Phloroglucinol Derivatives with Unusual Skeletons from Cleistocalyx operculatus and Their in Vitro Antiviral Activity

J Org Chem. 2018 Aug 3;83(15):8522-8532. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b01050. Epub 2018 Jul 2.

Abstract

Four novel phloroglucinol derivatives (1-4) featuring a 2,4-dimethyl-cinnamyl-phloroglucinol moiety, along with their putative biosynthetic precursors 5 and 6, were isolated from the leaves of Cleistocalyx operculatus. Compounds 1 and 2 are two pairs of new enantiomeric phloroglucinol dimers possessing an unprecedented polycyclic skeleton with a highly functionalized dihydropyrano[3,2- d]xanthene tetracyclic core. Compounds 3 and 4 are two new phloroglucinol-terpene adducts (PTAs) with a novel carbon skeleton. The structures of 1-4 including their absolute configurations were unambiguously accomplished by combination of extensive spectroscopic analyses, X-ray crystallography, and quantum chemical ECD calculations. A hypothetical biosynthetic pathway for 1-4 was also proposed. Compound 1 exhibited a promising in vitro antiherpes simplex virus type-1 (HSV-1) effect.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antiviral Agents / chemistry*
  • Antiviral Agents / pharmacology*
  • Herpesvirus 1, Human / drug effects
  • Phloroglucinol / chemistry*
  • Phloroglucinol / pharmacology*
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Syzygium / chemistry*

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • Phloroglucinol