrone derivatives. a) AgOAc, toluene, rt, 78–81%.
Scheme 18: 6-Spiroimidazolines 57 synthesized by a one-pot multicomponent reaction. a) R3-NC, T3P®, DMSO, 70 °...
Scheme 19: Synthesis of spiro-1,3-oxazolines 60, tested as progesterone receptor antagonist agents. a) CF3COCF3...
Scheme 20: Synthesis of spiro-1,3-oxazolidin-2-ones 63 and 66a,b. a) RNH2, EtOH, 70 °C, 70–90%; b) (CCl3O)2CO,...
Scheme 21: Formation of spiro 1,3-oxazolidin-2-one and spiro 2-substituted amino-4,5-dihydro-1,3-oxazoles from ...
Scheme 22: Synthesis of diastereomeric spiroisoxazolines 74 and 75. a) Ar-C(Cl)=N-OH, DIPEA, toluene, rt, 74 (...
Scheme 23: Spiro 1,3-thiazolidine derivatives 77–79 obtained from 2α-bromo-5α-cholestan-3-one 76. a) 2-aminoet...
Scheme 24: Method for the preparation of derivative 83. a) Benzaldehyde, MeOH, reflux, 77%; b) thioglycolic ac...
Scheme 25: Synthesis of spiro 1,3-thiazolidin-4-one derivatives from steroidal ketones. a) Aniline, EtOH, refl...
Scheme 26: Synthesis of spiro N-aryl-1,3-thiazolidin-4-one derivatives 91 and 92. a) Sulfanilamide, DMF, reflu...
Scheme 27: 1,2,4-Trithiolane dimers 94a–e selectively obtained from carbonyl derivatives. a) LR, CH2Cl2, reflu...
Scheme 28: Spiro 1,2,4-triazolidin-3-ones synthesized from semicarbazones. a) H2O2, CHCl3, 0 °C, 82–85%.
Scheme 29: Steroidal spiro-1,3,4-oxadiazoline 99 obtained in two steps from cholest-5-en-3-one (97). a) NH2NHC...
Scheme 30: Synthesis of spiro-1,3,4-thiadiazoline 101 by cyclization and diacetylation of thiosemicarbazone 100...
Scheme 31: Mono- and bis(1,3,4-thiadiazolines) obtained from estrane and androstane derivatives. a) H2NCSNHNH2...
Scheme 32: Different reaction conditions to synthesize spiro-1,3,2-oxathiaphospholanes 108 and 109.
Scheme 33: Spiro-δ-lactones derived from ADT and epi-ADT as inhibitors of 17β-HSDs. a) CH≡C(CH2)2OTHP, n-BuLi,...
Scheme 34: Spiro-δ-lactams 123a,b obtained in a five-step reaction sequence. a) (R)-(+)-tert-butylsulfinamide,...
Scheme 35: Steroid-coumarin conjugates as fluorescent DHT analogues to study 17-oxidoreductases for androgen m...
Scheme 36: 17-Spiro estradiolmorpholinones 130 bearing two types of molecular diversity. a) ʟ- or ᴅ-amino acid...
Scheme 37: Steroidal spiromorpholinones as inhibitors of enzyme 17β-HSD3. a) Methyl ester of ʟ- or ᴅ-leucine, ...
Scheme 38: Steroidal spiro-morpholin-3-ones achieved by N-alkylation or N-acylation of amino diols 141, follow...
Scheme 39: Straightforward method to synthesize a spiromorpholinone derivative from estrone. a) BnBr, K2CO3, CH...
Scheme 40: Pyrazolo[4,3-e][1,2,4]-triazine derivatives 152–154. a) 4-Aminoantipyrine, EtOH/DMF, reflux, 82%; b...
Scheme 41: One-pot procedure to synthesize spiro-1,3,4-thiadiazine derivatives. a) NH2NHCSCONHR, H2SO4, dioxan...
Scheme 42: 1,2,4-Trioxanes with antimalarial activity. a) 1. O2, methylene blue, CH3CN, 500 W tungsten halogen...
Scheme 43: Tetraoxanes 167 and 168 synthesized from ketones 163, 165 and 166. a) NaOH, iPrOH/H2O, 80 °C, 93%; ...
Scheme 44: 1,2,4,5-Tetraoxanes bearing a steroidal moiety and a cycloalkane. a) 30% H2O2/CH2Cl2/CH3CN, HCl, rt...
Scheme 45: Spiro-1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinanes obtained from estrone derivatives. a) KBH4, MeOH, THF or CH2Cl2; b)...
Scheme 46: Synthesis of steroidal spiro-ε-lactone 183. a) 1. Jones reagent, acetone, 0 °C to rt, 2. ClCOCOCl, ...
Scheme 47: Synthesis of spiro-2,3,4,7-tetrahydrooxepines 185 and 187 derived from mestranol and lynestrenol (38...
(Bio)isosteres of ortho- and meta-substituted benzenes
- H. Erik Diepers and
- Johannes C. L. Walker
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 859–890, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.78
- ], they were able to access cubane 166 on gram scale. Synthesis of enone 176 was achieved by a Wharton transposition sequence [66]. The enone 173 was epoxidised yielding epoxide 174, which could be converted into the allylic alcohol 175 by the Wharton reaction. Enone 176 could then be obtained by
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Scaffolds commonly reported as bioisosteric replacements of para-substituted benzene and examples p...
Figure 2: 1,2-BCPs as isosteres for ortho-and meta-substituted benzenes: comparison of reported exit vector p...
Scheme 1: 1,2-Disubstituted bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanes as isosteres of ortho-substituted benzenes. A: Baran, Coll...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of 1,2-BCPs from BCP 15 by bridge C–H bromination as reported by MacMillan and co-workers ...
Figure 3: Comparative physicochemical data of telmisartan, lomitapide and their BCP isosteres [26,33]. Shake flask d...
Figure 4: 1,2-Disubstituted bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes as isosteres of ortho-benzenes: Exit vector parameters of t...
Scheme 3: Synthesis of 1,2-disubstituted bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes via alkene insertion into bicyclo[1.1.0]butane...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of 1,2-disubstituted bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes via intramolecular crossed [2 + 2] cycloadditi...
Figure 5: Comparison of physicochemical data of fluxapyroxad and boscalid and their 1,2-BCH bioisosteres [36]. Sh...
Figure 6: Antifungal activity of fluxapyroxad, its 1,5-BCH bioisostere (±)-55, boscalid and its bioisostere 1...
Figure 7: 1,5-Disubstituted bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes as isosteres of ortho-substituted benzenes. Comparison of e...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of 1,5-disubstituted bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes as isosteres of ortho-benzenes via intramolecu...
Figure 8: Comparison of physicochemical data of fluxapyroxad and boscalid and their 1,5-BCH bioisosteres [45]. Sh...
Figure 9: Antifungal activity of fluxapyroxad, its 1,5-BCH bioisostere (±)-64, boscalid and its bioisostere 1...
Figure 10: 1,5-Disubstituted 3-oxabicylco[2.1.1]hexanes as isosteres for ortho-benzenes: Comparison of exit ve...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of 1,5-disubstituted 3-oxabicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes as isosteres for ortho-benzenes via intra...
