Co-reporter:Guang-Qiang Xu;Guo-Qiang Lin
Organic Chemistry Frontiers 2017 vol. 4(Issue 10) pp:2031-2033
Publication Date(Web):2017/09/26
DOI:10.1039/C7QO00459A
The asymmetric total synthesis of (−)-patchouli alcohol was accomplished in a concise manner. Key reactions include a highly diastereo- and enantioselective formal organocatalytic [4 + 2] cycloaddition reaction, a radical denitration reaction, and an oxidative carboxylation reaction. The formal synthesis of norpatchoulenol was achieved as well.
Co-reporter:Wang-Bin Sun, Xuan Wang, Bing-Feng Sun, Jian-Ping Zou, and Guo-Qiang Lin
Organic Letters 2016 Volume 18(Issue 6) pp:1219-1221
Publication Date(Web):February 29, 2016
DOI:10.1021/acs.orglett.6b00150
The first and asymmetric total synthesis of hedyosumins A, B, and C was accomplished in 13–14 steps from simple starting materials. The essential tools that allow us to access the tetracyclic skeleton include an organocatalytic [4 + 3] cycloaddition reaction, an intramolecular aldol condensation, and an intramolecular carboxymercuration/demercuration enabled lactonization. A CBS-catalyzed asymmetric reduction was employed to boost the ee of the synthetic natural products to an excellent level. This synthesis established the absolute configurations of hedyosumins A, B, and C.
Co-reporter:Jian-Guo Fu, Yi-Fan Shan, Wang-Bin Sun, Guo-Qiang Lin and Bing-Feng Sun
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 2016 vol. 14(Issue 23) pp:5229-5232
Publication Date(Web):19 May 2016
DOI:10.1039/C6OB00814C
An organocatalytic formal [4 + 2] cycloaddition reaction has been realized that permits rapid access to a wide range of bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-1-carboxylates in a highly enantioselective manner from simple starting materials under mild and operationally simple conditions.
Co-reporter:Bing-Feng Sun
Tetrahedron Letters 2015 Volume 56(Issue 17) pp:2133-2140
Publication Date(Web):22 April 2015
DOI:10.1016/j.tetlet.2015.03.046
Organocatalysis has emerged as the third pillar of modern asymmetric catalysis in the past two decades. Applying organocatalytic reactions in total synthesis is currently a highly dynamic research area. This Digest focuses on selected recent examples of total synthesis of natural and pharmaceutical products enabled by organocatalytic reactions, highlighting the importance of organocatalytic reactions in fostering structures of biological importance.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slide
Co-reporter:Xian-Lei Wang, Yun-Yu Lu, Jie Wang, Xuan Wang, He-Quan Yao, Guo-Qiang Lin and Bing-Feng Sun
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 2014 vol. 12(Issue 22) pp:3562-3566
Publication Date(Web):12 Feb 2014
DOI:10.1039/C4OB00046C
The first synthetic attempt commencing from an eight-membered ring to approach the [5.3.1] bicyclic core of vinigrol has demonstrated the feasibility of using the conformational bias of the cyclooctane-ring system to realize highly diastereoselective reactions. The synthetic potential of the newly disclosed access to in/out isomerism may stimulate broader interests.
Co-reporter:Jian-Guo Fu, Rui Ding, Bing-Feng Sun, Guo-Qiang Lin
Tetrahedron 2014 70(44) pp: 8374-8379
Publication Date(Web):
DOI:10.1016/j.tet.2014.08.072
Co-reporter:Rui Ding, Jian-Guo Fu, Guang-Qiang Xu, Bing-Feng Sun, and Guo-Qiang Lin
The Journal of Organic Chemistry 2014 Volume 79(Issue 1) pp:240-250
Publication Date(Web):December 3, 2013
DOI:10.1021/jo402419h
Huperzine A, huperzine B, and huperzine U are congeners isolated from the Chinese herb Huperzia serrata (=Lycopodium serratum) in minuscule amounts. The most efficient total synthesis of huperzine A, the first asymmetric total syntheses of huperzine B, and the first total synthesis of huperzine U have been achieved efficiently in overall yields of 17%, 10%, and 9%, respectively, each spanning 10–13 steps from (R)-pulegone. The featured steps include palladium-catalyzed Buchwald–Hartwig coupling and Heck cyclization reactions and an Ir-catalyzed olefin isomerization reaction. This work has established the absolute configurations of huperzine B and huperzine U and revealed that natural huperzine A, huperzine B, and huperzine U possess the same set of absolute stereochemistries, thus providing support for the potential role of huperzine B and huperzine U in the biosynthesis of huperzine A.
Co-reporter:Jie Wang;Shu-Guang Chen;Dr. Bing-Feng Sun; Guo-Qiang Lin; Yong-Jia Shang
Chemistry - A European Journal 2013 Volume 19( Issue 7) pp:2539-2547
Publication Date(Web):
DOI:10.1002/chem.201203467
Abstract
The concise collective total synthesis of englerin A and B, orientalol E and F, and oxyphyllol has been accomplished in 10–15 steps, with the total synthesis of orientalol E and oxyphyllol being achieved for the first time. The success obtained was enabled by the realization of the [4+3] cycloaddition reaction of 9 and 10. Other features of the synthesis include 1) the intramolecular Heck reaction to access the azulene core, 2) the epoxidation–SN2′ reduction sequence to access the allylic alcohol, 3) the efficient regioselective and stereoselective formal hydration of the bridging CC bond in the synthesis of englerins, and 4) the late-stage chemo- and stereoselective CH oxidation in the synthesis of orientalol E. The total synthesis of these natural products has enabled the structural revision of oxyphyllol and established the absolute stereochemical features of the organocatalytic [4+3] cycloaddition reaction. The identification of 5 as the natural product oxyphyllol, the success in converting 5 to orientalol E, along with the fact that englerins and oxyphyllol were isolated from plants of the same genus Phyllanthus gives support to our proposed biosynthetic pathways. This work may enable detailed biological evaluations of these natural products and their analogues and derivatives, especially of their potential in the fight against renal cell carcinoma (RCC).
