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Total synthesis of asperdinones B, C, D, E and terezine D
- Ravi Devarajappa and
- Stephen Hanessian
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 2730–2738, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.210
- gene clusters that code for a (3R) configuration. Keywords: C–H activation; indole alkaloid; Negishi reaction; prenylation; Introduction Alkaloids constitute an important family of naturally occurring compounds with a rich history in the annals of bioactive compounds [1]. Among these, the family of
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Figure 1: Structures of prenylindole alkaloids derived from tryptophan.
Figure 2: Representative retrosynthetic considerations for 7-prenyl- and 7-allyltryptophan.
Scheme 1: C-7 Functionalization of 7-iodo-Nα-Boc-tryptophan methyl ester.
Scheme 2: C-7 Prenylation via C–H activation.
Figure 3: Negishi cross-coupling of allyl- and prenyl(iodo)indoles.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of prenyl- and allylindoles.
Scheme 4: Markovnikov hydrochlorination and hydrotrifluoroacetylation.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of asperdinones B–E 1–4.
Scheme 6: Control experiment.
Scheme 7: Control experiment of the Negishi cross-coupling reaction.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of terezine D and ent-asperdinone E.
Pathway economy in cyclization of 1,n-enynes
- Hezhen Han,
- Wenjie Mao,
- Bin Lin,
- Maosheng Cheng,
- Lu Yang and
- Yongxiang Liu
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 2260–2282, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.173
- controllable cyclization of tryptamine-derived ynamides to synthesize two types of indole alkaloid skeletons (Scheme 13) [20]. For alkyl-substituted alkynes, the ynamide activated by BiCl3 was attacked by indole's C3-position to form spirocyclic intermediate 58. Subsequent 1,2-migration then exclusively
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Scheme 1: Economical synthesis and pathway economy.
Scheme 2: Au(I)-catalyzed cascade cyclization paths of 1,5-enynes.
Scheme 3: Au(I)-catalyzed cyclization paths of 1,7-enynes.
Scheme 4: I2/TBHP-mediated radical cycloisomerization paths of 1,n-enyne.
Scheme 5: Au(I)-catalyzed cycloisomerization paths of 3-allyloxy-1,6-diynes.
Scheme 6: Pd(II)-catalyzed cycloisomerization paths of 2-alkynylbenzoate-cyclohexadienone.
Scheme 7: Stereoselective cyclization of 1,5-enynes.
Scheme 8: Substituent-controlled cycloisomerization of propargyl vinyl ethers.
Scheme 9: Au(I)-catalyzed pathway-controlled domino cyclization of 1,2-diphenylethynes.
Scheme 10: Au(I)-catalyzed tandem cyclo-isomerization of tryptamine-N-ethynylpropiolamide.
Scheme 11: Au(I)-catalyzed tunable cyclization of 1,6-cyclohexenylalkyne.
Scheme 12: Substituent-controlled 7-exo- and 8-endo-dig-selective cyclization of 2-propargylaminobiphenyl deri...
Scheme 13: BiCl3-catalyzed cycloisomerization of tryptamine-ynamide derivatives.
Scheme 14: Au(I)-mediated substituent-controlled cycloisomerization of 1,6-enynes.
Scheme 15: Ligand-controlled regioselective cyclization of 1,6-enynes.
Scheme 16: Ligand-dependent cycloisomerization of 1,7-enyne esters.
Scheme 17: Ligand-controlled cycloisomerization of 1,5-enynes.
Scheme 18: Ligand-controlled cyclization strategy of alkynylamide tethered alkylidenecyclopropanes.
Scheme 19: Ag(I)-mediated pathway-controlled cycloisomerization of tryptamine-ynamides.
Scheme 20: Gold-catalyzed cycloisomerization of indoles with alkynes.
Scheme 21: Catalyst-dependent cycloisomerization of dienol silyl ethers.
Scheme 22: Cycloisomerization of aromatic enynes governed by catalyst.
Scheme 23: Catalyst-dependent 1,2-migration in cyclization of 1-(indol-2-yl)-3-alkyn-1-ols.
Scheme 24: Gold-catalyzed cycloisomerization of N-propargyl-N-vinyl sulfonamides.
Scheme 25: Gold(I)-mediated enantioselective cycloisomerizations of ortho-(alkynyl)styrenes.
Scheme 26: Catalyst-controlled intramolecular cyclization of 1,7-enynes.