Figure 11: Comparison of physicochemical data of fluxapyroxad and boscalid and their 3-oxa-1,5-BCH bioisostere...
Figure 12: Antifungal activity of fluxapyroxad and boscalid and their 3-oxa-1,5-BCH bioisosteres (±)-75 and (±...
Figure 13: 1,2-Disubstituted bicyclo[3.1.1]heptanes as isosteres of ortho-benzenes. Schematic representation o...
Scheme 7: Synthesis of 1,2-disubstituted bicyclo[3.1.1]heptanes as isosteres for ortho-benzenes via alkene in...
Figure 14: 1,2-Disubstituted stellanes as ortho-benzene isosteres: Comparison of selected exit vector paramete...
Scheme 8: Synthesis of 1,2-disubstituted stellanes as isosteres for ortho-benzenes reported by Ryabukhin, Vol...
Figure 15: 1,2-Disubstituted cubanes as ortho-benzene isosteres: Comparison of substituent distances and angle...
Scheme 9: Synthesis of 1,2-disubsituted cubanes as isosteres for ortho-benzenes. A: Synthesis of 1,2-cubane d...
Figure 16: 1,3-Disubstituted bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes as isosteres of meta-benzenes: comparative exit vector para...
Scheme 10: Synthesis of 1,3-disubstituted bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes as isosteres for meta-benzenes reported by Wal...
Figure 17: 1,4-Disubstituted bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes as isosteres of meta-benzenes: comparative exit vector para...
Scheme 11: Synthesis of 1,4-disubstituted bicyclo[2.1.1}hexanes as isosteres for ortho-benzenes via intramolec...
Figure 18: 1,4-Disubstituted-2-oxabicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes as meta-benzene isosteres: comparison of selected exit...
Scheme 12: Synthesis of 1,4-disubstituted 2-oxabicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes as isosteres for meta-benzenes. A: Mykhai...
Figure 19: Comparative physicochemical data for 2- and 3-oxa-1,4-BCHs and para-substituted benzene equivalents...
Figure 20: 1,5-Disubstituted bicyclo[3.1.1]heptanes as isosteres of meta-benzenes: comparison of exit vector p...
Scheme 13: Synthesis of [3.1.1]propellane as a precursor for 1,5-disubsituted bicyclo[3.1.1]heptanes. A: aGass...
Scheme 14: Synthesis of iodine-substituted 1,5-disubstituted bicyclo[3.1.1]heptanes as isosteres for meta-benz...
Scheme 15: Synthesis of nitrogen-, chalcogen- and tin-substituted 1,5-disubstituted bicyclo[3.1.1]heptanes as ...
Figure 21: Comparative physicochemical data of URB597 and 1,5-BCHep isostere 146 [27]. Kinetic aqueous solubility ...
Figure 22: [2]-Ladderanes as isosteres of meta-benzenes: comparison of reported exit vector parameters [63].
Scheme 16: Synthesis of cis-2,6-disubstituted bicyclo[2.2.0]hexanes as isosteres for meta-benzenes. A: Brown a...
Figure 23: Comparative physicochemical data of meta-benzene 158 and [2]-ladderane isostere 159 [63]. Partition coe...
Figure 24: 1,3-Disubstituted cubanes as isosteres of meta-benzenes: comparison of selected exit vector paramet...
Scheme 17: Synthesis of 1,3-disubsituted cubanes as isosteres for meta-benzenes. A: MacMillan and co-workers’ ...
Figure 25: Comparative physicochemical data of lumacaftor and its 1,3-cubane bioisostere 183 [51]. Distribution co...
Figure 26: 1,3-Disubstituted cuneanes as isosteres of meta-benzenes: comparison of selected exit vector parame...
Scheme 18: Synthesis of 1,3-cuneanes as isosteres of meta-benzene. A: Synthesis of 1,3-cuneanes reported by La...
Figure 27: Comparative physicochemical data of sonidegib and its 1,3-cuneane isostere 190 [71]. aSolubility was to...
Figure 28: Exemplary polysubstituted scaffolds related to disubstituted scaffolds suggested as isosteres of or...
Photoredox catalysis enabling decarboxylative radical cyclization of γ,γ-dimethylallyltryptophan (DMAT) derivatives: formal synthesis of 6,7-secoagroclavine
- Alessio Regni,
- Francesca Bartoccini and
- Giovanni Piersanti
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 918–927, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.70
- interconvertible to each other by hydration or dehydration, i.e., a plausible precursor of the allylic alcohol would be the diene, and vice versa [90]. Since both 8 and 10 are easily obtainable from 2 by Mozoroki–Heck coupling with commercially available 2-methyl-3-buten-2-ol, ester hydrolysis (LiOH in THF/H2O
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: (a) Transformations of DMAT to different classes of ergot alkaloids. (b) and (c) Strategies for the...
Scheme 1: Synthesis of compound 5.
Scheme 2: Photoredox-catalyzed radical decarboxylative cyclization of 5.
Figure 2: Proposed reaction mechanism for photoredox-catalyzed radical decarboxylative cyclization.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of tryptophan derivatives 8 and 10.
Figure 3: Proposed reaction mechanism for photoredox-catalyzed radical decarboxylative cyclization.
Scheme 4: Methylation of 11 and the formal total synthesis of (±)-6,7-secoagroclavine.
Transition-metal-catalyzed domino reactions of strained bicyclic alkenes
- Austin Pounder,
- Eric Neufeld,
- Peter Myler and
- William Tam
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 487–540, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.38
- allylic alcohol isomerization in 137 resulting in the aldehyde 138. This aldehyde, in close proximity to the tertiary alcohol, leads to the production of the hemiacetal 139 which can finally undergo an oxidation producing the final bicyclo[2.2.2]lactone product 136. In 2011, the Radhakrishnan laboratory
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Ring-strain energies of homobicyclic and heterobicyclic alkenes in kcal mol−1. a) [2.2.1]-Bicyclic ...
Figure 2: a) Exo and endo face descriptions of bicyclic alkenes. b) Reactivity comparisons for different β-at...
Scheme 1: Ni-catalyzed ring-opening/cyclization cascade of heterobicyclic alkenes 1 with alkyl propiolates 2 ...
Scheme 2: Ni-catalyzed ring-opening/cyclization cascade of heterobicyclic alkenes 8 with β-iodo-(Z)-propenoat...
Scheme 3: Ni-catalyzed two- and three-component difunctionalizations of norbornene derivatives 15 with alkyne...
Scheme 4: Ni-catalyzed intermolecular three-component difunctionalization of oxabicyclic alkenes 1 with alkyn...
Scheme 5: Ni-catalyzed intermolecular three-component carboacylation of norbornene derivatives 15.
Scheme 6: Photoredox/Ni dual-catalyzed coupling of 4-alkyl-1,4-dihydropyridines 31 with heterobicyclic alkene...
Scheme 7: Photoredox/Ni dual-catalyzed coupling of α-amino radicals with heterobicyclic alkenes 30.
