A concise
and stereoselective total synthesis of (±)-cephanolide
B was achieved in 15 steps. The key steps in the synthesis were as
follows: (i) an intermolecular Diels–Alder reaction followed
by lactonization to form the oxabicyclo[2.2.2]octane DE ring; (ii)
a tandem reaction, featuring an intramolecular Pauson–Khand
reaction, a 6π-electrocyclization, and an oxidative aromatization
by O2, to construct the ABC-tricyclic rings (6-5-6); and
(iii) a phthaloyl peroxide-mediated arene oxygenation to install the
C-13 phenol group.
The synthesis of strained polycyclic systems from readily available precursors with a minimum number of steps and with regio- and stereochemical control constitutes an important synthetic challenge. Herein, we report a tandem reaction comprising Co-TMTU (tetramethyl thiourea)-catalyzed Pauson-Khand (PK) and 6π-electrocyclization reactions for the formation of the highly strained core of presilphiperfolanols. The developed chemistry has been applied to the total syntheses of 4-epi-presilphiperfolan-8-ol and 7-epi-presilphiperfolan-1-ol.
A highly enantio- and diastereoselective synthesis of the left-wing fragment of 11-epi-azadirachtin I characterized with the pairwise use of palladium- and gold-catalyzed cascade reactions is presented. By enlisting a sequence of stereocontrolled transformations, our 21-step route established the stereocenters of the left-wing fragment from one chiral starting material, (-)-carvone, which would significantly facilitate the synthetic studies of the azadirachtin-type limonoids.
A convenient approach to the construction of the 5-6-7 tricarbocyclic fused core structure of cyanthiwigins via a Co-mediated Pauson-Khand reaction as a key step has been developed. The cyathane core intermediate obtained by this strategy was used in the concise synthesis of (±)-5- epi-cyanthiwigin I. The developed chemistry paves the way for the total synthesis of structurally diverse cyanthiwigins.
Meliacarpin-type limonoids are an important class of organic insecticides. Their syntheses are challenging due to their chemical complexity. Here, we report the highly enantio- and diastereoselective synthesis of the left fragments of azadirachtin I and 1-cinnamoylmelianolone, being two important family members of meliacarpin-type limonoids, via pairwise palladium- and gold-catalyzed cascade reactions. Gold-catalyzed reactions of 1,7-diynes were performed as model studies, and the efficient construction of tetracyclic late-stage intermediates was achieved on the basis of this key transformation. Our unique route gave both of the left fragments in 23 steps from the commercially available chiral starting material (-)-carvone. This study significantly advances research on the synthesis of the meliacarpin-type limonoids.
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