Scheme 27: Brønsted acid-catalyzed cycloisomerizations of tryptamine ynamides.
Scheme 28: Catalyst-controlled cyclization of indolyl homopropargyl amides.
Scheme 29: Angle strain-dominated 6-endo-trig cyclization of propargyl vinyl ethers.
Scheme 30: Angle strain-controlled cycloisomerization of alkyn-tethered indoles.
Scheme 31: Geometrical isomeration-dependent cycloisomerization of 1,3-dien-5-ynes.
Scheme 32: Temperature-controlled cyclization of 1,7-enynes.
Scheme 33: Cycloisomerizations of n-(o-ethynylaryl)acrylamides through temperature modulation.
Scheme 34: Temperature-controlled boracyclization of biphenyl-embedded 1,3,5-trien-7-ynes.
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
- ]. Snyder and co-workers applied this method to synthesize arboridinine, an indole alkaloid isolated from a Malaysian Kopsia species (Scheme 24) [66]. The synthesis commenced with tert-butyloxycarbonyl (Boc)-protected tryptamine 181, which was converted into diol 182 in two steps. Initial attempts to forge
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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).
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
- position via a sequential electron transfer–proton transfer (ET/PT) [52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59]. With our ongoing interest of establishing new methods for the asymmetric synthesis of nonproteinogenic tryptophan derivatives as well as their associated indole alkaloid natural products [60][61][62][63
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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.
Catalyzed and uncatalyzed procedures for the syntheses of isomeric covalent multi-indolyl hetero non-metallides: an account
- Ranadeep Talukdar
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2102–2122, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.137
- the indoles are less studied compared to the same through their pyrrole counterpart. The corresponding compounds are investigated for boron, nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur, and selenium as the central connecting atom. Boranes The indole alkaloid dragmacidin D is a marine secondary metabolite which was
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Scheme 1: Synthesis of 2,2’-bis(indole)borinic ester 3.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of 2,2’-bisindole NHC·boranes by an SEAr mechanism.
Scheme 3: Syntheses of indolyl amines through Buchwald–Hartwig cross coupling.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of 3,3’-bis(indolyl) ethers.
Scheme 5: C–H silylation of indoles.
Scheme 6: n-BuLi-mediated syntheses of bis(indol-3-yl)silanes.
Scheme 7: Acid-catalyzed syntheses of bis(indol-3-yl)silanes and mechanisms.
Scheme 8: B(C6F5)3 and Al(C6F5)3-catalyzed syntheses of bis(indol-3-yl)silanes reported by Han.
Scheme 9: Base-mediated syntheses of bis and tris(indol-2-yl)phosphines.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of bis(indol-2-yl)sulfides using SL2-type reagents.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of 2,3’- and 2,2’-bis(indolyl)sulfides using disulfides as substrates.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of diindol-2-ylsulfide (84) from 2-iodoindole (92) and thiourea.
Scheme 13: Synthesis of bis(indol-3-yl)sulfides using N-silylated 3-bromoindole 93.
Scheme 14: Fischer indole synthesis of bis(indol-3-yl)sulfides using thio diketones.
Scheme 15: Oxidative synthesis of bis(indol-3-yl)sulfides using indoles and elemental sulfur.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of bis(indol-3-yl)sulfides using sulfoxides as sulfur source.
Scheme 17: Syntheses of bis(indol-2-yl)selanes.
Scheme 18: Syntheses of bis(indol-3-yl)selanes.
Scheme 19: Synthesis of bis(indol-2-yl)tellane 147.
Scheme 20: Synthesis of tris(indolyl)borane 154.
Scheme 21: Synthesis of bis(indol-4-yl)amines 159.
Scheme 22: Synthesis of bis(indol-5-yl)amines.
Scheme 23: Synthesis of 6,5’/6,6’-bis(indolyl)amines.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of potent HIV-inhibitors 6,6’-bis(indolyl) ethers.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of bis(indol-7-yl) ether.
Scheme 26: Synthesis of di(indol-5-yl)sulfide (183).
Scheme 27: Syntheses of 2,2’-diformyl-7,7’-bis(indolyl)selenides.
Natural products in the predatory defence of the filamentous fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus
- Jana M. Boysen,
- Nauman Saeed and
- Falk Hillmann
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1814–1827, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.124
- (19) is a tryptophan-derived indole alkaloid which was so far only shown to be produced by A. fumigatus while other fumigaclavines can for example also be found in Penicillium ssp. (fumigaclavine A (18) and B (17)) [66][158]. In all fungi, alkaloid biosynthetic pathways share a common basis, starting
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Figure 1: Schematic overview of fungal interactions in the environment. Fungi can be found in essentially all...
