Biomimetic Synthesis of Lavandiolides H, I, and K and Artematrolide F via Diels-Alder Reaction

Org Lett. 2021 Nov 5;23(21):8380-8384. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c03120. Epub 2021 Oct 11.

Abstract

The biomimetic synthesis of guaianolide dimers lavandiolides H, I, and K and artematrolide F containing a spirolactone moiety has been accomplished for the first time from naturally abundant arglabin in four to six steps with an overall yield up to 60%, and a series of natural product-like guaianolide dimers, trimer, and tetramer were also successfully synthesized. Notably, the trimeric compound exhibited antihepatoma cytotoxicity more potent than that of sorafenib with IC50 values of 6.2 μM (HepG2), 6.8 μM (Huh7), and 7.2 μM (SK-HEP-1).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't