The Boger Synthesis of (-)-Vindoline

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglass F. Taber
Keyword(s):  
Absolute Configuration ◽  
Secondary Alcohol ◽  
Ring System ◽  
Simple Solution ◽  
Relative Configuration ◽  
Amine Oxidation ◽  
Formidable Challenge ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
La Jolla ◽  
Stereogenic Center

The periwinkle-derived alkaloids vinblastine 2a and vincristine 2b are still mainstays of cancer chemotherapy. The more complex half of these dimeric alkaloids, vindoline 1, presents a formidable challenge for total synthesis. Building on his previous work (Organic Lett. 2005, 7, 4539), Dale L. Boger of Scripps/La Jolla devised (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 3685) a strikingly simple solution to this problem based on sequential cycloaddition. The starting point for the synthesis was the ester 3, derived from D-asparagine. This was extended to 4, condensation of which with 5 gave the enol ether 6. On heating, 7 cyclized to 8, which lost N2 to give the zwitterion 9. Addition of the intermediate 9 to the indole then gave 10. In one reaction, the entire ring system of vindoline, appropriately oxygenated, was assembled, with the original stereogenic center from D-asparagine directing the relative and absolute configuration of the final product. To complete the synthesis, the pendant carbon on 11 had to be incorporated into the pentacyclic skeleton. After adjusting the relative configuration of the secondary alcohol, the N was rendered nucleophilic by reduction of the amide to the amine. Oxidation delivered 14, which on activation as the tosylate smoothly rearranged to the ketone 15. Reduction and regioselective dehydration then completed the synthesis of vindoline 1.

Chromatographic Determination of the Absolute Configuration of an Acyclic Secondary Alcohol Using Difluorodinitrobenzene

2000 ◽  
Vol 72 (17) ◽  
pp. 4142-4147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken-ichi Harada ◽  
Youhei Shimizu ◽  
Atsuko Kawakami ◽  
Makiko Norimoto ◽  
Kiyonaga Fujii
Keyword(s):  
Absolute Configuration ◽  
Secondary Alcohol ◽  
Chromatographic Determination ◽  
The Absolute

Cytochalasan Alkaloids as TRAIL Sensitizers from an Endophytic Fungus Chaetomium sp.

Planta Medica ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanli Ruan ◽  
Ying Gao ◽  
Ruihua Mao ◽  
Ye Liu ◽  
Ming Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Absolute Configuration ◽  
Endophytic Fungus ◽  
Cancer Cell Line ◽  
Ring System ◽  
Ht29 Cell ◽  
Colorectal Cancer Cell Line ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Fibrous Roots ◽  
Trail Sensitivity

Two new cytochalasans with a rare 6/6/5/5/7 pentacyclic ring system, named chaetoconvosins C−D (1−2), together with two known congeners (3−4), were isolated from the fermentation of an endophytic fungus, Chaetomium sp. SG-01, harbored in the fibrous roots of Schisandra glaucescens Diels. Their structures including the absolute configuration were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic (HRESIMS, NMR, and ECD) and X-ray crystallographic analyses. The TRAIL sensitivity of 1–4 in a TRAIL-resistant HT29 colorectal cancer cell line was evaluated, which revealed that co-treatment of 1–4 at 50 µM with TRAIL (150 ng/mL) reduced the HT29 cell viability by 19.0%, 24.1%, 17.9%, and 15.5%, respectively, compared to treatment with 1–4 alone.

The Keck Synthesis of Epothilone B

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglass Taber
Keyword(s):  
Total Synthesis ◽  
Secondary Alcohol ◽  
Allylic Alcohol ◽  
Ring Closing Metathesis ◽  
Relative Configuration ◽  
University Of Utah ◽  
Epothilone B ◽  
Hydride Reduction ◽  
Epothilone A ◽  
The University