Figure 2: Fungal derived bioactive natural compounds with ecological and/or economic relevance.
Figure 3: Gliotoxin biosynthetic gene cluster and it major biosynthetic transformations: Gliotoxin (5) is the...
Figure 4: Amoebicidal secondary metabolites trypacidin and fumagillin of Aspergillus fumigatus.
Figure 5: Intermediates of the DHN-melanin biosynthesis in Aspergillus fumigatus.
Figure 6: Intermediates and products of the fumigaclavine C biosynthesis.
Figure 7: Bioactive secondary metabolites of Aspergillus fumigatus.
Figure 8: Helvolic acid gene cluster of A. fumigatus.
Oxidative radical ring-opening/cyclization of cyclopropane derivatives
- Yu Liu,
- Qiao-Lin Wang,
- Zan Chen,
- Cong-Shan Zhou,
- Bi-Quan Xiong,
- Pan-Liang Zhang,
- Chang-An Yang and
- Quan Zhou
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 256–278, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.23
- and vinyl azides 92 for the synthesis of azaheterocyles 93 (Scheme 20) [98]. This strategy could also be applied to the synthesis of the quaternary indole alkaloid and melinonine-E. Quinones play an important role in organic chemistry because of their unique structure. In 2013, Malayappasamy and co
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Scheme 1: The oxidative radical ring-opening/cyclization of cyclopropane derivatives.
Scheme 2: Mn(OAc)3-mediated oxidative radical ring-opening and cyclization of MCPs with malonates.
Scheme 3: Mn(III)-mediated oxidative radical ring-opening and cyclization of MCPs with 1,3-dicarbonyl compoun...
Scheme 4: Heat-promoted ring-opening/cyclization of MCPs with elemental chalgogens.
Scheme 5: Copper(II) acetate-mediated oxidative radical ring-opening and cyclization of MCPs with diphenyl di...
Scheme 6: AIBN-promoted oxidative radical ring-opening and cyclization of MCPs with benzenethiol.
Scheme 7: AIBN-mediated oxidative radical ring-opening and cyclization of MCPs with diethyl phosphites.
Scheme 8: Organic-selenium induced radical ring-opening and cyclization of MCPs derivatives (cyclopropylaldeh...
Scheme 9: Copper(I)-catalyzed oxidative radical trifluoromethylation/ring-opening/cyclization of MCPs with To...
Scheme 10: Ag(I)-mediated trifluoromethylthiolation/ring-opening/cyclization of MCPs with AgSCF3.
Scheme 11: oxidative radical ring-opening and cyclization of MCPs with α-C(sp3)-–H of ethers.
Scheme 12: Oxidative radical ring-opening and cyclization of MCPs with aldehydes.
Scheme 13: Cu(I) or Fe(II)-catalyzed oxidative radical trifluoromethylation/ring-opening/cyclization of MCPs d...
Scheme 14: Rh(II)-catalyzed oxidative radical ring-opening and cyclization of MCPs.
Scheme 15: Ag(I)-catalyzed oxidative radical amination/ring-opening/cyclization of MCPs derivatives.
Scheme 16: Heating-promoted radical ring-opening and cyclization of MCP derivatives (arylvinylidenecyclopropan...
Scheme 17: Bromine radical-mediated ring-opening of alkylidenecyclopropanes.
Scheme 18: Fluoroalkyl (Rf) radical-mediated ring-opening of MCPs.
Scheme 19: Visible-light-induced alkylation/ring-opening/cyclization of cyclopropyl olefins with bromides.
Scheme 20: Mn(III)-mediated ring-opening and [3 + 3]-annulation of cyclopropanols and vinyl azides.
Scheme 21: Ag(I)-catalyzed oxidative ring-opening of cyclopropanols with quinones.
Scheme 22: Ag(I)-catalyzed oxidative ring-opening of cyclopropanols with heteroarenes.
Scheme 23: Cu(I)-catalyzed oxidative ring-opening/trifluoromethylation of cyclopropanols.
Scheme 24: Cu(I)-catalyzed oxidative ring-opening and trifluoromethylation/trifluoromethylthiolation of cyclop...
Scheme 25: Ag(I)-mediated oxidative ring-opening/fluorination of cyclopropanols with Selectfluor.
