Construction of sulfur-containing moieties in the total synthesis of natural products

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 246-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nengzhong Wang ◽  
Puli Saidhareddy ◽  
Xuefeng Jiang

This review surveys the total syntheses of sulfur-containing natural products where sulfur atoms are introduced with different sulfurization agents to construct related sulfur-containing moieties.

2009 ◽  
Vol 74 (6) ◽  
pp. 887-900 ◽  
Author(s):  
Álvaro Enríquez-García ◽  
Steven V. Ley

The bengazoles are marine natural products with unique structure, containing two oxazole rings flanking a single carbon. They show very potent antifungal activity. The total syntheses of bengazole C and E are described following a convergent route which involves diastereoselective cycloaddition of an appropriately substituted nitrile oxide with a butane-1,2-diacetal-protected alkenediol as the key step.


2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (21) ◽  
pp. 8030-8056 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Takikawa ◽  
Arata Nishii ◽  
Takahiro Sakai ◽  
Keisuke Suzuki

This review has outlined the strategies and tactics of using arynes in the total syntheses of polycyclic natural products.


Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (17) ◽  
pp. 3841
Author(s):  
Alina Eggert ◽  
Christoph Etling ◽  
Dennis Lübken ◽  
Marius Saxarra ◽  
Markus Kalesse

Contiguous quaternary carbons in terpene natural products remain a major challenge in total synthesis. Synthetic strategies to overcome this challenge will be a pivotal prerequisite to the medicinal application of natural products and their analogs or derivatives. In this review, we cover syntheses of natural products that exhibit a dense assembly of quaternary carbons and whose syntheses were uncompleted until recently. While discussing their syntheses, we not only cover the most recent total syntheses but also provide an update on the status quo of modern syntheses of complex natural products. Herein, we review (±)-canataxpropellane, (+)-waihoensene, (–)-illisimonin A and (±)-11-O-debenzoyltashironin as prominent examples of natural products bearing contiguous quaternary carbons.


2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (11) ◽  
pp. 1589-1605 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chao Zheng ◽  
Shu-Li You

The recent enantioselective total syntheses of natural products enabled by catalytic asymmetric dearomatization reactions of indole derivatives are presented.


2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 1450-1454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoe J. Anderson ◽  
David J. Fox

The first total syntheses of newly isolated polyazole natural products azolemycins A–D, along with the synthesis of the tetra-oxazole non-natural analogue, are described.


Catalysts ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 1199
Author(s):  
Sijia Chen ◽  
Chongguo Jiang ◽  
Nan Zheng ◽  
Zhen Yang ◽  
Lili Shi

Metal-mediated cyclizations are important transformations in a natural product total synthesis. The Pauson-Khand reaction, particularly powerful for establishing cyclopentenone-containing structures, is distinguished as one of the most attractive annulation processes routinely employed in synthesis campaigns. This review covers Co, Rh, and Pd catalyzed Pauson-Khand reaction and summarizes its strategic applications in total syntheses of structurally complex natural products in the last five years. Additionally, the hetero-Pauson-Khand reaction in the synthesis of heterocycles will also be discussed. Focusing on the panorama of organic synthesis, this review highlights the strategically developed Pauson-Khand reaction in fulfilling total synthetic tasks and its synthetic attractiveness is aimed to be illustrated.


Synthesis ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corinna S. Schindler ◽  
Jonathon S. Ryan

AbstractSince the first reports of their isolation, mycocyclosin and the herquline family of natural products have attracted interest from the synthetic community for their uniquely strained macrocyclic architectures. This review describes the attempted and successful total syntheses of these natural products and provides a summary of the strategies developed in the years since their isolation.1 Introduction2 Biosynthesis3 Early Studies4 Total Synthesis of Mycocyclosin5 Overview6 Wood’s Total Syntheses of Herqulines B and C7 Baran’s Total Syntheses of Herqulines B and C8 Schindler’s Total Syntheses of Herqulines B and C9 Conclusions


2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (61) ◽  
pp. 8569-8590 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodney A. Fernandes ◽  
Praveen Kumar ◽  
Priyanka Choudhary

This feature article highlights the recently achieved efficient total syntheses of many natural products based on catalytic steps and protecting-group-free strategies, leading to overall economy and efficiency in synthesis.


Science ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 368 (6494) ◽  
pp. 1007-1011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barry M. Trost ◽  
Youliang Wang ◽  
Andreas K. Buckl ◽  
Zhongxing Huang ◽  
Minh H. Nguyen ◽  
...  

Bryostatins are a family of 21 complex marine natural products with a wide range of potent biological activities. Among all the 21 bryostatins, bryostatin 3 is structurally the most complex. Whereas nine total syntheses of bryostatins have been achieved to date, bryostatin 3 has only been targeted once and required the highest number of steps to synthesize (43 steps in the longest linear sequence and 88 total steps). Here, we report a concise total synthesis of bryostatin 3 using 22 steps in the longest linear sequence and 31 total steps through a highly convergent synthetic plan by the use of highly atom-economical and chemoselective transformations in which alkynes played a major role in reducing step count.


2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (11) ◽  
pp. 1404-1435 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. C. Nicolaou ◽  
Stephan Rigol

This review article summarises a series of total syntheses of natural and designed molecules primarily for biology and medicine. Aspects of new synthetic strategies and methods and optimisation of biological properties are emphasised.


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