Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
63(38)
Published: July 1, 2024
This
paper
describes
a
concise,
asymmetric
and
stereodivergent
total
synthesis
of
tacaman
alkaloids.
A
key
step
in
this
is
the
biocatalytic
Baeyer-Villiger
oxidation
cyclohexanone,
which
was
developed
to
produce
seven-membered
lactones
establish
required
stereochemistry
at
C14
position
(92
%
yield,
99
ee,
500
mg
scale).
Cis-
trans-tetracyclic
indoloquinolizidine
scaffolds
were
rapidly
synthesized
through
an
acid-triggered,
tunable
acyl-Pictet-Spengler
type
cyclization
cascade,
serving
as
pivotal
reaction
for
building
alkaloid
skeleton.
Computational
results
revealed
that
hydrogen
bonding
crucial
stabilizing
intermediates
inducing
different
addition
reactions
during
cascade.
By
strategically
using
these
two
late-stage
diversification
functionalized
core,
syntheses
eight
alkaloids
achieved.
study
may
potentially
advance
research
related
medicinal
chemistry
The Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
88(8), P. 4925 - 4941
Published: Jan. 27, 2023
Carbon
monoxide
is
a
cheap
and
abundant
C1
building
block
that
can
be
readily
incorporated
into
organic
molecules
to
rapidly
build
structural
complexity.
In
this
Perspective,
we
outline
several
recent
(since
2015)
examples
of
palladium-catalyzed
carbonylations
in
streamlining
complex
natural
product
total
synthesis
highlight
the
strategic
importance
these
carbonylation
reactions
corresponding
synthesis.
The
selected
include
spinosyn
A,
callyspongiolide,
perseanol,
schizozygane
alkaloids,
cephanolides,
bisdehydroneostemoninine
related
stemona
alkaloids.
We
also
provide
our
perspective
about
advancements
future
developments
carbonylations.
Natural Product Reports,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
41(5), P. 784 - 812
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Unusual
and
unique
vallesamidine
schizozygane
alkaloids.
This
review
showcases
their
structural
determination
strategies,
potential
bioactivities,
total
synthesis
studies.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 27, 2025
A
general
streamlined
strategy
for
the
enantioselective
total
syntheses
of
schizozygane
family
natural
products
and
related
alkaloid
vallesamidine
is
described.
Specifically,
a
catalytic
enantioconvergent
cross-coupling
sets
quaternary
stereogenic
center
in
pluripotent
intermediate
adorned
with
an
olefin
three
orthogonal
carboxylate
groups,
upon
which
modularity
synthesis
relies.
late-stage
oxidative
lactamization
alkyne
instrumental
first-generation
alkaloids.
In
second-generation
approach,
novel
application
van
Leusen
reaction
generation
lactams
pivotal
to
accessing
alkaloids
from
common
intermediate.
The
strategies
outlined
here
are
expected
enable
detailed
biological
investigations
as
well
facilitate
access
provide
solutions
modification
bioactive
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(27), P. 14831 - 14838
Published: June 26, 2023
The
construction
of
2,2-disubstituted
indolines
has
long
presented
a
synthetic
challenge
without
any
general
solutions.
Herein,
we
report
robust
protocol
for
the
dearomative
Meerwein-Eschenmoser-Claisen
rearrangement
3-indolyl
alcohols
that
provides
efficient
access
to
2-substituted
and
indolines.
These
versatile
subunits
are
useful
natural
product
synthesis
medicinal
chemistry.
title
[3,3]
sigmatropic
proceeds
in
generally
excellent
yield
transfers
C3-indolic
alcohol
chirality
C2
position
with
high
fidelity,
thus
providing
reliable
method
enantioenriched
power
this
methodology
is
demonstrated
through
concise
strategically
unique
total
marine
hinckdentine
A,
which
features
Claisen
rearrangement,
diastereocontrolled
hydrogenation
alkene
product,
one-pot
amide-to-oxime
conversion
using
Vaska's
complex,
regioselective
late-stage
tribromination.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(37)
Published: July 25, 2023
We
report
here
a
homo-Mannich
reaction
of
cyclopropanol
with
an
iminium
ion,
generated
by
asymmetric
allylic
dearomatization
indole,
to
construct
tricyclic
hydrocarbazole
core,
which
is
shared
variety
monoterpenoid
indole
alkaloids
across
families.