Scheme 26: Photocatalyzed ring-opening/fluorination of cyclopropanols with Selectfluor.
Scheme 27: Na2S2O8-promoted ring-opening/alkynylation of cyclopropanols with EBX.
Scheme 28: Ag(I)-catalyzed ring-opening and chlorination of cyclopropanols with aldehydes.
Scheme 29: Ag(I)-catalyzed ring-opening/alkynylation of cyclopropanols with EBX.
Scheme 30: Na2S2O8-promoted ring-opening/alkylation of cyclopropanols with acrylamides.
Scheme 31: Cyclopropanol ring-opening initiated tandem cyclization with acrylamides or 2-isocyanobiphenyls.
Scheme 32: Ag(II)-mediated oxidative ring-opening/fluorination of cyclopropanols with AgF2.
Scheme 33: Cu(II)-catalyzed ring-opening/fluoromethylation of cyclopropanols with sulfinate salts.
Scheme 34: Cu(II)-catalyzed ring-opening/sulfonylation of cyclopropanols with sulfinate salts.
Scheme 35: Na2S2O8-promoted ring-opening/arylation of cyclopropanols with propiolamides.
Scheme 36: The ring-opening and [3 + 2]-annulation of cyclopropanols with α,β-unsaturated aldehydes.
Scheme 37: Cu(II)-catalyzed ring-opening/arylation of cyclopropanols with aromatic nitrogen heterocyles.
Scheme 38: Ag(I)-catalyzed ring-opening and difluoromethylthiolation of cyclopropanols with PhSO2SCF2H.
Scheme 39: Ag(I)-catalyzed ring-opening and acylation of cyclopropanols with aldehydes.
Scheme 40: Aerobic oxidation ring-opening of cyclopropanols for the synthesis of 2-oxyranyl ketones.
Scheme 41: Aerobic oxidation ring-opening of cyclopropanols for the synthesis of linear enones.
Scheme 42: Aerobic oxidation ring-opening of cyclopropanols for the synthesis of metabolite.
The Shono-type electroorganic oxidation of unfunctionalised amides. Carbon–carbon bond formation via electrogenerated N-acyliminium ions
- Alan M. Jones and
- Craig E. Banks
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 3056–3072, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.323
- glycine cation equivalents. Steckhan and co-workers have previously demonstrated the power of electrosynthetic chiral glycine equivalents [99][100]. Combination of technology and natural product analogue synthesis Lastly, Ley and co-workers have recently reported the expedient synthesis of indole alkaloid
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Scheme 1: Application of anodic oxidation to the generation of new carbon-carbon bonds [11].
Scheme 2: The influence of the amino protecting group on the “kinetic” and “thermodynamic” anodic methoxylati...
Scheme 3: Example of the application of the cation pool method [17].
Scheme 4: A thiophenyl electroauxiliary allows for regioselective anodic oxidation [32].
Scheme 5: A diastereoselective cation carbohydroxylation reaction and postulated intermediate 18 [18].
Scheme 6: A radical addition and electron transfer reaction of N-acyliminium ions generated electrosynthetica...
Scheme 7: Catalytic indirect anodic fluorodesulfurization reaction [37].
Figure 1: Schematic of a cation flow system and also shown is the electrochemical microflow reactor reported ...
Figure 2: Example of a parallel laminar flow set-up. Figure redrawn from reference [38].
Figure 3: A catch and release cation pool method [42].
Scheme 8: Micromixing effects on yield 92% vs 36% and ratio of alkylation products [43].
Figure 4: Schematic illustration of the anodic substitution reaction system using acoustic emulsification. Fi...
Scheme 9: Electrooxidation to prepare a chiral oxidation mediator and application to the kinetic resolution o...
Scheme 10: Electrooxidation reactions on 4-membered ring systems [68].
Figure 5: Example of a chiral auxiliary Shono-oxidation intermediate [69].
Scheme 11: An electrochemical multicomponent reaction where a carbon felt anode and platinum cathode were util...
Scheme 12: Preparation of dienes using the Shono oxidation [23].
Scheme 13: Combination of an electroauxiliary mediated anodic oxidation and RCM to afford spirocyclic compound...
Scheme 14: Total synthesis of (+)-myrtine (66) using an electrochemical approach [78].
Scheme 15: Total synthesis of (−)-A58365A (70) and (±)-A58365B (71) [79].
