ortho-Quinone Methide Cyclizations Inspired by the Busseihydroquinone Family of Natural Products

Org Lett. 2019 Oct 18;21(20):8304-8307. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b03060. Epub 2019 Oct 8.

Abstract

A series of cascade reactions of o-quinone methides have been developed based on the proposed biosynthesis of busseihydroquinone and parvinaphthol meroterpenoid natural products. The polycyclic framework of the most complex family members, busseihydroquinone E and parvinaphthol C, was assembled by an intramolecular [4 + 2] cycloaddition of an electron-rich chromene substrate. The resultant cyclic enol ether underwent rearrangements under acidic or oxidative conditions, which led to a new total synthesis of rhodonoid D.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biological Products / chemical synthesis*
  • Biological Products / chemistry
  • Cyclization
  • Indolequinones / chemical synthesis*
  • Indolequinones / chemistry
  • Molecular Structure
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Biological Products
  • Indolequinones
  • quinone methide