Total Synthesis of (−)- and (+)-Decarbamoyloxysaxitoxin and (+)-Saxitoxin
摘要:
AbstractPlaying the sax: The enantioselective total syntheses of (−)‐ and (+)‐decarbamoyloxysaxitoxin (doSTX) and (+)‐saxitoxin (STX) are reported. A new methodology was developed for the synthesis of STXs, featuring discriminative reduction of the nitro group and NO bond in nitroisoxazolidine.magnified imageEnantioselective total syntheses of (−)‐ and (+)‐decarbamoyloxysaxitoxin (doSTX) and (+)‐saxitoxin (STX) were achieved. The characteristic spiro‐fused cyclic guanidine structure of STX was constructed by oxidation at the C4 position with IBX via an α‐iminium carbonyl intermediate and acid‐promoted cyclization of guanidine at the C5 position. A second‐generation methodology was developed for the synthesis of STX, featuring discriminative reduction of the nitro group and NO bond in nitroisoxazolidine. This approach provides efficient access to the key diamine intermediate for STXs.
Synthesis and Identification of decarbamoyloxySaxitoxins in Toxic Microalgae and their Reactions with the Oxygenase, SxtT, Reveal Saxitoxin Biosynthesis
dd-doSTX (2), 12β-deoxy-doSTX (3), 12α-deoxy-doSTX (4) and doSTX (5) were synthesized, and 2, 3, and 5 were identified in the toxin-producing marine dinoflagellates and a freshwater cyanobacterium. In addition, conversion of 2 to 3, and 4 to 5 by SxtT with VanB was confirmed. These results support that 2 is a biosynthetic precursor of STX (1), and that ring and side-chain hydroxylation proceed after