Cyclobutane-Containing Meroditerpenoids, (+)-Isoscopariusins B and C: Structure Elucidation and Biomimetic Synthesis

Org Lett. 2023 May 5;25(17):2981-2985. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c00742. Epub 2023 Apr 21.

Abstract

(+)-Isoscopariusins B (1) and C (2), two meroditerpenoids containing a 6/6/4 tricyclic carbon skeleton and seven continuous stereocenters, were identified from Isodon scoparius. The structures were determined by nuclear magnetic resonance analysis and concise biomimetic syntheses from readily available alkene 5 in seven and six steps, respectively. An intermolecular [2+2] photocycloaddition with cooperative catalysis of a Lewis acid and an Ir photocatalyst was used to construct a cyclobutane core with four stereogenic centers.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biomimetics
  • Catalysis
  • Cyclobutanes*
  • Isodon* / chemistry
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Molecular Structure
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Cyclobutanes