Application of Pd-Catalyzed C-H Alkylation Reaction in Total Syntheses of Twelve Amicoumacin-Type Natural Products

Org Lett. 2021 Sep 3;23(17):6956-6960. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c02576. Epub 2021 Aug 23.

Abstract

Enantioselective total syntheses of 12 amicoumacin-type natural products are accomplished with a palladium(II)-catalyzed C-H alkylation as the key step to furnish the 3,4-dihydroisocoumarin scaffold. The target chemicals are assembled in a convergent protocol by merging 3,4-dihydroisocoumarin derived amine part with categories of acid segments that are efficiently prepared by chemoselective catalytic oxidation of chiral 1,2-dihydroxyethylfuran-2(5H)-ones. Afterward, the cytotoxicity of amicoumacins on five cancer cell lines and one normal cell line is investigated.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alkylation
  • Biological Products / chemical synthesis*
  • Biological Products / chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Coumarins / chemical synthesis*
  • Coumarins / chemistry
  • Molecular Structure
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Palladium / chemistry*

Substances

  • 3,4-dihydroisocoumarin
  • Biological Products
  • Coumarins
  • Palladium