Pedrolane, a Polycyclic Diterpene Scaffold Containing a Bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane System, from Euphorbia pedroi

Org Lett. 2021 Jan 15;23(2):274-278. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c03647. Epub 2020 Dec 29.

Abstract

Pedrolide (1), a diterpenoid with an unprecedented carbon skeleton, pedrolane, containing a bicycle[2.2.1]heptane system, is reported. This structural feature is hypothesized to involve an intramolecular cyclization, via Michael addition, and a ring contraction, via 1,2-alkyl shift or a Pinacol rearrangement of rings A and B, from a tigliane-type 5/7/6/3-tetracyclic ring precursor. The structure of 1 was established using spectroscopic techniques, single-crystal X-ray diffraction, and ab initio calculations. Pedrolide reversed multidrug resistance mediated by P-glycoprotein.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Diterpenes / chemistry*
  • Diterpenes / isolation & purification
  • Euphorbia / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure

Substances

  • Diterpenes