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TL;DR: Although the constitution and stereochemistry of the synthetic samples are unambiguous, the spectra of 1 as well as of 11-epi-1 deviate from those of the natural product, which implies a subtle but deep-seated error in the original structure assignment.
Abstract: A concise synthesis of the putative structure assigned to the highly cytotoxic marine macrolide mandelalide A (1) is disclosed. Specifically, an iridium-catalyzed two-directional Krische allylation and a cobalt-catalyzed carbonylative epoxide opening served as convenient entry points for the preparation of the major building blocks. The final stages feature the first implementation of terminal-acetylene metathesis into natural product synthesis, which is remarkable as this class of substrates was beyond reach until very recently; key to success was the use of the highly selective molybdenum alkylidyne complex 42 as the catalyst. Although the constitution and stereochemistry of the synthetic samples are unambiguous, the spectra of 1 as well as of 11-epi-1 deviate from those of the natural product, which implies a subtle but deep-seated error in the original structure assignment.
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TL;DR: The enantioselective total synthesis of aplyronine A (1), a potent antitumor substance of marine origin, was achieved by a convergent approach.
Abstract: The enantioselective total synthesis of aplyronine A (1), a potent antitumor substance of marine origin, was achieved by a convergent approach. Three segments 4, 5, and 6, corresponding to the C5−C11, C21−C27, and C28−C34 portions of aplyronine A (1), were prepared using the Evans aldol reaction and the Sharpless epoxidation as key steps. The coupling reaction of 4 with iodide 7 followed by Julia olefination with sulfone 8 gave the C5−C20 segment 9, while the Julia coupling reaction between segments 5 and 6 provided the C21−C34 segment 10. Julia olefination between segments 9 and 10 and the subsequent four-carbon homologation reaction led to seco acid 83, which was converted into aplyronine A (1) by Yamaguchi lactonization followed by the introduction of two amino acids. The use of the [(3,4-dimethoxybenzyl)oxy]methyl group as a protecting group for the hydroxyl at C29 was crucial for this synthesis. The enantioselective synthesis of two natural congeners, aplyronines B (2) and C (3), was also carried out...
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TL;DR: Concise and flexible total syntheses of the pyrrolo[2,3-c]carbazole alkaloids dictyodendrin B, C, and E are described, particularly noteworthy in this context is the generation of the very labile p-quinomethide motif of dictyODendrin E.
Abstract: Concise and flexible total syntheses of the pyrrolo[2,3-c]carbazole alkaloids dictyodendrin B (2), C (3), and E (5) are described. These polycyclic telomerase inhibitors of marine origin derive from the common intermediate 18 which was prepared on a multigram scale by a sequence comprising a TosMIC cycloaddition with formation of the pyrrole A-ring, a titanium-induced reductive oxoamide coupling reaction to generate an adjacent indole nucleus, and a photochemical 6π-electrocyclization/aromatization tandem to forge the pyrrolocarbazole core. Conversion of 18 into dictyodendrin C required selective manipulations of the lateral protecting groups and oxidation with peroxoimidic acid to form the vinylogous benzoquinone core of the target. Zinc-induced reductive cleavage of the trichloroethyl sulfate ester then completed the first total synthesis of 3. Its relatives 2 and 5 also originate from compound 18 by a selective bromination of the pyrrole entity followed by elaboration of the resulting bromide 27 via me...
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