scholarly journals Applications of the Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons olefination in modern natural product synthesis

Synthesis ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dávid Roman ◽  
Maria Sauer ◽  
Christine Beemelmanns

Here, we have summarized more than 30 representative natural product syntheses published in 2015 to 2020 that employ one or more Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons (HWE) reactions. We comprehensively describe the applied phosphonate reagents, HWE reaction conditions and key steps of the total synthetic approaches. Our comprehensive review will support future synthetic approaches and serve as guideline to find the best HWE conditions for the most complicated natural products known

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. 1934578X2110498
Author(s):  
Hisahiro Hagiwara

Recent advances in the total syntheses of cyclic natural products and related compounds from 2005 to 2021, which employ domino Michael reactions as key steps, have been reviewed, focusing mainly on the domino Michael reactions catalyzed by organocatalysts.


Synlett ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernhard Breit ◽  
Dino Berthold

Cylindrocyclophanes are a class of naturally occurring 22-membered macrocycles with a unique architecture and interesting physical, chemical, and biological properties. This comprehensive account summarizes progress in various synthetic approaches to these compounds during the last twenty years, thereby emphasizing the key steps for establishing the [7,7]-paracyclophane scaffold, as well as alternative approaches to the construction of its stereocenters. Many of these syntheses highlight the power of transition-metal catalysis for natural-product synthesis. Furthermore, the unraveling of the biosynthesis to these natural products in Cylindrospermum licheniforme is discussed.1 Introduction2 Biosynthesis3 Smith’s Synthesis of (–)-Cylindrocyclophanes A and F4 Hoye’s Synthesis of (–)-Cylindrocyclophane A5 Iwabuchi’s Syntheses of (–)-Cylindrocyclophane A and (+)-Cylindrocyclophane A6 Nicolaou’s Synthesis of (–)-Cylindrocyclophanes A and F7 Breit’s Synthesis of (–)-Cylindrocyclophane F8 Conclusion


Synthesis ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Magauer ◽  
Kevin Rafael Sokol

AbstractThe construction of oxepin and dihydrooxepin containing natural products represents a challenging task in total synthesis. In the last decades, a variety of synthetic methods have been reported for the installation of these structural motifs. Herein, we provide an overview of synthetic methods and strategies to construct these motifs in the context of natural product synthesis and highlight the key steps of each example.1 Introduction2 Oxepin Natural Products3 Dihydrooxepin Natural Products3 Brønsted or Lewis acid Catalyzed Cyclization3.2 Radical Cyclization3.3 Substitution and Addition Cyclization3.4 Sigmatropic Rearrangement3.5 Oxidative Methods3.6 Transition Metal Catalyzed Cyclization4 Summary


2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (5) ◽  
pp. 556-566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Wang ◽  
Shuanhu Gao

This review will focus on selected applications of Sonogashira coupling and subsequent transformations as key steps in the total synthesis of natural products.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nengzhong Wang ◽  
Zugen Wu ◽  
Junjie Wang ◽  
Nisar Ullah ◽  
Yixin Lu

A comprehensive and updated summary of asymmetric organocatalytic annulation reactions is presented; in particular, the applications of these annulation strategies to natural products synthesis are highlighted.


2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Lam ◽  
M. C. Leech ◽  
A. J. J. Lennox

The multistep synthesis of natural products has historically served as a useful and informative platform for showcasing the best, state-of-the-art synthetic methodologies and technologies. Over the last several decades, electrochemistry has proved itself to be a useful tool for conducting redox reactions. This is primarily due to its unique ability to selectively apply any oxidizing or reducing potential to a sufficiently conductive reaction solution. Electrochemical redox reactions are readily scaled and can be more sustainable than competing strategies based on conventional redox reagents. In this chapter, we summarize the examples where electrochemistry has been used in the synthesis of natural products. The chapter is organized by the reaction type of the electrochemical step and covers both oxidative and reductive reaction modes.


2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (10) ◽  
pp. 1934578X1988440
Author(s):  
Kenichi Kobayashi ◽  
Kosaku Tanaka ◽  
Momoko Suzuki ◽  
Hiroshi Kogen

A catalytic asymmetric intramolecular Darzens reaction of 2-halomalonate derivatives was developed for the enantioselective preparation of chiral building blocks for epoxide-containing natural products. Among the screened catalysts, some phase-transfer catalysts gave the desired epoxide in moderate enantioselectivity, albeit in low yield. The epoxide product would be useful as versatile chiral building blocks for natural product synthesis.


2011 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 1475-1485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Dylan Turner ◽  
Marco A Ciufolini

This is a review of our efforts toward the synthesis of a group of natural products that display noteworthy biological activity: Fredericamycin A, nothapodytine B, and topopyrones B and D. In each case, directed aromatic functionalization methodology greatly facilitated the assembly of the key molecular subunits.


Synthesis ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (14) ◽  
pp. 1991-2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison J. Frontier ◽  
Shukree Abdul-Rashed ◽  
Connor Holt

This review focuses on alkynyl Prins and alkynyl aza-Prins cyclization­ processes, which involve intramolecular coupling of an alkyne with either an oxocarbenium or iminium electrophile. The oxocarbenium or iminium species can be generated through condensation- or elimination-type processes, to achieve an overall bimolecular annulation that enables the synthesis of both oxygen- and nitrogen-containing­ saturated heterocycles with different ring sizes and substitution patterns. Also discussed are cascade processes in which alkynyl Prins heterocyclic adducts react to trigger subsequent pericyclic reactions, including [4+2] cycloadditions and Nazarov electrocyclizations, to rapidly construct complex small molecules. Finally, examples of the use of alkynyl Prins and alkynyl aza-Prins reactions in the synthesis of natural products are described. The review covers the literature through the end of 2019.1 Introduction1.1 Alkyne-Carbonyl Coupling Pathways1.2 Coupling/Cyclization Cascades Using the Alkynyl Prins Reaction2 Alkynyl Prins Annulation (Oxocarbenium Electrophiles)2.1 Early Work2.2 Halide as Terminal Nucleophile2.3 Oxygen as Terminal Nucleophile2.4 Arene as Terminal Nucleophile (Intermolecular)2.5 Arene Terminal Nucleophile (Intramolecular)2.6 Cyclizations Terminated by Elimination3 Synthetic Utility of Alkynyl Prins Annulation3.1 Alkynyl Prins-Mediated Synthesis of Dienes for a [4+2] Cyclo­- addition­-Oxidation Sequence3.2 Alkynyl Prins Cyclization Adducts as Nazarov Cyclization Precursors3.3 Alkynyl Prins Cyclization in Natural Product Synthesis4 Alkynyl Aza-Prins Annulation4.1 Iminium Electrophiles4.2 Activated Iminium Electrophiles5 Alkynyl Aza-Prins Cyclizations in Natural Product Synthesis6 Summary and Outlook


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