Copper-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Alkylation of Halocrotonates: Efficient Synthesis of Versatile Chiral Multifunctional Building Blocks
作者:Tim den Hartog、Beatriz Maciá、Adriaan J. Minnaard、Ben L. Feringa
DOI:10.1002/adsc.201000109
日期:——
The highly enantioselective synthesis of α‐methyl‐substituted esters is reported in up to 90% yield and up to 99% ee using copper‐TaniaPhos as chiral catalyst. The transformation proved scalable to at least 6.6 mmol (1.7 g scale). The products of this transformation have been further elaborated to multifunctionalbuildingblocks with a single (branched esters and acids) or multiple stereogenic centers
3R)--hydroxyesters in high optical purity. The corresponding (2R,3R)- isomer was obtained, with other strains, only in mixture with the isomer. These esters are useful precursors for chiral 2-methyl-3-hydroxy-butyrolactone synthons.
6-Tuliposide B is a secondary metabolite occurring specifically in tulip anthers. Recently, a potent antibacterial activity of 6-tuliposide B has been reported. However, its molecular target has not yet been established, nor its action mechanism. To shed light on such issues, 6-tuliposide B and tulipalin B analogues were synthesized and a structure-activity relationship (SAR) was examined using a broad panel of bacterial strains. As the results of SAR among a total of 25 compounds, only tulipalin B and the compounds having 3',4'-dihydroxy-2'-methylenebutanoate (DHMB) moieties showed any significant antibacterial activity. Moreover, the 3'R analogues of these compounds displayed essentially the same activities as 6-tuliposide B and the structure of the 3'R-DMBA moiety was the same as that of the proposed active moiety of cnicin. These results suggest that 6-tuliposide B has the same action mechanism as proposed for cnicin and bacteria) MurA is one of the major molecular targets of 6-tuliposide B. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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