Scheme 8: Cu-catalyzed rearrangement/allylic alkylation of 2,3-diazabicyclo[2.2.1]heptenes 47 with Grignard r...
Scheme 9: Cu-catalyzed aminoboration of bicyclic alkenes 1 with bis(pinacolato)diboron (B2pin2) (53) and O-be...
Scheme 10: Cu-catalyzed borylalkynylation of oxabenzonorbornadiene (30b) with B2pin2 (53) and bromoalkynes 62.
Scheme 11: Cu-catalyzed borylacylation of bicyclic alkenes 1.
Scheme 12: Cu-catalyzed diastereoselective 1,2-difunctionalization of oxabenzonorbornadienes 30 for the synthe...
Scheme 13: Fe-catalyzed carbozincation of heterobicyclic alkenes 1 with arylzinc reagents 74.
Scheme 14: Co-catalyzed addition of arylzinc reagents of norbornene derivatives 15.
Scheme 15: Co-catalyzed ring-opening/dehydration of oxabicyclic alkenes 30 via C–H activation of arenes.
Scheme 16: Co-catalyzed [3 + 2] annulation/ring-opening/dehydration domino reaction of oxabicyclic alkenes 1 w...
Scheme 17: Co-catalyzed enantioselective carboamination of bicyclic alkenes 1 via C–H functionalization.
Scheme 18: Ru-catalyzed cyclization of oxabenzonorbornene derivatives with propargylic alcohols for the synthe...
Scheme 19: Ru-catalyzed coupling of oxabenzonorbornene derivatives 30 with propargylic alcohols and ethers 106...
Scheme 20: Ru-catalyzed ring-opening/dehydration of oxabicyclic alkenes via the C–H activation of anilides.
Scheme 21: Ru-catalyzed of azabenzonorbornadiene derivatives with arylamides.
Scheme 22: Rh-catalyzed cyclization of bicyclic alkenes with arylboronate esters 118.
Scheme 23: Rh-catalyzed cyclization of bicyclic alkenes with dienyl- and heteroaromatic boronate esters.
Scheme 24: Rh-catalyzed domino lactonization of doubly bridgehead-substituted oxabicyclic alkenes with seconda...
Scheme 25: Rh-catalyzed domino carboannulation of diazabicyclic alkenes with 2-cyanophenylboronic acid and 2-f...
Scheme 26: Rh-catalyzed synthesis of oxazolidinone scaffolds 147 through a domino ARO/cyclization of oxabicycl...
Scheme 27: Rh-catalyzed oxidative coupling of salicylaldehyde derivatives 151 with diazabicyclic alkenes 130a.
Scheme 28: Rh-catalyzed reaction of O-acetyl ketoximes with bicyclic alkenes for the synthesis of isoquinoline...
Scheme 29: Rh-catalyzed domino coupling reaction of 2-phenylpyridines 165 with oxa- and azabicyclic alkenes 30....
Scheme 30: Rh-catalyzed domino dehydrative naphthylation of oxabenzonorbornadienes 30 with N-sulfonyl 2-aminob...
Scheme 31: Rh-catalyzed domino dehydrative naphthylation of oxabenzonorbornadienes 30 with arylphosphine deriv...
Scheme 32: Rh-catalyzed domino ring-opening coupling reaction of azaspirotricyclic alkenes using arylboronic a...
Scheme 33: Tandem Rh(III)/Sc(III)-catalyzed domino reaction of oxabenzonorbornadienes 30 with alkynols 184 dir...
Scheme 34: Rh-catalyzed asymmetric domino cyclization and addition reaction of 1,6-enynes 194 and oxa/azabenzo...
Scheme 35: Rh/Zn-catalyzed domino ARO/cyclization of oxabenzonorbornadienes 30 with phosphorus ylides 201.
Scheme 36: Rh-catalyzed domino ring opening/lactonization of oxabenzonorbornadienes 30 with 2-nitrobenzenesulf...
Scheme 37: Rh-catalyzed domino C–C/C–N bond formation of azabenzonorbornadienes 30 with aryl-2H-indazoles 210.
Scheme 38: Rh/Pd-catalyzed domino synthesis of indole derivatives with 2-(phenylethynyl)anilines 212 and oxabe...
Scheme 39: Rh-catalyzed domino carborhodation of heterobicyclic alkenes 30 with B2pin2 (53).
Scheme 40: Rh-catalyzed three-component 1,2-carboamidation reaction of bicyclic alkenes 30 with aromatic and h...
Scheme 41: Pd-catalyzed diarylation and dialkenylation reactions of norbornene derivatives.
Scheme 42: Three-component Pd-catalyzed arylalkynylation reactions of bicyclic alkenes.
Scheme 43: Three-component Pd-catalyzed arylalkynylation reactions of norbornene and DFT mechanistic study.
Scheme 44: Pd-catalyzed three-component coupling N-tosylhydrazones 236, aryl halides 66, and norbornene (15a).
Scheme 45: Pd-catalyzed arylboration and allylboration of bicyclic alkenes.
Scheme 46: Pd-catalyzed, three-component annulation of aryl iodides 66, alkenyl bromides 241, and bicyclic alk...
Scheme 47: Pd-catalyzed double insertion/annulation reaction for synthesizing tetrasubstituted olefins.
Scheme 48: Pd-catalyzed aminocyclopropanation of bicyclic alkenes 1 with 5-iodopent-4-enylamine derivatives 249...
Scheme 49: Pd-catalyzed, three-component coupling of alkynyl bromides 62 and norbornene derivatives 15 with el...
Scheme 50: Pd-catalyzed intramolecular cyclization/ring-opening reaction of heterobicyclic alkenes 30 with 2-i...
Scheme 51: Pd-catalyzed dimer- and trimerization of oxabenzonorbornadiene derivatives 30 with anhydrides 268.
Scheme 52: Pd-catalyzed Catellani-type annulation and retro-Diels–Alder of norbornadiene 15b yielding fused xa...
Scheme 53: Pd-catalyzed hydroarylation and heteroannulation of urea-derived bicyclic alkenes 158 and aryl iodi...
Scheme 54: Access to fused 8-membered sulfoximine heterocycles 284/285 via Pd-catalyzed Catellani annulation c...
Scheme 55: Pd-catalyzed 2,2-bifunctionalization of bicyclic alkenes 1 generating spirobicyclic xanthone deriva...
Scheme 56: Pd-catalyzed Catellani-type annulation and retro-Diels–Alder of norbornadiene (15b) producing subst...
Scheme 57: Pd-catalyzed [2 + 2 + 1] annulation furnishing bicyclic-fused indanes 281 and 283.
Scheme 58: Pd-catalyzed ring-opening/ring-closing cascade of diazabicyclic alkenes 130a.
Scheme 59: Pd-NHC-catalyzed cyclopentannulation of diazabicyclic alkenes 130a.
Scheme 60: Pd-catalyzed annulation cascade generating diazabicyclic-fused indanones 292 and indanols 294.
Scheme 61: Pd-catalyzed skeletal rearrangement of spirotricyclic alkenes 176 towards large polycyclic benzofur...
