Gram-Scale Enantioselective Synthesis of (+)-Lucidumone

J Am Chem Soc. 2022 Oct 5;144(39):17803-17807. doi: 10.1021/jacs.2c08760. Epub 2022 Sep 23.

Abstract

The first enantioselective total synthesis of (+)-lucidumone is described through a 13-step synthetic pathway (longest linear sequence). The key steps involve the formation of a bridged bicyclic lactone by an enantioselective inverse-electron-demand Diels-Alder cycloaddition, C-O bond formation to assemble two fragments, and a one-pot retro-[4 + 2]/[4 + 2] cycloaddition cascade. The synthesis is scalable, and more than one gram of natural product was synthesized in one batch.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biological Products* / chemistry
  • Cycloaddition Reaction
  • Electrons
  • Lactones
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Biological Products
  • Lactones