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Biological Products↗
Biomedical subjects
Santosh J Gharpure
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Enantioselective total synthesis of the potent antitumor agent (-)-mucocin using a temporary silicon-tethered ring-closing metathesis cross-coupling reaction.
The enantioselective total synthesis of the annonaceous acetogenin (-)-mucocin (1) was accomplished using a triply convergent 12-step sequence (longest linear sequence) in 13.6% overall yield. This represents the first application of the temporary silicon-tethered (TST) ring-closing metathesis (RCM) cross-coupling reaction and the enantioselective alkyne/aldehyde addition to the synthesis of a complex annonaceous acetogenin. Moreover, all three fragments required for the coupling reactions are conveniently prepared in 5-6 steps from two readily available enantiomerically enriched epoxides. Finally, this synthesis stimulated the development of a new approach for the construction of 3-hydroxy-2,6-disubstituted tetrahydropyrans, using the bismuth tribromide-mediated reductive etherification reaction, which represents a motif that is prevalent in a wide range of pharmacologically significant natural products.
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic↗
Stereoselective construction of cis-2,6-disubstituted tetrahydropyrans via the reductive etherification of delta-trialkylsilyloxy substituted ketones: total synthesis of (-)-centrolobine.
[reaction: see text] The stereoselective intramolecular reductive etherification of delta-trialkylsilyloxy substituted ketones with catalytic bismuth tribromide and triethylsilane provides a convenient method for the construction of cis-2,6-disubstituted tetrahydropyrans. This method was highlighted in the key step of an expeditious total synthesis of the antibiotic, (-)-centrolobine.
Cyclization↗
Stereoselective construction of cyclic ethers using a tandem two-component etherification: elucidation of the role of bismuth tribromide.
The stereodivergent construction of cyclic ethers remains an important area of synthetic interest, particularly given the ubiquity of C-glycoside derivatives in natural and unnatural pharmacologically important agents. This work describes a series of intramolecular etherification reactions of delta-trialkylsilyloxy aldehydes and ketones using catalytic bismuth tribromide and various trialkylsilyl nucleophiles for the construction of cis- and trans-2,6-di- and trisubstituted tetrahydropyrans. Furthermore, this study provides compelling evidence for the fact that the catalysis may be attributed to the hydrogen bromide and bismuth oxybromide derived from the hydrolysis of bismuth tribromide. The synthetic utility of this protocol is highlighted in the ability to construct adjacent tertiary ethers in a highly stereoselective manner and the development of a sequential two-component cross-coupling followed by reductive etherification process for the expeditious synthesis of nonadjacent tetrahydropyran rings.
Bismuth↗