
Published: Jan. 10, 2024
Nidulaxanthone A is a dimeric, dihydroxanthone natural product which was isolated in 2020 from Aspergillus sp. Structur-ally, the compound features an unprecedented heptacyclic 6/6/6/6/6/6/6 ring system unusual for xanthone dimers. Biosynthetically, nidulaxanthone originates monomer nidulalin via stereoselective Diels-Alder dimeri-zation. To expedite synthesis of and study proposed dimerization, we developed methodology involving use allyl triflate chromone ester activation followed by vinylogous addition to rapidly forge scaffold four-step sequence also ketone desaturation using Bobbitt’s oxoammonium salt. The asymmetric achieved acylative kinetic resolution (AKR) chiral, racemic 2H-nidulalin A. Dimerization en-antioenriched solvent-free, thermolytic conditions. Computational studies have been conducted probe both (4+2) dimerization events.
Language: Английский