A Modular Construction of Epidithiodiketopiperazines

Org Lett. 2019 Jun 21;21(12):4873-4877. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b01770. Epub 2019 Jun 11.

Abstract

Epidithiodiketopiperazines (ETPs) possess remarkably diverse biological activities and have attracted significant synthetic attention. The preparation of analogues is actively pursued; however, they are structurally challenging, and more direct and modular methods for their synthesis are desirable. To this end, the utility of a bifunctional triketopiperazine building block for the straightforward synthesis of ETPs is reported. A modular strategy consisting of enolate alkylation followed by site-selective nucleophile addition enables the concise synthesis of (±)-hyalodendrin and a range of analogues.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Molecular Structure
  • Piperazines / chemical synthesis
  • Piperazines / chemistry*
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Piperazines
  • epidithiodiketopiperazine