Total Synthesis and Structure Revision of (-)-Siphonodictyal B and Its Biomimetic Conversion into (+)-Liphagal.

Autor: Markwell-Heys AW; Department of Chemistry, University of Adelaide , Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia., Kuan KK; Department of Chemistry, University of Adelaide , Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia., George JH; Department of Chemistry, University of Adelaide , Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Organic letters [Org Lett] 2015 Sep 04; Vol. 17 (17), pp. 4228-31. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Aug 21.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5b01973
Abstrakt: The structure of siphonodictyal B has been reassigned on the basis of the total synthesis of both possible C-8 epimers. The revised structure of siphonodictyal B was converted into liphagal by acid catalyzed rearrangement of a proposed epoxide intermediate. This biomimetic cascade features a succession of four distinct reactions (epoxidation, o-quinone methide formation, ring expansion, and benzofuran formation) that occur in a one-pot operation under mild conditions. During these studies we also isolated a surprisingly stable o-quinone methide that supports our mechanistic proposal for liphagal biosynthesis.
Databáze: MEDLINE