Total synthesis of 10-isocyano-4-cadinene and its stereoisomers and evaluations of antifouling activities

J Org Chem. 2011 Aug 19;76(16):6558-73. doi: 10.1021/jo2008109. Epub 2011 Jul 26.

Abstract

The first enantioselective total synthesis of 10-isocyano-4-cadinene, a marine sesquiterpene isolated from nudibranchs of the family Phyllidiidae, and determination of its absolute stereochemistry were achieved. 10-Isocyano-4-cadinene is expected to be a novel nontoxic antifouling agent. In the synthesis, intermolecular Diels-Alder reaction and samarium diiodide induced Barbier-type cyclization were employed as key steps. The absolute configuration of 10-isocyano-4-cadinene was determined as (1S,6S,7R,10S) by comparison of the optical rotations between natural and synthetic samples. In addition, the authors successfully synthesized 10-epi- and di-1,6-epi-10-isocyano-4-cadinene through the same synthetic pathway. Antifouling activities against Balanus amphitrite with the cadinenes were also evaluated.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cyanides / chemical synthesis*
  • Cyanides / chemistry*
  • Cyanides / pharmacology
  • Cyclization
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Naphthalenes / chemical synthesis*
  • Naphthalenes / chemistry*
  • Naphthalenes / pharmacology
  • Optical Rotation
  • Polycyclic Sesquiterpenes
  • Sesquiterpenes / chemical synthesis*
  • Sesquiterpenes / chemistry
  • Sesquiterpenes / pharmacology
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Thoracica / drug effects

Substances

  • 10-isocyano-4-cadinene
  • Cyanides
  • Naphthalenes
  • Polycyclic Sesquiterpenes
  • Sesquiterpenes