Total Synthesis of Casuarinin

Org Lett. 2020 May 1;22(9):3392-3396. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c00876. Epub 2020 Apr 10.

Abstract

This study involves the total synthesis of casuarinin, a naturally occurring ellagitannin, in which an open-chain glucose is esterified with two (S)-hexahydroxydiphenoyl (HHDP) groups. One HHDP group incorporates a C-glycosidic bond between its benzene ring and the glucose moiety, which was constructed with complete stereoselectivity using a benzyl oxime group that opened the glucopyranose ring and acted as a scaffold for C-glycoside production. This total synthesis enables future structure-activity relationship studies of this compound.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Glycosides / chemistry
  • Glycosylation
  • Hydrolyzable Tannins / chemical synthesis*
  • Oximes / chemistry
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • C-glycoside
  • Glycosides
  • Hydrolyzable Tannins
  • Oximes
  • casuarinin