Collective Asymmetric Total Synthesis of C-11 Oxygenated Cephalotaxus Alkaloids. 2021

Jae Hyun Kim, and Hongjun Jeon, and Choyi Park, and Soojun Park, and Sanghee Kim
College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.

While numerous studies pertaining to the total synthesis of Cephalotaxus alkaloids have been reported, only two strategies have been reported to date for the successful synthesis of the C-11 oxygenated subset, due to the additional synthetic challenge posed by the remote C-11 stereocenter. Herein, we report the collective asymmetric total synthesis of C-11 oxygenated Cephalotaxus alkaloids using a chiral proline both as a starting material and as the only chirality source. A tetracyclic advanced intermediate was synthesized in a highly stereoselective manner from l-proline in 8 steps involving sequential chirality transfer steps such as a diastereoselective N-alkylation, stereospecific Stevens rearrangement and intramolecular Friedel-Crafts reaction via an unusual O-acyloxocarbenium intermediate. From a common intermediate, the asymmetric total synthesis of six C-11 oxygenated Cephalotaxus alkaloids was completed by a series of oxidation state adjustments.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010084 Oxidation-Reduction A chemical reaction in which an electron is transferred from one molecule to another. The electron-donating molecule is the reducing agent or reductant; the electron-accepting molecule is the oxidizing agent or oxidant. Reducing and oxidizing agents function as conjugate reductant-oxidant pairs or redox pairs (Lehninger, Principles of Biochemistry, 1982, p471). Redox,Oxidation Reduction
D011392 Proline A non-essential amino acid that is synthesized from GLUTAMIC ACID. It is an essential component of COLLAGEN and is important for proper functioning of joints and tendons. L-Proline,L Proline
D003500 Cyclization Changing an open-chain hydrocarbon to a closed ring. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed) Cyclizations
D006248 Harringtonines Tetracyclic spiro-BENZAZEPINES isolated from the seeds of CEPHALOTAXUS. They are esters of the alkaloid cephalotaxine and may be effective as antineoplastic agents. Cephalotaxine Alkaloids,Cephalotaxus Alkaloids,Alkaloids, Cephalotaxine,Alkaloids, Cephalotaxus
D000478 Alkylation The covalent bonding of an alkyl group to an organic compound. It can occur by a simple addition reaction or by substitution of another functional group. Alkylations
D013237 Stereoisomerism The phenomenon whereby compounds whose molecules have the same number and kind of atoms and the same atomic arrangement, but differ in their spatial relationships. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed) Molecular Stereochemistry,Stereoisomers,Stereochemistry, Molecular,Stereoisomer
D015394 Molecular Structure The location of the atoms, groups or ions relative to one another in a molecule, as well as the number, type and location of covalent bonds. Structure, Molecular,Molecular Structures,Structures, Molecular

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