Through
this
approach,
all-carbon
quaternary
stereogenic
center
as
well
allyl
and
ketone
group
were
installed.
Using
functionalized
the
structural
platform,
D
ring
E
rings
different
sizes
(i.e.,
five-,
six-,
seven-membered)
successively
or
simultaneously
assembled,
leading
collective
synthesis
seven
belonging
ibophyllidine,
Aspidosperma,
Kopsia,
Melodinus
alkaloid
Organic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10(19), P. 4941 - 4971
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
A
summary
of
the
various
ring
opening
reactions
strained
and
unstrained
cycloalkanols
is
elaborated
in
present
review.
Key
emphasis
on
reactivities
pertaining
to
cyclopropanols,
cyclobutanols
higher
analogues
provided.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(11), P. 8739 - 8747
Published: May 21, 2024
Asymmetric
tandem
Heck
and
carbonylation
reactions
provide
an
efficient
route
to
synthesize
biologically
important
chiral
cyclic
compounds
with
a
carbonyl
group
have
attracted
increasing
research
interests.
However,
this
type
of
reaction
relies
on
the
initiation
from
oxidative
addition
aryl
halides
or
pseudo
halides,
resulting
in
low
atomic
economy
reaction.
In
addition,
protocol
has
not
adequately
demonstrated
reactivity
generality
heteroarene
halides.
Meanwhile,
asymmetric
Wacker-type
cyclization
are
plagued
by
narrow
substrate
scope
enantioselectivity
remain
underexplored.
Herein,
we
describe
Pd(II)-catalyzed
sequential
1,6-enynes
analogues
carbon
monoxide
(CO).
This
catalytic
system
tolerates
broad
nucleophiles,
including
phenols,
alcohols,
amines.
sequence
forms
four
chemical
bonds,
two
rings,
up
three
stereocenters
single
step.
strategy
allows
for
convenient
access
variety
polycyclic
good
yields
enantio-
diastereoselectivities,
indoles,
benzofurans,
indole-
benzofuran-fused
bicyclo[3.2.1]octanes,
indole-fused
bicyclo[4.2.1]nonane.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
62(4)
Published: Nov. 25, 2022
We
herein
disclose
a
mild
and
efficient
access
to
chiral
3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes
via
Pd-catalyzed
asymmetric
5-exo-trig
cyclization/cyclopropanation/carbonylation
of
1,6-enynes.
Various
nucleophiles,
such
as
alcohols,
phenols,
amines
water,
are
well
compatible
with
the
reaction
system.
This
forms
three
C-C
bonds,
two
rings,
adjacent
quaternary
carbon
stereocenters
one
C-O/C-N
bond
excellent
regio-
enantioselectivities.
The
products
could
be
further
functionalized
generate
library
3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane
frameworks.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
25(12), P. 2058 - 2062
Published: March 17, 2023
A
Fe(NO3)3-mediated
ring-opening
arylation
of
cyclopropanol
with
the
electron-rich
pyrrole
has
been
developed,
which
might
proceed
through
oxidative
radical
ring
opening
followed
by
cyclization
to
motif
and
then
aromatization.
This
method
enables
direct
without
prefunctionalization
thus
allows
rapid
access
a
diverse
array
chiral
5,6,7,8-tetrahydroindolizines
from
easily
available
amino
acid
esters.
The
synthetic
utility
demonstrated
asymmetric
synthesis
alklaoids
(-)-indolizidine
167B,
(+)-indolizidine
209D,
(+)-monomorine
I,
natural
product
analogue.