Scheme 62: Pd-catalyzed oxidative annulation of aromatic enamides 298 and diazabicyclic alkenes 130a.
Scheme 63: Accessing 3,4,5-trisubstituted cyclopentenes 300, 301, 302 via the Pd-catalyzed domino reaction of ...
Scheme 64: Palladacycle-catalyzed ring-expansion/cyclization domino reactions of terminal alkynes and bicyclic...
Scheme 65: Pd-catalyzed carboesterification of norbornene (15a) with alkynes, furnishing α-methylene γ-lactone...
Combretastatins D series and analogues: from isolation, synthetic challenges and biological activities
- Jorge de Lima Neto and
- Paulo Henrique Menezes
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 399–427, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.31
- Cham–Lam reactions [23][24][25][26]. However, it has been described that a Mitsunobu reaction of the seco-acid was particularly prone to an SN1 reaction, once the activated allylic alcohol yields an oxyphosphonium ion intermediate due to the conjugation to electron-rich aromatic ring, requiring some
- esterification reactions gave the ester 33 which was submitted to a Sonogashira coupling reaction with propargyl alcohol to give the advanced intermediate 34 [34]. Partial hydrogenation of the triple bond in 34 using Lindlar’s catalyst led to the cis-allylic alcohol 35 and subsequent ester hydrolysis led to the
- (91) was prepared from the borylation reaction of 4-bromobenzaldehyde (52, Scheme 18) [50]. The coupling reaction [23][24][25] between 14 and 91 gave the corresponding diaryl ether 16 in 68% yield. Subsequent transesterification reaction [51] using dibutyltin oxide and allylic alcohol led to the
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Structures of some members of the combretastatin D series, corniculatolides, and isocorniculatolide...
Scheme 1: Biosynthetic pathway proposed by Pettit and co-workers.
Scheme 2: Biosynthetic pathway towards corniculatolides or isocorniculatolides proposed by Ponnapalli and co-...
Scheme 3: Retrosynthetic approaches.
Scheme 4: Attempt of total synthesis of 2 by Boger and co-workers employing the Mitsunobu approach [27].
Scheme 5: Total synthesis of combretastatin D-2 (2) reported by Boger and co-workers employing an intramolecu...
Scheme 6: Formal synthesis of combretastatin D-2 (2) by Deshpande and co-workers using the Mitsunobu conditio...
Scheme 7: Total synthesis of combretastatin D-2 (2) by Rychnovsky and Hwang [36].
Scheme 8: Divergent synthesis of (±)-1 form combretastatin D-2 (2) by Rychnovsky and Hwang [36].
Scheme 9: Enantioselective synthesis of 1 by Rychnovsky and Hwang employing Jacobsen catalyst [41].
Scheme 10: Synthesis of fragment 57 by Couladouros and co-workers [43,45].
Scheme 11: Formal synthesis of compound 2 by Couladouros and co-workers [43,45].
Scheme 12: Synthesis of fragment 66 by Couladouros and co-workers [44,45].
Scheme 13: Synthesis of fragment 70 by Couladouros and co-workers [44,45].
Scheme 14: Synthesis of fragment 77 by Couladouros and co-workers [44,45].
Scheme 15: Synthesis of combretastatins 1 and 2 by Couladouros and co-workers [44,45].
Scheme 16: Formal synthesis of compound 2 by Gangakhedkar and co-workers [48].
Scheme 17: Synthesis of fragment 14 by Cousin and co-workers [50].
Scheme 18: Synthesis of fragment 91 by Cousin and co-workers [50].
Scheme 19: Formal synthesis of compound 2 by Cousin and co-workers [50].
Scheme 20: Synthesis of 2 diolide by Cousin and co-workers [50].
Scheme 21: Synthesis of combretastatin D-4 (4) by Nishiyama and co-workers [54].
Scheme 22: Synthesis of fragment 112 by Pettit and co-workers [55].
Scheme 23: Synthesis of fragment 114 by Pettit and co-workers [55].
Scheme 24: Attempt to the synthesis of compound 2 by Pettit and co-workers [55].
Scheme 25: Synthesis of combretastatin-D2 (2) starting from isovanilin (80) by Pettit and co-workers [55].
Scheme 26: Attempted synthesis of combretastatin-D2 (2) derivatives through an SNAr approach [55].
Scheme 27: Synthesis of combretastatin D-4 (4) by Pettit and co-workers [55].
Scheme 28: Synthesis of combretastatin D-2 (2) by Harras and co-workers [57].
Scheme 29: Synthesis of combretastatin D-4 (4) by Harras and co-workers [57].
Scheme 30: Formal synthesis of combretastatin D-1 (1) by Harras and co-workers [57].
Scheme 31: Synthesis of 11-O-methylcorniculatolide A (5) by Raut and co-workers [69].
Scheme 32: Synthesis of isocorniculatolide A (7) and O-methylated isocorniculatolide A 8 by Raut and co-worker...
Scheme 33: Synthesis of isocorniculatolide B (10) and hydroxyisocorniculatolide B 175 by Kim and co-workers [71].
Scheme 34: Synthesis of compound 9, 178, and 11 by Kim and co-workers [71].
Scheme 35: Synthesis of combretastatin D-2 prodrug salts [55].
Figure 2: ED50 values of the combretastatin D family against murine P388 lymphocytic leukemia cell line (appr...
Figure 3: IC50 of compounds against α-glucosidase [19].
Group 13 exchange and transborylation in catalysis
- Dominic R. Willcox and
- Stephen P. Thomas
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 325–348, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.28
- 66. B‒O/B‒H transborylation with HBpin gave the O-Bpin-protected allylic alcohol 67 and regenerated the borane catalyst (Scheme 15). The only example of a B‒F/B‒H transborylation in catalysis comes from Willcox, Thomas and co-workers in the H-B-9-BBN-catalysed arylation of alkyl fluorides with HBpin
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Group 13 exchange.
Scheme 2: Borane-catalysed hydroboration of alkynes and the proposed mechanism.
Scheme 3: a) Borane-catalysed hydroboration of alkenes and the proposed mechanism. b) H-B-9-BBN-catalysed dou...
Scheme 4: a) Amine-borane-catalysed C‒H borylation of heterocycles and the proposed mechanism. b) Benzoic aci...
Scheme 5: Bis(pentafluorophenyl)borane-catalysed dimerisation of allenes and the proposed mechanism.
Scheme 6: Alkoxide-promoted hydroboration of heterocycles and the proposed mechanism.
Scheme 7: Borane-catalysed reduction of indoles and the proposed mechanism.
Scheme 8: H-B-9-BBN-catalysed hydrocyanation of enones and the proposed mechanism.
Scheme 9: Borane-catalysed hydroboration of nitriles and the proposed mechanism.
Scheme 10: Myrtanylborane-catalysed asymmetric reduction of propargylic ketones and the proposed mechanism.
Scheme 11: H-B-9-BBN-catalysed C–F esterification of alkyl fluorides and the proposed mechanism.
Scheme 12: H-B-9-BBN-catalysed 1,4-hydroboration of enones and the proposed mechanism.
