Structure Confirmation of Dechlorotrichotoxin A through Stereoselective Total Synthesis

J Nat Prod. 2023 Nov 24;86(11):2585-2591. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.3c00629. Epub 2023 Oct 4.

Abstract

The stereoselective total synthesis of dechlorotrichotoxin A, alongside the synthesis of a 1:1 10E/Z mixture of trichotoxin A, was successfully achieved, commencing from the natural monoterpenoid (-)-citronellal. Key steps in the synthesis involved introducing three alkenes and establishing a stereogenic secondary alcohol center. These transformations were accomplished through olefin cross-metathesis, Tebbe olefination, and enantioselective allylation using a chiral phosphoric acid. A comparison of the spectroscopic data between the synthetic dechlorotrichotoxin A and the reported spectra confirmed that the polyketide isolated from a Smenospongia species corresponds to trichotoxin A rather than dechlorotrichotoxin A.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alkenes / chemistry
  • Animals
  • Ethanol
  • Molecular Structure
  • Polyketides*
  • Porifera*
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Alkenes
  • Polyketides
  • Ethanol