The total synthesis of Epothilone B 4, the first natural product (with Epothilone A) to show the same microtubule-stabilizing activity as paclitaxel (Taxol®), has attracted a great deal of attention since that activity was first reported in 1995. The total synthesis of 4 devised (J. Org. Chem. 2008, 73, 9675) by Gary E. Keck of the University of Utah was based in large part on the stereoselective allyl stannane additions (e.g. 1 + 2 → 3 ) that his group originated. The allyl stannane 2 was prepared from the acid chloride 5. Exposure of 5 to Et3N generated the ketene, that was homologated with the phosphorane 6 to give the allene ester 7. Cu-mediated conjugate addition of the stannylmethyl anion 8 then delivered 2. The silyloxy aldehyde 1 was prepared from the ester 9 by reduction with Dibal. Felkincontrolled 1,2-addition of the allyl stannane 2 established the relative configuration of the secondary alcohol of 3, that was then used to control the relative configuration of the new alcohol in 10. Addition of the crotyl borane 12 to the derived aldehyde 11 also proceeded with high diastereocontrol. The other component of 4 was prepared from the aldehyde 14. Enantioselective allylation, by the method the authors developed, delivered the alcohol 16. The Z trisubstituted alkene was then assembled by condensing the aldehyde 17 with the phosphorane 18. Dibal reduction of the product lactone 19 gave a diol, the allylic alcohol of which was selectively converted to the chloride with the Corey-Kim reagent. Hydride reduction then delivered the desired homoallylic alcohol, that was converted to the phosphonium salt 21. Condensation of 21 with 13 gave the diene, that was carried on to Epothilone B 4. The synthesis of Epothilone B 4 as originally conceived by the authors depended on ring-closing metathesis of the triene 22. They prepared 22, but on exposure to the second-generation Grubbs catalyst it was converted only to 23. The authors concluded that the trans acetonide kept 22 in a conformation that did not allow the desired macrocyclization.

The Paquette Synthesis of Fomannosin

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglass Taber
Keyword(s):  
Pathogenic Fungus ◽  
Ohio State University ◽  
State University ◽  
Simple Task ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Aldol Cyclization ◽  
Vinyl Group ◽  
Stereogenic Center ◽  
Real Challenge ◽  
Glucose Derivative

The compact sesquiterpene ( + )-fomannosin 3, isolated from the pathogenic fungus Fomes annonsus, presents an interesting set of challenges for the organic synthesis chemist, ranging from the strained cyclobutene to the easily epimerized cyclopentanone. In the synthesis of 3 developed (J. Org. Chem . 2008, 73, 4548) by Leo A. Paquette of Ohio State University, the cyclopentane was constructed by ring-closing metathesis of 1. The real challenge of the synthesis was the enantiospecific preparation of 1 from D-glucose. The starting point for the preparation of 1 was the glucose derivative 4. Selective acetonide hydrolysis followed by oxidative cleavage gave the ester 5, which on base treatment followed by hydrogenation delivered the endo ester 6. Condensation of the enolate of 6 with formaldehyde proceeded with high diastereoselectivity, to give, after protection, the ester 7. Conversion of the ester to the vinyl group, exposure to methanolic acid and ether formation completed the preparation of 9. The construction of the cyclobutane of 1 was effected by an interesting application of the Negishi reagent (Cp2ZrCl2/2 x BuLi). Complexation of Cp2Zr with the alkene followed by elimination generated an allylic organometallic 11, which added to the released aldehyde to give the cyclobutanes 12 and 13 in a 2.4:1 diastereomeric ratio. Homologation of the aldehyde 13 and subsequent oxidation were straightforward, but subsequent methylenation of the hindered carbonyl was not. At last, it was found that Peterson olefination worked well. Metathesis then delivered the cyclopentene 2. The last carbons of the skeleton were added by intramolecular aldol cyclization of the thioester 16. The seemingly simple task of converting the alkene of 17 into a ketone proved challenging. Eventually, dihydroxylation followed by oxidation, and then SmI2 reduction, completed the transformation. This still left the challenge of controlling the cyclopentane stereogenic center. Remarkably, dehydration and epimerization led to (+)-Fomannosin 3 as a single dominant diastereomer.

