3,4-Dihydroquinolinones were synthesized by the palladium-catalyzed, oxidative-addition-initiated activation and arylation of inert C(sp(3) ) H bonds. Pd(OAc)2 and P(o-tol)3 were used as the catalyst and ligand, respectively, to improve the efficiency of the reaction. A further advantage of this reaction is that it could be performed in air. A relatively rare seven-membered palladacycle was proposed as a key intermediate of the catalytic cycle.
An efficient regioselective arylation of thiazole derivatives via Pd-catalyzed C-H activation is reported. The transformation was hypothesized through a Pd(0/II) catalytic cycle in the absence of special ligand sets. This method provided an efficient process to direct arylation of thiazoles at the 5-position.
Two
new siderophores, madurastatin D1 and D2, together with (−)-madurastatin
C1, the enantiomer of a known compound, were isolated from marine-derived Actinomadura sp. The presence of an unusual 4-imidazolidinone
ring in madurastatins D1 and D2 inspired us to sequence the Actinomadura sp. genome and to identify the mad biosynthetic gene cluster, knowledge of which enables us to now
propose a biosynthetic pathway. Madurastatin D1 and D2 are moderately
active in antimicrobial assays with M. luteus.
The sequential construction of diversified multifunctionalized thiazole derivatives through Pd-catalyzed regioselective C-H alkenylation has been accomplished. This versatile approach provides the diversified thiazole derivatives featuring orthogonal substitution patterns at the C-2, C-4 and C-5 positions from mono-substituted (2- or 4-substituted) thiazole derivatives or even more challenging simple thiazole.
Forazoline
A is a structurally complex PKS–NRPS hybrid produced by marine-derived Actinomadura sp. During the course of studies highlighting
the application of IFS analysis as a powerful tool for natural products
analysis, we were alerted to an earlier misinterpretation with respect
to forazoline A structure elucidation. In particular, IFS reveals
that forazoline A contains a thioketone moiety rarely seen in secondary
metabolites and, thus, constitutes an even more intriguing structure
than originally thought.
Although microbial genomes harbor an abundance of biosynthetic gene clusters, there remain substantial technological gaps that impair the direct correlation of newly discovered gene clusters and their corresponding secondary metabolite products. As an example of one approach designed to minimize or bridge such gaps, we employed hierarchical clustering analysis and principal component analysis (hcapca, whose sole input is MS data) to prioritize 109 marine Micromonospora strains and ultimately identify novel strain WMMB482 as a candidate for in-depth "metabologenomics" analysis following its prioritization. Highlighting the power of current MSbased technologies, not only did hcapca enable the discovery of one new, nonribosomal peptide bearing an incredible diversity of unique functional groups, but metabolomics for WMMB482 unveiled 16 additional congeners via the application of Global Natural Product Social molecular networking (GNPS), herein named ecteinamines A−Q (1−17). The ecteinamines possess an unprecedented skeleton housing a host of uncommon functionalities including a menaquinone pathway-derived 2-naphthoate moiety, 4methyloxazoline, the first example of a naturally occurring Ψ[CH 2 NH] "reduced amide", a methylsulfinyl moiety, and a D-cysteinyl residue that appears to derive from a unique noncanonical epimerase domain. Extensive in silico analysis of the ecteinamine (ect) biosynthetic gene cluster and stable isotope-feeding experiments helped illuminate the novel enzymology driving ecteinamine assembly as well the role of cluster collaborations or "duets" in producing such structurally complex agents. Finally, ecteinamines were found to bind nickel, cobalt, zinc, and copper, suggesting a possible biological role as broad-spectrum metallophores.
Chemical investigations of a marine sponge-associated Bacillus revealed six new imidazolium-containing compounds, bacillimidazoles A–F (1–6). Previous reports of related imidazolium-containing natural products are rare. Initially unveiled by timsTOF (trapped ion mobility spectrometry) MS data, extensive HRMS and 1D and 2D NMR analyses enabled the structural elucidation of 1–6. In addition, a plausible biosynthetic pathway to bacillimidazoles is proposed based on isotopic labeling experiments and invokes the highly reactive glycolytic adduct 2,3-butanedione. Combined, the results of structure elucidation efforts, isotopic labeling studies and bioinformatics suggest that 1–6 result from a fascinating intersection of primary and secondary metabolic pathways in Bacillus sp. WMMC1349. Antimicrobial assays revealed that, of 1–6, only compound six displayed discernible antibacterial activity, despite the close structural similarities shared by all six natural products.
A method for the selective electrochemical
aminoxyl-mediated Shono-type
oxidation of pyrrolidines to pyrrolidinones is described. These transformations
show the high selectivity and functional group compatibility. This
chemistry also demonstrates the use of an operationally simple ElectraSyn
2.0 and cost-effective stainless-steel electrode for the electrochemical
oxidation of functionalized pyrrolidines.
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