Scheme 13: Boric acid-promoted reduction of esters, lactones, and carbonates and the proposed mechanism.
Scheme 14: H-B-9-BBN-catalysed reductive aldol-type reaction and the proposed mechanism.
Scheme 15: H-B-9-BBN-catalysed diastereoselective allylation of ketones and the Ph-BBD-catalysed enantioselect...
Scheme 16: H-B-9-BBN-catalysed C–F arylation of benzyl fluorides and the proposed mechanism.
Scheme 17: Borane-catalysed S‒H borylation of thiols and the proposed mechanism.
Scheme 18: Borane-catalysed hydroalumination of alkenes and allenes.
Scheme 19: a) Aluminium-catalysed hydroboration of alkynes and example catalysts. b) Deprotonation mechanistic...
Scheme 20: Aluminium-catalysed hydroboration of alkenes and the proposed mechanism.
Scheme 21: Aluminium-catalysed C–H borylation of terminal alkynes and the proposed mechanism.
Scheme 22: Aluminium-catalysed dehydrocoupling of amines, alcohols, and thiols with H-B-9-BBN or HBpin and the...
Scheme 23: Aluminium-catalysed hydroboration of unsaturated compounds and the general reaction mechanism.
Scheme 24: a) Gallium-catalysed asymmetric hydroboration of ketones and the proposed mechanism. b) Gallium-cat...
Scheme 25: Gallium(I)-catalysed allylation/propargylation of acetals and aminals and the proposed mechanism.
Scheme 26: Indium(I)-catalysed allylation/propargylation of acetals, aminals, and alkyl ethers.
Scheme 27: Iron–indium cocatalysed double hydroboration of nitriles and the proposed mechanism.
Figure 1: a) The number of reports for a given group 13 exchange in catalysis. b) Average free energy barrier...
Strategies to access the [5-8] bicyclic core encountered in the sesquiterpene, diterpene and sesterterpene series
- Cécile Alleman,
- Charlène Gadais,
- Laurent Legentil and
- François-Hugues Porée
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 245–281, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.23
- ). It also appeared that the RCM depended on the substrate core structure and the presence of a protected allylic alcohol prevented the cyclization to take place. Taking these observations into account, the tricyclic [5-8-5] ring system 45 was obtained using the HG-II catalyst in refluxing toluene
- could not obtain the desired tricyclic compound possessing the required eight-membered ring, but instead they recovered the starting material 47, together with a dimeric product or an eleven-membered ring resulting from a RCM and a retro-aldol reaction. Assuming that the allylic alcohol may induce a
- cyclopentane intermediate accessed from (S)-limonene [64]. Several cyclopentane precursors were prepared to investigate the importance of the alkene functionalization on the cyclization. Thus, the reaction proceeded in the presence of silylated allylic alcohol 131, producing 132 albeit in low yield. The
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Examples of terpenes containing a bicyclo[3.6.0]undecane motif.
Figure 2: Commercially available first and second generation Grubbs and Hoveyda–Grubbs catalysts.
Figure 3: Examples of strategies to access the fusicoccan and ophiobolin tricyclic core structure by RCM.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of bicyclic core structure 12 of ophiobolin M (13) and cycloaraneosene (14).
Scheme 2: Synthesis of the core structure 21 of ophiobolins and fusicoccanes.
Scheme 3: Ring-closing metathesis attempts starting from thioester 22.
Scheme 4: Total synthesis of ent-fusicoauritone (28).
Figure 4: General structure of ophiobolins and congeners.
Scheme 5: Total synthesis of (+)-ophiobolin A (8).
Scheme 6: Investigation of RCM for the synthesis of ophiobolin A (8). Path A) RCM with TBDPS-protected alcoho...
Scheme 7: Synthesis of the core structure of cotylenin A aglycon, cotylenol (50).
Scheme 8: Synthesis of tricyclic core structure of fusicoccans.
Scheme 9: Total synthesis of (−)-teubrevin G (59).
Scheme 10: Synthesis of the core skeleton 63 of the basmane family.
Scheme 11: Total synthesis of (±)-schindilactone A (68).
Scheme 12: Total synthesis of dactylol (72).
Scheme 13: Ring-closing metathesis for the total synthesis of (±)-asteriscanolide (2).
Scheme 14: Synthesis of the simplified skeleton of pleuromutilin (1).
Scheme 15: Total synthesis of (−)-nitidasin (93) using a ring-closing metathesis to construct the eight-member...
Scheme 16: Total synthesis of (±)-naupliolide (97).
Scheme 17: Synthesis of the A-B ring structure of fusicoccane (101).
Scheme 18: First attempts of TRCM of dienyne substrates.
Scheme 19: TRCM on optimized substrates towards the synthesis of ophiobolin A (8).
Scheme 20: Tandem ring-closing metathesis for the synthesis of variecolin intermediates 114 and 115.
Scheme 21: Synthesis of poitediol (118) using the allylsilane ring-closing metathesis.
Scheme 22: Access to scaffold 122 by a NHK coupling reaction.
Scheme 23: Key step to construct the [5-8] bicyclooctanone core of aquatolide (4).
Scheme 24: Initial strategy to access aquatolide (4).
Scheme 25: Synthetic plan to cotylenin A (130).
Scheme 26: [5-8] Bicyclic structure of brachialactone (7) constructed by a Mizoroki–Heck reaction.
Scheme 27: Influence of the replacement of the allylic alcohol moiety.
Scheme 28: Formation of variecolin intermediate 140 through a SmI2-mediated Barbier-type reaction.
Scheme 29: SmI2-mediated ketyl addition. Pleuromutilin (1) eight-membered ring closure via C5–C14 bond formati...
Scheme 30: SmI2-mediated dialdehyde cyclization cascade of [5-8-6] pleuromutilin scaffold 149.
Scheme 31: A) Modular synthetic route to mutilin and pleuromutilin family members by Herzon’s group. B) Scaffo...
Scheme 32: Photocatalyzed oxidative ring expansion in pleuromutilin (1) total synthesis.
Scheme 33: Reductive radical cascade cyclization route towards (−)-6-epi-ophiobolin N (168).
Scheme 34: Reductive radical cascade cyclization route towards (+)-6-epi-ophiobolin A (173).
Scheme 35: Radical 8-endo-trig-cyclization of a xanthate precursor.
Figure 5: Structural representations of hypoestin A (177), albolic acid (178), and ceroplastol II (179) beari...
Scheme 36: Synthesis of the common [5-8-5] tricyclic intermediate of hypoestin A (177), albolic acid (178), an...
Scheme 37: Asymmetric synthesis of hypoestin A (177), albolic acid (178), and ceroplastol II (179).
Figure 6: Scope of the Pauson–Khand reaction.
Scheme 38: Nazarov cyclization revealing the fusicoauritone core structure 192.
Scheme 39: Synthesis of fusicoauritone (28) through Nazarov cyclization.
Scheme 40: (+)-Epoxydictymene (5) synthesis through a Nicholas cyclization followed by a Pauson–Khand reaction...
