Stereodivergent Synthesis of Biologically Active Spironucleoside Scaffolds via Catalytic Cyclopropanation of 4- exo-Methylene Furanosides

J Org Chem. 2021 Dec 3;86(23):17344-17361. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c01611. Epub 2021 Nov 8.

Abstract

Cyclopropane fusion of the only rotatable carbon-carbon bond in furanosyl nucleosides (i.e., exocyclic 4'-5') is a powerful design strategy to arrive at conformationally constrained analogues. Herein, we report a direct stereodivergent route toward the synthesis of the four possible configurations of 4-spirocyclopropane furanoses, which have been transformed into the corresponding 4'-spirocyclic adenosine analogues. The latter showed differential inhibition of the protein methyltransferase PRMT5-MEP50 complex, with one analogue inhibiting more effectively than adenosine itself, demonstrating the utility of rationally probing 4'-5' side chain orientations.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adenosine*
  • Catalysis
  • Nucleosides*

Substances

  • Nucleosides
  • Adenosine