Co-reporter:Rui Ding, Bing-Feng Sun, and Guo-Qiang Lin
Organic Letters 2012 Volume 14(Issue 17) pp:4446-4449
Publication Date(Web):August 17, 2012
DOI:10.1021/ol301951r
The total synthesis of Lycopodium alkaloid (−)-huperzine A has been accomplished in 10 steps with 17% overall yield from commercially abundant (R)-pulegone. The synthetic route features an efficient synthesis of 4 via a Buchwald–Hartwig coupling reaction, a dianion-mediated highly stereoselective alkylation of 4, and a rare example of an intramolecular Heck reaction of an enamine-type substrate. The stereoselective β-elimination and the accompanying Wagner–Meerwein rearrangement are of particular interest.
Co-reporter:Jie Wang, Bing-Feng Sun, Kai Cui, and Guo-Qiang Lin
Organic Letters 2012 Volume 14(Issue 24) pp:6354-6357
Publication Date(Web):December 7, 2012
DOI:10.1021/ol303148g
An efficient total synthesis of (−)-epothilone B has been achieved in ca. 8% yield over 11 steps from 9 (or 10 steps from 7/8), which features a bissiloxane-tethered ring closing metathesis reaction to approach the trisubstituted (Z) double bond and forms a new basis for further development of an industrial process for epothilone B and ixabepilone.
Co-reporter:Bing-Feng Sun, Chao-Lei Wang, Rui Ding, Jin-Yi Xu, Guo-Qiang Lin
Tetrahedron Letters 2011 Volume 52(Issue 17) pp:2155-2158
Publication Date(Web):27 April 2011
DOI:10.1016/j.tetlet.2010.11.087
A concise enantioselective synthesis of diversely functionalized advanced intermediates comprising the tricyclic skeleton of englerin A and related oxygen-bridged guaianes has been successfully accomplished, which features a Harmata organocatalytic [4+3] cycloaddition reaction.
Co-reporter:Xuan Wang, Wang-Bin Sun, Jian-Ping Zou, Guo-Qiang Lin and Bing-Feng Sun
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 2016 - vol. 14(Issue 45) pp:NaN10584-10584
Publication Date(Web):2016/10/24
DOI:10.1039/C6OB02179D
The asymmetric total syntheses of hedyosumin E aglycon, 7,10-epoxyhedyosminolide and ent-zedolactone A were realized, with the first two being achieved for the first time.
Co-reporter:Jian-Guo Fu, Guang-Qiang Xu, Rui Ding, Guo-Qiang Lin and Bing-Feng Sun
Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers 2016 - vol. 3(Issue 1) pp:NaN65-65
Publication Date(Web):2015/11/18
DOI:10.1039/C5QO00355E
The asymmetric total synthesis of α-obscurine (1), β-obscurine (2), N-desmethyl-α-obscurine (3), and N-desmethyl-β-obscurine (4) was accomplished. Key reactions in the construction of the A/B/C-ring system include the Buchwald–Hartwig coupling reaction, the Heck cyclization, and the diastereoselective hydrogenation.
Co-reporter:Jie Wang, Wang-Bin Sun, Ying-Zi Li, Xuan Wang, Bing-Feng Sun, Guo-Qiang Lin and Jian-Ping Zou
Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers 2015 - vol. 2(Issue 6) pp:NaN676-676
Publication Date(Web):2015/04/13
DOI:10.1039/C5QO00065C
A concise formal synthesis of platencin has been realized, featuring an organocatalytic approach to the [2.2.2] bicyclic core, a radical reductive elimination, a Au-catalyzed Meyer–Schuster rearrangement and a Rh-catalyzed chemo- and diastereoselective hydrosilylation.
Co-reporter:Jian-Guo Fu, Yi-Fan Shan, Wang-Bin Sun, Guo-Qiang Lin and Bing-Feng Sun
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 2016 - vol. 14(Issue 23) pp:NaN5232-5232
Publication Date(Web):2016/05/19
DOI:10.1039/C6OB00814C
An organocatalytic formal [4 + 2] cycloaddition reaction has been realized that permits rapid access to a wide range of bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-1-carboxylates in a highly enantioselective manner from simple starting materials under mild and operationally simple conditions.
Co-reporter:Xian-Lei Wang, Yun-Yu Lu, Jie Wang, Xuan Wang, He-Quan Yao, Guo-Qiang Lin and Bing-Feng Sun
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 2014 - vol. 12(Issue 22) pp:NaN3566-3566
Publication Date(Web):2014/02/12
DOI:10.1039/C4OB00046C
The first synthetic attempt commencing from an eight-membered ring to approach the [5.3.1] bicyclic core of vinigrol has demonstrated the feasibility of using the conformational bias of the cyclooctane-ring system to realize highly diastereoselective reactions. The synthetic potential of the newly disclosed access to in/out isomerism may stimulate broader interests.