Scheme 16: Anodic oxidation used in the preparation of the poison frog alkaloid 195C [80].
Scheme 17: Preparation of iminosugars using an electrochemical approach [81].
Scheme 18: The electrosynthetic preparation of α-L-fucosidase inhibitors [84,85].
Scheme 19: Enantioselective synthesis of the anaesthetic ropivacaine 85 [71].
Scheme 20: The preparation of synthetically challenging aza-nucleosides employing an electrochemical step [88].
Scheme 21: Synthesis of a bridged tricyclic diproline analogue 93 that induces α-helix conformation into linea...
Scheme 22: Synthesis of (i) a peptidomimetic and (ii) a functionalised peptide from silyl electroauxiliary pre...
Scheme 23: Examples of Phe7–Phe8 mimics prepared using an electrochemical approach [93].
Scheme 24: Preparation of arginine mimics employing an electrooxidation step [96].
Scheme 25: Preparation of chiral cyclic amino acids [20].
Scheme 26: Two-step preparation of Nazlinine 117 using Shono flow electrochemistry [101].
Formal total syntheses of classic natural product target molecules via palladium-catalyzed enantioselective alkylation
- Yiyang Liu,
- Marc Liniger,
- Ryan M. McFadden,
- Jenny L. Roizen,
- Jacquie Malette,
- Corey M. Reeves,
- Douglas C. Behenna,
- Masaki Seto,
- Jimin Kim,
- Justin T. Mohr,
- Scott C. Virgil and
- Brian M. Stoltz
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2501–2512, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.261
- indole alkaloid isolated from the Aspidosperma quebracho tree bark [60]. It has been found to possess adrenergic blocking activities for a variety of urogenital tissues [85]. Structurally, it features a tetracycle including an indole nucleus, a 9-membered macrocycle, and an all-carbon quaternary
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Scheme 1: Three classes of Pd-catalyzed enantioselective allylic alkylations.
Figure 1: Selected natural products from Thujopsis dolabrata.
Scheme 2: Srikrishna and Anebouselvy’s approach to (+)-thujopsene.
Scheme 3: Formal total synthesis of (−)-thujopsene.
Scheme 4: Renaud’s formal total synthesis of (−)-quinic acid.
Scheme 5: Formal total synthesis of (−)-quinic acid.
Scheme 6: Danishefsky’s approach to (±)-dysidiolide.
Scheme 7: Formal total synthesis of (−)-dysidiolide.
Scheme 8: Meyers’ approach to unnatural (+)-aspidospermine.
Scheme 9: Formal total synthesis of (−)-aspidospermine.
Scheme 10: Magnus’ approach to (±)-rhazinilam.
Scheme 11: Formal total synthesis of (+)-rhazinilam.
Scheme 12: Amat’s approach to (−)-quebrachamine.
Scheme 13: Formal total synthesis of (+)-quebrachamine.
Scheme 14: Pandey’s approach to (+)-vincadifformine.
Scheme 15: Formal total synthesis of (−)-vincadifformine.
Scheme 16: Two generations of building blocks.
Chiral phosphines in nucleophilic organocatalysis
- Yumei Xiao,
- Zhanhu Sun,
- Hongchao Guo and
- Ohyun Kwon
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2089–2121, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.218
- , Kwon and Andrews completed the first enantioselective total synthesis of the indole alkaloid (+)-ibophyllidine in 15 steps and 13% overall yield from N-Boc-indole-3-aldehyde (Scheme 32) [66]. This approach was the first non-formal total synthesis of a complex natural product employing phosphine
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Figure 1: Cyclic chiral phosphines based on bridged-ring skeletons.
Figure 2: Cyclic chiral phosphines based on binaphthyl skeletons.
Figure 3: Cyclic chiral phosphines based on ferrocene skeletons.
Figure 4: Cyclic chiral phosphines based on spirocyclic skeletons.
Figure 5: Cyclic chiral phosphines based on phospholane ring skeletons.
Figure 6: Acyclic chiral phosphines.
Figure 7: Multifunctional chiral phosphines based on binaphthyl skeletons.
Figure 8: Multifunctional chiral phosphines based on amino acid skeletons.
Scheme 1: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of allenoates with electron-deficient olefins, catalyzed by the chir...
Scheme 2: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of allenoate and enones, catalyzed by the chiral binaphthyl-based ph...
Scheme 3: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of N-substituted olefins and allenoates, catalyzed by the chiral bin...