The Rychnovsky Synthesis of Leucascandrolide A

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglass Taber
Keyword(s):  
Vinyl Ether ◽  
Absolute Configuration ◽  
Secondary Alcohol ◽  
Primary Alcohol ◽  
Addition Product ◽  
Cyclic Ether ◽  
Acid Activation ◽  
Leucascandrolide A ◽  
Stereogenic Centers ◽  
Bromide Ion

The macrolactone leucascandrolide A 4, isolated from the calcareous sponge L. caveolata, has both cytotoxic and antifungal activity. The key step in the synthesis of 4 reported (J. Org. Chem. 2007, 72, 5784) by Scott D. Rychnovsky of the University of California, Irvine, was the stereoselective condensation of the aldehyde 1 with the allyl vinyl ether 2 to give 3. The cyclic ether of 1 was assembled from the crotyl addition product 5. Tandem Ru-catalyzed metathesis/hydrogenation converted 5 to the lactone 6. Reduction of 6 to the lactol followed by activation as the acetate gave 7, axial-selective condensation of which with the enol ether 8 delivered the enone 9. Diastereoselective Itsuno-Corey reduction of 9 followed by protecting group exchange and oxidation then gave 1, containing four of the eight stereogenic centers of leucascandrolide A 4. The vinyl ether 2 was readily prepared from the corresponding homoallylic alcohol. Condensation of 1 with 2 involved Lewis acid activation of the aldehyde, addition of the resulting carbocation to the vinyl ether, and cyclization with trapping by bromide ion. In this process, the other four of the eight stereogenic centers were assembled. Three of those centers were formed in the course of the reaction. While stereocontrol was not perfect, the route is pleasingly succinct, so practical quantities of diastereomerically pure 3 could be prepared. To complete the synthesis, the secondary alcohol of 3 was methylated. Selective desilyation of the primary alcohol followed by oxidation and desilylation then set the stage for the Mitsunobu macrolactonization. The intermediates in the Mitsunobu reaction are such that the lactonization can proceed with either inversion of absolute configuration at the secondary center, or retention. While the usually-employed Ph3P gave the lactone with retention of absolute configuration, Bu3P led to clean inversion. The last challenge was the establishment of the (Z) alkene of the side chain. This was accomplished using the Toru protocol. Coupling of the secondary bromide with the Cs salt 12 proceeded with inversion of absolute configuration, to give 13.

Alkaloid Synthesis: (-)-Aurantioclavine (Stoltz), (-)-Esermethole (Nakao/Hiyama/ Ogoshi), (-)-Kainic Acid (Tomooka), Dasycarpidone (Bennasar), (-)-Cephalotaxine (Ishibashi) and Lysergic Acid (Fujii/Ohno)

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglass Taber
Keyword(s):  
Kainic Acid ◽  
Absolute Configuration ◽  
Lysergic Acid ◽  
Ni Catalyst ◽  
Cascade Cyclization ◽  
Alkaloid Synthesis ◽  
Radical Cascade ◽  
The Absolute ◽  
The University ◽  
Stereogenic Center

Intriguing strategies have been developed for the stereocontrolled assembly of complex alkaloid structures. Brian M. Stoltz of Caltech prepared (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 13745) the enantiomerically-pure alcohol precursor to the secondary amine 1 by enantioselective oxidation of the racemic alcohol. Intramolecular Mitsunobu coupling of 1 then led to (-)-Aurantioclavine 3. Yoshiaki Nakao and Tamejiro Hiyama of Kyoto University and Sensuke Ogoshi of Osaka University developed (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 12874) an enantioselective Ni catalyst for the cyclization of 4 to 5. Oxidation and cyclization then delivered (-)-Esermethole 6. Although the sulfonamide 7 appears to be prochiral, in fact its two most stable conformations are bent, and enantiomers of each other, with a significant barrier for interconversion. Katsuhiko Tomooka of Kyushu University separated (Tetrahedron Lett. 2008, 49, 6327) the enantiomers of 7, then carried the enantiomercially-pure 7 on, by Pd-catalyzed Cope rearrangement, to 8 and so to (-)-Kainic Acid 9. M.-Lluïsa Bennasar of the University of Barcelona prepared (J. Org. Chem. 2008, 73, 9033) the acyl selenide 11 from the indole 10. While the radical derived from 11 might have been expected to undergo 5-exo cyclization, in the event the 6-endo mode dominated, to give Dasycarpidone 12 and its diastereomer. Hiroyuki Ishibashi of Kanazawa University showed (Organic Lett. 2008, 10, 4129) that the radical cascade cyclization of the enamine 13, derived from diethyl tartrate, proceeded with remarkable diastereocontrol, to give 14. The amide 14 was converted to (-)-Cephalotaxine 15. Nobutaka Fujii and Hiroaki Ohno, also of Kyoto University, used (Organic Lett. 2008, 10, 5239) a Pd catalyst to mediate the cascade cyclization of 16 to 17. Although 16 has two stereogenic centers, including the allene, it is the aminated stereogenic center of 17 that sets the absolute configuration of the product Lysergic Acid 18. One intermediate in the conversion of 16 to the tetracyclic 17 is the tricyclic π-allyl Pd complex. If all the material could be channeled through that pathway, there is a good chance that the chiral Trost catalyst could effectively control the absolute configuration of the aminated stereogenic center as it is formed, leading to the enantiomerically enriched product 18.

