Divergent Total Syntheses of Yaequinolone-Related Natural Products by Late-Stage C-H Olefination

J Org Chem. 2021 May 7;86(9):6259-6277. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c00042. Epub 2021 Apr 22.

Abstract

Divergent total syntheses of 10 yaequinolone-related natural products have been achieved for the first time by late-stage C-H olefination of 3,4-dioxygenated 4-aryl-5-hydroxyquinolin-2(1H)-ones, core structures of this family of natural products. A robust synthetic methodology to construct the core structures has been established, and the C-H olefination reaction has been carried out with synthetically useful yields and high levels of site-selectivity under mild reaction conditions in the presence of a Pd/S,O-ligand catalyst.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biological Products*
  • Catalysis
  • Ligands

Substances

  • Biological Products
  • Ligands