Scheme 4: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of 2-aryl-1,1-dicyanoethylenes with ethyl allenoate, catalyzed by th...
Scheme 5: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of 3-alkylideneindolin-2-ones with ethyl allenoate, catalyzed by the...
Scheme 6: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of 2,6-diarylidenecyclohexanones with allenoates, catalyzed by the c...
Scheme 7: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of allenoate with alkylidene azlactones, catalyzed by the chiral bin...
Scheme 8: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of C60 with allenoates, catalyzed by the chiral phosphine B6.
Scheme 9: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of α,β-unsaturated esters and ketones with an allenoate, catalyzed b...
Scheme 10: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of exocyclic enones with allenoates, catalyzed by the ferrocene-modi...
Scheme 11: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of enones with an allenylphosphonate, catalyzed by the ferrocene-mod...
Scheme 12: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of 3-alkylidene-oxindoles with ethyl allenoate, catalyzed by the fer...
Scheme 13: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of dibenzylideneacetones with ethyl allenoate, catalyzed by the ferr...
Scheme 14: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of trisubstituted alkenes with ethyl allenoate, catalyzed by the fer...
Scheme 15: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of 2,6-diarylidenecyclohexanones with allenoates, catalyzed by the f...
Scheme 16: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of α,β-unsaturated ketones with ethyl allenoates, catalyzed by the f...
Scheme 17: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of α,β-unsaturated esters with allenoates, catalyzed by the ferrocen...
Scheme 18: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of alkylidene azlactones with allenoates, catalyzed by the chiral sp...
Scheme 19: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of α-trimethylsilyl allenones and electron-deficient olefins, cataly...
Scheme 20: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of α,β-unsaturated ketones with an allenone, catalyzed by the chiral...
Scheme 21: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of cyclic enones with allenoates, catalyzed by the chiral α-amino ac...
Scheme 22: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of arylidenemalononitriles and analogues with an allenoate, catalyze...
Scheme 23: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of α,β-unsaturated esters with an allenoate, catalyzed by the chiral...
Scheme 24: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of 3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-derived acrylamides with an allenoate, c...
Scheme 25: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of maleimides with allenoates, catalyzed by the chiral phosphine H10....
Scheme 26: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of α-substituted acrylates with allenoate, catalyzed by the chiral p...
Scheme 27: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulation of an N-tosylimine with an allenoate, catalyzed by the chiral phosphi...
Scheme 28: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of N-tosylimines with an allenoate, catalyzed by the chiral phosphin...
Scheme 29: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of N-tosylimines with an allenoate, catalyzed by the chiral phosphin...
Scheme 30: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of N-diphenylphosphinoyl aromatic imines with butynoates, catalyzed ...
Scheme 31: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of N-tosylimines with allenylphosphonates, catalyzed by the chiral p...
Scheme 32: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulation of an N-tosylimine with an allenoate, catalyzed by the chiral phosphi...
Scheme 33: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of N-diphenylphosphinoyl aromatic imines with allenoates (top), cata...
Scheme 34: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulation of N-diphenylphosphinoylimines with allenoates, catalyzed by the chir...
Scheme 35: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulation of an azomethine imine with an allenoate, catalyzed by the chiral pho...
Scheme 36: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations between α,β-unsaturated esters/ketones and 3-butynoates, catalyzed b...
Scheme 37: Asymmetric intramolecular [3 + 2] annulations of electron-deficient alkenes and MBH carbonates, cat...
Scheme 38: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of methyleneindolinone and methylenebenzofuranone derivatives with M...
Scheme 39: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of activated isatin-based alkenes with MBH carbonates, catalyzed by ...
Scheme 40: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of maleimides with MBH carbonates, catalyzed by the chiral phosphine ...
Scheme 41: A series of [3 + 2] annulations of various activated alkenes with MBH carbonates, catalyzed by the ...
Scheme 42: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of an alkyne with isatins, catalyzed by the chiral phosphine F1.
Scheme 43: Asymmetric [4 + 2] annulations catalyzed by the chiral phosphine B1.
Scheme 44: Asymmetric [4 + 2] annulations catalyzed by the chiral phosphine H5.
Scheme 45: Asymmetric [4 + 2] annulations catalyzed by the chiral phosphines H13 and H12.
Scheme 46: Asymmetric [4 + 2] annulations catalyzed by the chiral phosphine H6.