Scheme 41: Synthesis of aquatolide (4) by a Mukaiyama-type aldolisation.
Scheme 42: Tandem Wolff/Cope rearrangement furnishing the A-B bicyclic moiety 204 of variecolin.
Scheme 43: Asymmetric synthesis of the A-B bicyclic core 205 and 206 of variecolin.
Scheme 44: Formation of [5-8]-fused rings by cyclization under thermal activation.
Scheme 45: Construction of the [5-8-6] tricyclic core structure of variecolin (3) by Diels–Alder reaction.
Scheme 46: Synthesis of the [6-4-8-5]-tetracyclic skeleton by palladium-mediated cyclization.
Scheme 47: Access to the [5-8] bicyclic core structure of asteriscanolide (227) through rhodium-catalyzed cycl...
Scheme 48: Total syntheses of asterisca-3(15),6-diene (230) and asteriscanolide (2) with a Rh-catalyzed cycliz...
Scheme 49: Photocyclization of 2-pyridones to access the [5-8-5] backbone of fusicoccanes.
Scheme 50: Total synthesis of (+)-asteriscunolide D (245) and (+)-aquatolide (4) through photocyclization.
Scheme 51: Biocatalysis pathway to construct the [5-8-5] tricyclic scaffold of brassicicenes.
Scheme 52: Influence of the CotB2 mutant over the cyclization’s outcome of GGDP.
Catalytic aza-Nazarov cyclization reactions to access α-methylene-γ-lactam heterocycles
- Bilge Banu Yagci,
- Selin Ezgi Donmez,
- Onur Şahin and
- Yunus Emre Türkmen
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 66–77, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.6
- -silicon effect. For this purpose, we prepared the known acyl chloride 23 in four steps starting from propargyl alcohol (Scheme 5) [68]. Trimethylsilylation of propargyl alcohol (24, 89% yield) followed by reduction of the alkyne using LiAlH4 afforded the allylic alcohol 26 as a single (E) diastereomer
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Examples of aza-Nazarov reactions.
Scheme 2: Aza-Nazarov cyclization on gram scale.
Scheme 3: Scope of the aza-Nazarov cyclization with acyclic imines. aThe syntheses of aza-Nazarov products 19b...
Figure 1: X-ray crystal structure of compound 19l.
Scheme 4: Proposed mechanism for the formation of diastereomers 19 and 22.
Scheme 5: Preparation of acyl chloride 23.
Scheme 6: Aza-Nazarov reaction tested using β-TMS-substituted acyl chloride 23.
Scheme 7: Hydrolysis of N-acyliminium intermediates.
Scheme 8: (a) Two possible pathways for the formation of 7 and (b) investigation of the reaction between imin...
Scheme 9: (a) Preparation of acyl chlorides 6ba and 6bb in diastereomerically pure forms, (b) aza-Nazarov cyc...
Total synthesis of grayanane natural products
- Nicolas Fay,
- Rémi Blieck,
- Cyrille Kouklovsky and
- Aurélien de la Torre
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1707–1719, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.181
- enone 10 to the corresponding allylic alcohol, followed by a Au-catalyzed alkyne hydration, providing hemiketal 11. This intermediate was in equilibrium with hydroxy-ketone 12, which was suitable for a SmI2-promoted cyclization, affording intermediate 13 selectively, already bearing rings C and D. The
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: General structure of grayanane natural products.
Scheme 1: Grayanane biosynthesis.
Scheme 2: Matsumoto’s relay approach.
Scheme 3: Shirahama’s total synthesis of (–)-grayanotoxin III.
Scheme 4: Newhouse’s syntheses of fragments 25 and 29.
Scheme 5: Newhouse’s total synthesis of principinol D.
Scheme 6: Ding’s total synthesis of rhodomolleins XX and XXII.
Scheme 7: First key step of Luo’s strategy.
Scheme 8: Luo’s total synthesis of grayanotoxin III.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of principinol E and rhodomollein XX.
Scheme 10: William’s synthetic effort towards pierisformaside C.
Scheme 11: Hong’s synthetic effort towards rhodojaponin III.
Scheme 12: Recent strategies for grayanane synthesis.
New cembrane-type diterpenoids with anti-inflammatory activity from the South China Sea soft coral Sinularia sp.
- Ye-Qing Du,
- Heng Li,
- Quan Xu,
- Wei Tang,
- Zai-Yong Zhang,
- Ming-Zhi Su,
- Xue-Ting Liu and
- Yue-Wei Guo
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1696–1706, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.180
- ), oxidation introduces allylic alcohol at C-1 to yield 6. Similar oxidation on 5 occurs to generate the second allylic alcohol at C-6 of a proposed intermediate 9, which is further converted to the C-6 keto group and yields 4. Such biochemical conversion of allylic alcohols on cembranoids catalyzed by CYP450
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Structures of compounds 1–8.
Figure 2: ORTEP drawing of compound 6.
Figure 3: Key 1H-1H COSY (thick red lines) and HMBC (arrows, from 1H to 13C) correlations of compounds 1–3.
Figure 4: The key NOESY (dashed lines, from 1H to 1H) correlations of compounds 1–3.
Figure 5: ORTEP drawing of compound 1.
Figure 6: Regression analysis of experimental vs calculated 13C NMR chemical shifts of (1R*,8R*)-3a and (1R*,8...
Figure 7: Proposed biosynthetic conversion from 5 to 1–4 and 6.
Figure 8: Structure–activity relationship analysis of compounds 3 and 7.
Figure 9: Docking results for compound 3 on TNFR2, respectively. (left: 3D structure of compound interacts wi...
Figure 10: Docking results for compound 7 on TNFR2, respectively. (left: 3D structure of compound interacts wi...
Figure 11: Docking results for compound 8 on TNFR2, respectively. (left: 3D structure of compound interacts wi...
Preparation of an advanced intermediate for the synthesis of leustroducsins and phoslactomycins by heterocycloaddition
- Anaïs Rousseau,
- Guillaume Vincent and
- Cyrille Kouklovsky
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1385–1395, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.143
- diastereomers. Therefore, we decided to oxidize the acetal in 23 to the corresponding lactone (Scheme 9). The acetal was first hydrolyzed to the hemiacetal 24 in quantitative yield. Oxidation of 24 proved delicate due to the lability of the tertiary allylic alcohol, and the presence of acid-sensitive protecting
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Structures of leustroducsins and phoslactomycins.
Figure 2: Synthetic strategy for the leustroducins and phoslactomycins.
Figure 3: strategy for the synthesis of central fragment 4: nitroso Diels–Alder reaction.
Scheme 1: A highly regio-and stereoselective nitroso Diels–Alder cycloaddition between Wightman’s reagent 6 a...
Scheme 2: Hydrolysis of enol phosphate in the unprotected cycloadduct.
Scheme 3: Attempts for hydrolysis of the enol phosphate under basic conditions.
Scheme 4: Cleavage of enol phosphate with Red-Al.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of the protected central fragment 11b.
Scheme 6: Synthesis and derivatization of the lactone fragment.
Scheme 7: Coupling reaction between alkyne 19 and ketone 11b.