Alkene and Alkyne Metathesis: Phaseolinic Acid (Selvakumar), Methyl 7-Dihydro-trioxacarcinoside B (Koert), Arglabin (Reiser) and Amphidinolide V (Fürstner)

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglass Taber
Keyword(s):  
Organic Synthesis ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Secondary Alcohol ◽  
Allylic Alcohol ◽  
Alkyne Metathesis ◽  
Max Planck ◽  
Ring Closing Metathesis ◽  
Relative Configuration ◽  
Stereogenic Centers ◽  
Ru Complexes

As N. Selvakumar of Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Ltd., Hyderabad approached (Tetrahedron Lett. 2007, 48, 2021) the synthesis of phaseolinic acid 6, there was some concern about the projected cyclization of 2 to 3, as this would involve the coupling of two electron-deficient alkenes. In fact, the Ru-mediated ring-closing metathesis proceeded efficiently. The product unsaturated lactone 3 could be reduced selectively to either the trans product 4 or the cis product 5. There has been relatively little work on the synthesis of the higher branched sugars, such as the octalose 13, a component of several natural products. The synthesis of 13 (Organic Lett. 2007, 9, 4777) by Ulrich Koert of the Philipps-University Marburg also began with a Baylis-Hillman product, the easily-resolved secondary alcohol 8. As had been observed in other contexts, cyclization of the protected allylic alcohol 9a failed, but cyclization of the free alcohol 9b proceeded smoothly. V-directed epoxidation then set the relative configuration of the stereogenic centers on the ring. Ring-closing metathesis to construct tetrasubstituted alkenes has been a challenge, and specially-designed Ru complexes have been put forward specifically for this transformation. Oliver Reiser of the Universität Regensburg was pleased to observe (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 6361) that the second-generation Grubbs catalyst itself worked well for the cyclization of 17 to 18. Again in this synthesis, catalytic V was used to direct the relative configuration of the epoxide. Intramolecular alkyne metathesis is now well-established as a robust and useful method for organic synthesis. It was also known that Ru-mediated metathesis of an alkyne with ethylene could lead to the diene. The question facing (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed . 2007, 46, 5545) Alois Fürstner of the Max-Planck-Institut, Mülheim was whether these transformations could be carried out on the very delicate epoxy alkene 21. In fact, the transformations of 21 to 22 and of 22 to 23 proceeded well, setting the stage for the total synthesis of Amphidinolide V 25.

The Baran Synthesis of Ingenol

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglass F. Taber
Keyword(s):  
Claisen Rearrangement ◽  
Secondary Alcohol ◽  
Cyclic Carbonate ◽  
The Other ◽  
Magnesium Bromide ◽  
Pseudomonas Cepacia ◽  
Pinacol Rearrangement ◽  
Pseudomonas Cepacia Lipase ◽  
La Jolla ◽  
Open Face