Scheme 47: Kerrigan’s [2 + 2] annulations of ketenes with imines, catalyzed by the chiral phosphine B7.
Scheme 48: Asymmetric [4 + 1] annulations, catalyzed by the chiral phosphine G6.
Scheme 49: Asymmetric homodimerization of ketenes, catalyzed by the chiral phosphine F5 and F6.
Scheme 50: Aza-MBH/Michael reactions, catalyzed by the chiral phosphine G1.
Scheme 51: Tandem RC/Michael additions, catalyzed by the chiral phosphine H14.
Scheme 52: Intramolecular tandem RC/Michael addition, catalyzed by the chiral phosphine H15.
Scheme 53: Double-Michael addition, catalyzed by the chiral aminophosphine G9.
Scheme 54: Tandem Michael addition/Wittig olefinations, mediated by the chiral phosphine BIPHEP.
Scheme 55: Asymmetric Michael additions, catalyzed by the chiral phosphines H7, H8, and H9.
Scheme 56: Asymmetric γ-umpolung additions, catalyzed by the chiral phosphine A1.
Scheme 57: Asymmetric γ-umpolung additions, catalyzed by the chiral phosphines E2 and E3.
Scheme 58: Intramolecular γ-additions of hydroxy-2-alkynoates, catalyzed by the chiral phosphine D2.
Scheme 59: Intra-/intermolecular γ-additions, catalyzed by the chiral phosphine D2.
Scheme 60: Intermolecular γ-additions, catalyzed by the chiral phosphines B5 and B3.
Scheme 61: Intermolecular γ-additions, catalyzed by the chiral phosphines E6 and B4.
Scheme 62: Asymmetric allylic substitution of MBH acetates, catalyzed by the chiral phosphine G2.
Scheme 63: Allylic substitutions between MBH acetates or carbonates and an array of nucleophiles, catalyzed by...
Scheme 64: Asymmetric acylation of diols, catalyzed by the chiral phosphines E4 and E5.
Scheme 65: Kinetic resolution of secondary alcohols, catalyzed by the chiral phosphine E8 and E9.
Recent applications of the divinylcyclopropane–cycloheptadiene rearrangement in organic synthesis
- Sebastian Krüger and
- Tanja Gaich
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 163–193, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.14
- demercurization [128][129] sequence (through intermediate 177) yielding 178. The oxindole protecting group was then removed, followed by reduction of the carbamate to the remaining missing methyl group [151] to finish gelsemine (146). The total synthesis of the monoterpenoid-indole alkaloid gelsemoxonine (197
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Vogel’s first approach towards the divinylcyclopropane rearrangement [4] and characterization of cis-d...
Scheme 2: Transition states for the Cope rearrangement and the related DVCPR. Ts = transition state.
Scheme 3: Two possible mechanisms of trans-cis isomerizations of divinylcyclopropanes.
Scheme 4: Proposed biosynthesic pathway to ectocarpene (21), an inactive degradation product of a sexual pher...
Scheme 5: Proposed biosynthesis of occidenol (25) and related natural compounds.
Scheme 6: Gaich’s bioinspired system using the DVCPR to mimick the dimethylallyltryptophan synthase. DMAPP = ...
Scheme 7: Iguchi’s total synthesis of clavubicyclone, part 1.
Scheme 8: Iguchi’s total synthesis of clavubicyclone, part 2.
Scheme 9: Wender’s syntheses of the two pseudoguainanes confertin (50) and damsinic acid (51) and Pier’s appr...
Scheme 10: Overman’s total synthesis of scopadulcic acid B.
Scheme 11: Davies’ total syntheses of tremulenolide A and tremulenediol A.
Scheme 12: Davies formal [4 + 3] cycloaddition approach towards the formal synthesis of frondosin B.
Scheme 13: Davies and Sarpongs formal [4 + 3]-cycloaddition approach towards barekoxide (106) and barekol (107...
Scheme 14: Davies formal [4 + 3]-cycloaddition approach to 5-epi-vibsanin E (115) containing an intermediate c...
Scheme 15: Echavarren’s total synthesis of schisanwilsonene A (126) featuring an impressive gold-catalzed casc...
Scheme 16: Davies early example of a formal [4 + 3]-cycloaddition in alkaloids synthesis.
Scheme 17: Fukuyama’s total synthesis of gelsemine, part 1.
Scheme 18: Fukuyama’s total synthesis of gelsemine, featuring a divinylcyclopropane rearrangement, part 2.
