Exploring Short and Efficient Synthetic Routes Using Titanocene(III)-Catalyzed Reactions: Total Synthesis of Natural Meroterpenes with Trisubstituted Unsaturations
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Terpenes Natural product Titanocene Synthetic methods Radicals
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2022-04-08Referencia bibliográfica
Rosales, J.; Cabrera, G.; Justicia, J. Exploring Short and Efficient Synthetic Routes Using Titanocene(III)-Catalyzed Reactions: Total Synthesis of Natural Meroterpenes with Trisubstituted Unsaturations. Molecules 2022, 27, 2400. [https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27082400]
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FEDER (EDRF)/Junta de Andalucia-Consejeria de Transformacion Economica, Industria, Conocimiento y Universidades P18-FR-2877 A-FQM-079-UGR18Abstract
The stereo- and regioselective total syntheses of OMe derivatives of the scarce bioactive
meroterpenoids makassaric acid (1) and fascioquinol B (2) have been accomplished. The synthetic
sequences are based on the following three efficient and selective catalytic reactions: Cu-catalyzed
addition of Grignard compounds to an epoxide; a regioselective Barbier-type reaction, catalyzed by
Cp2TiCl; and regio- and stereoselective bioinspired cyclization, also catalyzed by Cp2TiCl. These three
key processes allow us to obtain the main skeletons of 1 and 2 in a few steps. The valuable synthetic
proposal shown in this work provides fast access to scarce, structurally complex meroterpenes with
promising biological activities, which are a sustainable source for later studies and applications
in medicine.