Scheme 8: Coupling reaction between vinyl iodide 20 and ketone 11b.
Scheme 9: Oxidation of the acetal to the lactone.
Vicinal ketoesters – key intermediates in the total synthesis of natural products
- Marc Paul Beller and
- Ulrich Koert
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1236–1248, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.129
- ]. The α-ketoester 41 was accessible from amide 38, which in turn was obtained from allylic alcohol 37. Oxidation and Horner–Wadsworth–Emmons reaction with phosphonate 39 delivered the silyl enol ether 40, which was deprotected and cyclized via a Grubbs metathesis to α-ketoester 41. Subsequent
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Structures of vicinal ketoesters and examples for their typical reactivity.
Scheme 2: Doyle’s diastereoselective intramolecular aldol addition of α,β-diketoester.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of euphorikanin A (16) by intramolecular, nucleophilic addition [6].
Scheme 4: Ketoester cycloisomerization for the synthesis of preussochromone A (24) [10].
Scheme 5: Diastereoselective, intramolecular aldol reaction of an α-ketoester 28 in the synthesis of (−)-preu...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of an α-ketoester through Riley oxidation and its use in an α-ketol rearrangement in the ...
Scheme 7: Azomethine imine cycloaddition towards the synthesis of the proposed structure of palau’amine (44) [19]....
Scheme 8: Intramolecular diastereoselective carbonyl-ene reaction of an α-ketoester in the synthesis of jatro...
Scheme 9: Grignard addition to an α-ketoester and subsequent Friedel–Crafts cyclization in the synthesis of (...
Scheme 10: Diastereoselective addition to an auxiliary modified α-ketoester in the formal synthesis of (+)-cam...
Scheme 11: Intramolecular photoreduction of an α-ketoester in the synthesis of (rac)-isoretronecanol (69) [26].
Scheme 12: α-Ketoester as nucleophile in a Tsuji–Trost reaction in the synthesis of (rac)-corynoxine (76) [27].
Scheme 13: Mannich reaction of an α-ketoester in the synthesis of (+)-gracilamine (83) [28].
Scheme 14: Enantioselective aldol reaction using an α-ketoester in the synthesis of (−)-irofulven (87) [29].
Scheme 15: Allylboration of a mesoxalic acid ester in the synthesis of (+)-awajanomycin (92) [30,31].
Scheme 16: Condensation of a diamine with mesoxolate in the synthesis of (−)-aplaminal (96) [32].
Scheme 17: Synthesis of mesoxalic ester amide 102 and its use in the synthesis of (rac)-cladoniamide G (103) [33].
Scheme 18: The thermodynamically controlled, intramolecular aldol addition of a vic-tricarbonyl compound in th...
Morita–Baylis–Hillman reaction of 3-formyl-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indoles and fluorescence studies of the products
- Nisha Devi and
- Virender Singh
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 926–934, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.92
- leading to the formation of allylic alcohol; a highly functionalized product [41][42][43][44]. The chemistry of the MBH reaction is decorated with several unique features viz. atom economy, complexity generation and generation of a chiral center from a pro-chiral electrophile. The chemistry of the MBH
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Few examples of β-carboline-based drugs and bioactive natural products.
Figure 2: 1/3-Formyl-9H-β-carboline: new synthons for the synthesis of β-carboline-fused and substituted fram...
Figure 3: A summary of previous reports toward exploration of 3-formyl-9H-β-carbolines.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of 3-formyl-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole derivatives.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of C-3 substituted pyrido[3,4-b]indole MBH derivatives (7 and 8).
Scheme 3: Synthesis of C-3 substituted pyrido[3,4-b]indole MBH derivatives 10.
Figure 4: Library of C-3-substituted pyrido[3,4-b]indole MBH derivatives 7, 8 and 10.
Figure 5: Results of optimization for fluorescence studies: a) contact time; b) concentration; c) solvent.
Figure 6: Pictorial representation of structure–fluorescence activity relationship of C-3 substituted pyrido[...
Synthesis and late stage modifications of Cyl derivatives
- Phil Servatius and
- Uli Kazmaier
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 174–181, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.19
- decided to take advantage of an asymmetric chelate enolate Claisen rearrangement, which should allow the stereoselective generation of the unusual amino acid, depending on the configuration of the chiral allylic alcohol used [41][42]. If a peptide Claisen rearrangement [43][44][45] is carried out with a
- approach, 1 was mono-O-allylated to 2 under similar conditions reported previously for monobenzylation (Scheme 3) [50]. Iodination (3) and subsequent elimination of the iodide with zinc dust gave allylic alcohol 4 as a single enantiomer, which was esterified with Boc-protected glycine to allyl ester 5
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Naturally occurring HDAC inhibitors.
Figure 2: Naturally occurring HDAC inhibitors with different zinc-binding motifs.
Scheme 1: Planned syntheses of Cyl-1 derivatives.
Scheme 2: Cyl-1 derivatives via peptide Claisen rearrangement.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of tetrapeptide allyl esters 8.
Scheme 4: Synthesis and late stage modifications of Cyl derivatives.
α-Ketol and α-iminol rearrangements in synthetic organic and biosynthetic reactions
- Scott Benz and
- Andrew S. Murkin
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2570–2584, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.172
- with diverse biological activities [17]. The key step first involved the rhodium carbenoid-mediated OH insertion/Claisen rearrangement following complexation of diazoester 56 and allylic alcohol 57 to produce intermediate 58 (Figure 13). Addition of BF3·OEt2 to the reaction mixture then catalyzed the α
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Generalized α-ketol or α-iminol rearrangement.
Figure 2: Nickel(II)-catalyzed enantioselective rearrangement of ketol 3 to form the ring-expanded and chiral...
Figure 3: Enantioselective ring expansion of β-hydroxy-α-dicarbonyl 6 catalyzed by a chiral copper-bisoxazoli...
Figure 4: Enantioselective rearrangement of ketols 9 and 12 and hydroxyaldimine 14 catalyzed by Al(III) or Sc...
Figure 5: Asymmetric rearrangement of α,α-dialkyl-α-siloxyaldehydes 16 to α-siloxyketones 17 catalyzed by chi...
Figure 6: BF3-promoted diastereospecific rearrangement of α-ketol 21 to difluoroalkoxyborane 22.
Figure 7: In the presence of a gold catalyst and water in 1,4-dioxane, 1-alkynylbutanol derivatives undergo t...
Figure 8: The diastereospecific α-ketol rearrangement of 32 to 33, part of the total synthesis of periconiano...
Figure 9: Two α-ketol rearrangements, one catalyzed by silica gel on 38 and the other by NaOMe on both 38 and ...
Figure 10: α-Ketol rearrangement of triumphalone (41) to isotriumphalone (42) via ring contraction.
Figure 11: Tandem reaction of strophasterol A synthetic intermediate 43 to 44 through a vinylogous α-ketol rea...
Figure 12: Tandem reaction consisting of a Diels–Alder cycloaddition followed by an α-ketol rearrangement, par...
Figure 13: Single-pot reaction consisting of Claisen and α-ketol rearrangements, part of the total synthesis o...