Scheme 19: Kende’s total synthesis of isostemofoline, using a formal [4 + 3]-cycloaddition, including an inter...
Scheme 20: Danishefsky’s total synthesis of gelsemine, part 1.
Scheme 21: Danishefsky’s total synthesis of gelsemine, part 2.
Scheme 22: Fukuyama’s total synthesis of gelsemoxonine.
Scheme 23: Wender’s synthetic access to the core skeleton of tiglianes, daphnanes and ingenanes.
Scheme 24: Davies’ approach towards the core skeleton of CP-263,114 (212).
Scheme 25: Wood’s approach towards actinophyllic acid.
Scheme 26: Takeda’s approach towards the skeleton of the cyanthins, utilitizing the divinylcyclopropane rearra...
Scheme 27: Donaldson’s organoiron route towards the guianolide skeleton.
Scheme 28: Stoltz’s tandem Wolff/DVCPR rearrangement.
Scheme 29: Stephenson’s tandem photocatalysis/arylvinylcyclopropane rearrangement.
Scheme 30: Padwa’s rhodium cascade involving a DVCPR.
Scheme 31: Matsubara’s version of a DVCPR.
Scheme 32: Toste’s tandem gold-catalyzed Claisen-rearrangement/DVCPR.
Scheme 33: Ruthenium- and gold-catalyzed versions of tandem reactions involving a DVCPR.
Scheme 34: Tungsten, platinum and gold catalysed cycloisomerizations leading to a DVCPR.
Scheme 35: Reisman’s total synthesis of salvileucalin B, featuring an (undesired) vinylcyclopropyl carbaldehyd...
Scheme 36: Studies on the divinylepoxide rearrangement.
Scheme 37: Studies on the vinylcyclopropanecarbonyl rearrangement.
Scheme 38: Nitrogen-substituted variants of the divinylcyclopropane rearrangement.
Synthesis of indole-based propellane derivatives via Weiss–Cook condensation, Fischer indole cyclization, and ring-closing metathesis as key steps
- Sambasivarao Kotha,
- Ajay Kumar Chinnam and
- Arti Tiwari
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 2709–2714, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.307
- potential drugs for the treatment of schizophrenia and alcohol addiction [34]. However, the synthesis of indole alkaloid derivatives containing a propellane ring system is a challenging task due to the presence of quaternary centers involved with these systems [35]. We envisioned a new synthetic route to
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: [4.4.2] and [1.1.1]propellanes.
Figure 2: Alkaloids containing indole-based propellanes.
Figure 3: Retrosynthetic strategy to indole-based propellane 4.
Scheme 1: Preparation of diindole dione 2.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of allylated indole derivatives 3, 7 and 8.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of indole-based propellane derivatives 4 and 11 by RCM route.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of 4 by Weiss–Cook condensation and two fold Fischer indole cyclization.
Parallel and four-step synthesis of natural-product-inspired scaffolds through modular assembly and divergent cyclization
- Hiroki Oguri,
- Haruki Mizoguchi,
- Hideaki Oikawa,
- Aki Ishiyama,
- Masato Iwatsuki,
- Kazuhiko Otoguro and
- Satoshi Ōmura
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 930–940, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.105
- process to access indole-alkaloid-like scaffolds utilizing a piperidine-based manifold 1, was developed in 2005 [18]. By exploiting lactam, carboxylic acid and β-ketocarbonyl functional groups on 1, α-diazoketocarbonyl and indole groups were installed to produce a set of tetraketide-like precursors, 2 and
- controlled manner. With the intention to produce screening collections, we then devised a second-generation strategy applicable for a parallel synthetic protocol. This approach allows unified four-step access to a series of indole-alkaloid-like scaffolds. Some of these results were previously reported as a
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: (a) Biosynthetic outline of aromatic polyketides; (b) structure of indole alkaloids composed of ind...
Figure 2: (a) Synthetic plans based on modular assembly and divergent cyclizations leading to fused skeletons...
Scheme 1: Four-step synthesis of hexacyclic skeleton 25.
Scheme 2: Four-step synthesis of hexacyclic skeleton 30.
Scheme 3: Parallel and four-step synthesis of tetracyclic skeletons 39–42 and 47–48.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of branched precursors, 51 and 52, using amines 49 and 50, with different methylene lengt...
Scheme 5: Four-step synthesis of hexacyclic scaffold 63 employing manifold 15. For details of the synthesis o...
