Stereocontrolled Synthesis of Pseurotin A2

J Org Chem. 2021 Sep 3;86(17):11845-11861. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c01152. Epub 2021 Aug 11.

Abstract

We report synthesis of two diastereomeric structures previously proposed for the complex secondary metabolite pseurotin A2. Both structures were accessed from the same building blocks taking advantage of a stereodivergent nickel(II)-diamine-catalyzed 1,4-addition of a chiral 2-alkoxycarbonyl-3(2H)-furanone. Late-stage Csp-Csp3 cross-coupling of a highly functionalized bromoalkyne featured in the pseurotin A2 side-chain assembly. The work supports the 2016 stereochemical revision of pseurotin A2 and represents the first chemical synthesis of this natural product.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biological Products*
  • Pyrrolidinones*
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Biological Products
  • Pyrrolidinones
  • pseurotin