Beilstein J. Org. Chem.2016,12, 2689–2693, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.266
natural oligostilbenoids guided us to design a modular synthetic approach to these molecules by utilizing a three-step sequence consisting of Sonogashira coupling, iodocyclization, and Suzuki coupling. During our synthesis, the relative reactivities of ester, aldehyde, and alkoxy groups on the same aryl
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Keywords: anticancer agent; iodocyclization; natural product; oligostilbenoids; Pd-catalyzed coupling; Introduction
Oligostilbenoids constitute a family of natural products with various biological functions (Figure 1). Monomeric stilbene units are interconnected in a number of ways to lead to complex
structures [1][2][3]. Despite a long history of isolation and biological studies of these natural products, relatively little attention has been paid by the synthetic community to chemical synthesis of polyphenolic oligostilbenoids. Most synthetic works on these unique natural products have recently appeared