Total synthesis of aphadilactones A-D

J Org Chem. 2014 Jul 3;79(13):6294-301. doi: 10.1021/jo501117k. Epub 2014 Jun 24.

Abstract

The first total synthesis of aphadilactones A-D, diastereomeric natural products recently isolated from the Meliaceae plant Aphanamixis grandifolia by Yue and co-workers, which possess an unprecedented carbon skeleton, has been achieved. The synthesis features a catalytic asymmetric hetero-Diels-Alder reaction to form the dihydropyran ring, concurrent installation of the lactone and furan moieties via a tandem acid-catalyzed acetal cleavage, oxidation, and cyclization process, and an intermolecular Diels-Alder reaction to forge the target products.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biological Products / chemical synthesis*
  • Biological Products / chemistry
  • Biological Products / isolation & purification
  • Catalysis
  • Cyclization
  • Cycloaddition Reaction
  • Diterpenes / chemical synthesis*
  • Diterpenes / chemistry
  • Furans / chemical synthesis*
  • Furans / chemistry
  • Lactones / chemical synthesis*
  • Lactones / chemistry
  • Lactones / isolation & purification
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Biological Products
  • Diterpenes
  • Furans
  • Lactones