The early promise for the biological activity of the derivatives of ingenol 3 has been borne out by the clinical efficacy of the derived angelate, recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of actinic keratosis. Phil S. Baran of Scripps La Jolla envisioned (Science 2013, 341, 878) a route to 3 based on a rearrange­ment of 2, available by the Pauson–Khand cyclization of the allenyl alkyne 1. One of the partners for the preparation of 1 was available following the Sugai (Synlett 1997, 1297) procedure, by the Claisen rearrangement of triethyl orthopro­pionate 5 with the propargyl alcohol 4 to give 6. Reduction delivered a racemic mix­ture of alcohols. On exposure of the mixture to vinyl acetate and Pseudomonas cepacia lipase, the undesired enantiomer was selectively acetylated to 7, leaving residual 8 of high ee. IBX was found by the Scripps group to be effective at oxidizing 8 without racemization. The other component of 1 was prepared from the inexpensive (+)-3-carene 10. Chlorination followed by ozonolysis delivered 11, that was reduced to the enolate, then alkylated with methyl iodide. Exposure to LiHMDS gave a new enolate, that was added to the aldehyde 9 to give 12. Addition of ethynyl magnesium bromide to the now more open face of 12 proceeded with high diastereoselectivity. Selective silylation of the secondary alcohol followed by silylation of the tertiary alcohol set the stage for the Pauson–Khand cyclization. Following the Brummond protocol, 1 was cyclized to 2. Methyl magnesium bro­mide was added, again to the more open face of the ketone, to give a new tertiary alco­hol. Exposure to stoichiometric OsO4 converted the more available alkene to the cis diol, that was protected as its cyclic carbonate 13. A central challenge in the total synthesis of the ingenanes is the construction of the “inside–outside” skeleton. This was achieved by the pinacol rearrangement of 13 with BF3•OEt2, to give 14. All that remained to complete the synthesis was selective oxidation. Allylic oxi­dation with stoichiometric SeO2 installed the secondary alcohol, that was acety­lated to give 15. The other secondary alcohol was then freed, and dehydrated with the Martin sulfurane, to give 16. A last allylic oxidation completed the synthesis of ingenol 3.

Alkaloid Synthesis: (−)-L-Batzellaside A (Toyooka), Limazepine A (Zemribo), (+)-Febrifugine (Pansare), Amathaspiramide F (Tambar), Allomatrine (Brown), Lyconadine C (Waters), Tabersonine (Andrade)

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglass F. Taber
Keyword(s):  
Absolute Configuration ◽  
Claisen Rearrangement ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
University Of Texas ◽  
Temple University ◽  
Lycopodium Alkaloid ◽  
Alkaloid Synthesis ◽  
The University ◽  
Acyl Azide ◽  
Stereogenic Center

Naoki Toyooka of the University of Toyama prepared (Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2013, 2841) the lactam 1 from commercial tri-O-benzyl-D-glucal. Reduction with Dibal followed by coupling of the intermediate with allyltrimethylsilane delivered the piper­idine 2, that was carried on to (−)-L-batzellaside A 3. Ronalds Zemribo of the Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis effected (Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 4406) Ireland–Claisen rearrangement of the lactone 4 to give the pyrroli­dine 5 with high geometric control. This was readily converted to limazepine E 6. Sunil V. Pansare of Memorial University used (Synthesis 2013, 45, 1863) an organo­catalyst to set the relative and absolute configuration in the addition of 7 to 8 to give 9. The acyclic stereogenic center of 9 was inverted twice en route to (+)-febrifugine 10. Uttam K. Tambar of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center combined (Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 5138) 11 with 12 under Pd catalysis to set the rel­ative configuration of 13. Late-stage bromination completed the synthesis of amathaspiramide F 14. Richard C. D. Brown of the University of Southampton used (Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 4596) the sulfinylimine of 15 to direct the stereochemical sense of the addition of 16. The product 17 was carried over several steps to the tetracyclic alkaloid allomatrine 18. Stephen P. Waters of the University of Vermont devised (Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 4226) what appears to be a general route to pyridones. On warming, the acyl azide derived from the acid 19 rearranged to the isocyanate, that cyclized to the pyridone 20. Deprotection led to the Lycopodium alkaloid lyconadin C 21. Among the several creative routes to indole alkaloids that have been put forward in recent months, the synthesis of tabersonine 25 (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 13334) by Rodrigo B. Andrade of Temple University stands out. Deprotonation of 22 led to an anion that was condensed with 23 to give 24, with the relative and absolute configuration directed by the pendant sulfinylimine. In addition to tabersonine, the intermediate 24 was carried on to vincadifformine and to aspidospermidine.

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