The Multiple Multicomponent Approach to Natural Product Mimics: Tubugis, N-Substituted Anticancer Peptides with Picomolar Activity
摘要:
The synthesis of a new generation of highly cytotoxic tubulysin analogues (i.e., tubugis) is described. In the key step, the rare, unstable, and synthetically difficult to introduce tertiary amide-N,O-acetal moiety required for high potency in natural tubulysins is replaced by a dipeptoid element formed in an Ugi four-component reaction. Two of the four components required are themselves produced by other multicomponent reactions (MCRs). Thus, the tubugis represent the first examples of the synthesis of natural-product-inspired compounds using three intertwined isonitrile MCRs.
Nonracemizable Isocyanoacetates for Multicomponent Reactions
摘要:
Chiral ortho esters of a-isocyano acids were synthesized from commercially available Cbz-protected alpha-amino acids. These compounds are stable toward racemization in the Ugi 4CC in contrast to known esters of alpha-isocyano acids. Applying them in Ugi 4CC with subsequent deprotection gives access to dipeptides with preserved configuration at the C-terminal amino acid.