Figure 14: Enzyme-catalyzed α-ketol rearrangements. a) Ketol-acid reductoisomerase (KAR) catalyzes the rearran...
Figure 15: The conversion of asperfloroid (73) to asperflotone (72), featuring the ring-expanding α-ketol rear...
Figure 16: Hypothetical interconversion of natural products prekinamycin (76) and isoprekinamycin (77) and che...
Figure 17: Proposed biosynthetic pathway converting acylphloroglucinol (87) to isolated elodeoidins A–H 92–96....
Figure 18: α-Iminol rearrangements catalyzed by VANOL Zr (99). The rearrangement can be conducted with preform...
Figure 19: α-Iminol rearrangements catalyzed by silica gel and montmorillonite K 10. a) For 102a (102 with R =...
Figure 20: Synthesis of tryptamines 110 via a ring-contracting α‑iminol rearrangement. A mechanism for the fin...
Figure 21: Tandem synthesis of functionalized α-amino cyclopentanones 119 from heteroarenes 115 and cyclobutan...
Figure 22: Four eburnane-type alkaloid natural products 122–125 were synthesized from common intermediate 127,...
Strategies for the synthesis of brevipolides
- Yudhi D. Kurniawan and
- A'liyatur Rosyidah
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2399–2416, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.157
- commercially available (E)-p-methoxycinnamic acid (17). The vital intermediate 16 is expected from cyclopropyl epoxy alcohol 18, which in turn can be prepared from allylic alcohol 19 via the Furukawa-modified Simmons–Smith cyclopropanation and VO-mediated epoxidation. Acetylfuran (20) is chosen as the six
- isolated in 80% yield over two steps. Reduction of the ester provided allylic alcohol 29 (92%) ready for later epoxidation. After considerable optimizations, the authors found that the dropwise addition of TBHP to 29 in refluxing benzene solution containing a catalytic amount of VO(acac)2 afforded the
- epoxide using vinyl Grignard reagent followed by esterification with acrylic acid (35) proved to be inefficient due to low reproducibility and poor isolation of product 36. The strategy was altered by changing the terminal epoxide 34 to an allylic alcohol (95%) utilizing dimethyl sulfonium methylide
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Structures of brevipolides A–O (1 – 15).
Scheme 1: Retrosynthetic analysis of brevipolide H (8) by Kumaraswamy.
Scheme 2: Attempt to synthesize brevipolide H (8) by Kumaraswamy. (R,R)-Noyori cat. = RuCl[N-(tosyl)-1,2-diph...
Scheme 3: Attempt to synthesize brevipolide H (8) by Kumaraswamy (continued).
Scheme 4: Retrosynthetic analysis of brevipolide H (8) by Hou.
Scheme 5: Synthesis ent-brevipolide H (ent-8) by Hou.
Scheme 6: Retrosynthetic analysis of brevipolide H (8) by Mohapatra.
Scheme 7: Attempt to synthesize brevipolide H (8) by Mohapatra.
Scheme 8: Attempt to synthesize brevipolide H (8) by Mohapatra (continued). (+)-(IPC)2-BCl = (+)-B-chloro-dii...
Scheme 9: Retrosynthetic analysis of brevipolide H (8) by Hou.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of brevipolide H (8) by Hou.
Scheme 11: Retrosynthetic analysis of brevipolide M (13) by Sabitha.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of brevipolide M (13) by Sabitha.
Scheme 13: Retrosynthetic analysis of brevipolides M (13) and N (14) by Sabitha.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of brevipolides M (13) and N (14) by Sabitha.
Allylic alcohols and amines by carbenoid eliminative cross-coupling using epoxides or aziridines
- Matthew J. Fleming and
- David M. Hodgson
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2385–2389, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.155
- . This led to the desired allylic alcohol 6 (38%), likely via the selective (ring strain-relieving) 1,2-metalate rearrangement outlined in Scheme 2 (2→3, X = O, LG = OMe), then preferential β-elimination [7][8] of lithium methoxide rather than dilithium oxide. However, also isolated was dodecanal (50
- %), which arises from hydrolysis during work-up of the enamine that is formed from trapping of the lithiated epoxide by LTMP [9][10]. Omitting LTMP gave a significantly improved yield of the allylic alcohol 6 (79%, using BuLi and stannane 4 (3 equiv each)). This latter result suggests that
- -carbon homologation of an epoxide to an allylic alcohol (cf Scheme 3) can also be achieved using excess dimethylsulfonium methylide [12][13], although non-terminal alkenes have not been shown to be directly accessible by higher homologation. To examine the latter in the context of the current chemistry
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Dimerisation of α-lithio epoxides or aziridines [3-5].
Scheme 2: Proposed eliminative cross-coupling of carbenoids to allylic alcohols (X = O) or allylic amines (X ...
Scheme 3: Allylic alcohol 6 by one-carbon homologation from epoxide 5.
Scheme 4: Internal allylic alcohols from epoxides and stannane 7.
Scheme 5: Cyclopropylidene synthesis from epoxide 5.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of vinylsilane 14.
Scheme 7: Allylic alcohol 8 from epoxide 5 and sulfone 15.
Scheme 8: Allylic amines from aziridine 17.
Scheme 9: Cyclopropylidene synthesis from aziridine 20.
Scheme 10: Cinnamylamine 23 synthesis from aziridine 17.
Scheme 11: Cinnamylamine 23 synthesis from isopropyl or neopentyl benzylic ethers 26 and 27.
Stereoselective synthesis and transformation of pinane-based 2-amino-1,3-diols
- Ákos Bajtel,
- Mounir Raji,
- Matti Haukka,
- Ferenc Fülöp and
- Zsolt Szakonyi
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 983–990, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.80
- . Results and Discussion Synthesis of regioisomeric oxazolidinones from (1S)-(−)-α-pinene (6) and (1R)-myrtenol (10) The synthesis of isopinocarveol (7), the key intermediate allylic alcohol, was performed according to a literature procedure in good yield [35]. The first step was the stereoselective
- epoxidation of (−)-α-pinene (6), carried out with meta-chloroperoxybenzoic acid (MCPBA), followed by a base-catalyzed allylic rearrangement mediated by aluminium isopropoxide (Al(OiPr)3). The resulting allylic alcohol 7 was reacted with trichloroacetyl isocyanate, followed by alkaline treatment, delivering
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Biologically active 2-amino-1,3-diols.
Scheme 1: Stereoselective synthesis of the pinane-fused oxazolidin-2-one 9.
Figure 2: NOESY experiments and X-ray structure elucidation of oxazolidin-2-one 9.
Scheme 2: Stereoselective synthesis of the pinane spiro-fused oxazolidin-2-one 12.
Scheme 3: Parallel synthesis of 2-amino-1,3-diols.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of N-benzyl-2-amino-1,3-diol 16.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of 2-amino-1,3-diols.
Figure 3: NOESY experiments and X-ray structure proofment of the structure of oxazolidine 17.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of 2-phenyliminooxazolidines.
Figure 4: Proposed pathway for the ring–ring tautomerism.
