Co-reporter:Takumi Fukazawa, Yoshio Ando, Ken Ohmori, Tamio Hayashi, and Keisuke Suzuki
Organic Letters March 17, 2017 Volume 19(Issue 6) pp:
Publication Date(Web):March 1, 2017
DOI:10.1021/acs.orglett.7b00464
The first enantioselective total syntheses of engelharquinone (2) and its epoxide 3 have been achieved. The key steps include (1) catalytic asymmetric 1,4-addition of a naphthylboronic acid derivative to a masked naphthoquinone derivative by using a chiral Rh-complex and (2) thiolate-promoted stereospecific construction of the bicyclo[3.2.1]octadienone scaffold.
Co-reporter:Shogo Sato;Keiichiro Sakata;Dr. Yoshimitsu Hashimoto;Dr. Hiroshi Takikawa; Dr. Keisuke Suzuki
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2017 Volume 56(Issue 41) pp:12608-12613
Publication Date(Web):2017/10/02
DOI:10.1002/anie.201707099
AbstractThe first total syntheses of tetracenomycins C and X were achieved, featuring 1) preparation of a hexasubstituted naphthonitrile oxide by successive benzyne cycloadditions and an oxidative ring-opening reaction; 2) a novel ortho-quinone mono-acetal as the A-ring unit; 3) construction of three contiguous stereogenic centers by an asymmetric benzoin cyclization, an isoxazole oxidation, and a stereoselective reduction.
Co-reporter:Dr. Yoshio Ando;Atsuko Hanaki;Ryota Sasaki; Dr. Ken Ohmori; Dr. Keisuke Suzuki
Angewandte Chemie 2017 Volume 129(Issue 38) pp:11618-11623
Publication Date(Web):2017/09/11
DOI:10.1002/ange.201705562
AbstractIntramolecular photoredox reactions of naphthoquinone derivatives were found to proceed in a stereospecific manner. This method was used as a basis for the enantioselective total synthesis of (−)-spiroxin C.
Co-reporter:Taiki Hayashi, Ken Ohmori, and Keisuke Suzuki
Organic Letters 2017 Volume 19(Issue 4) pp:
Publication Date(Web):February 6, 2017
DOI:10.1021/acs.orglett.6b03899
Toward the total synthesis of carthamin, a stereoselective approach to the C-glycosyl quinochalcone intermediate is reported via the desymmetrization of a pseudo-Cs-symmetric C-glycosyl cyclohexadienone.
Co-reporter:Thanh C. Ho, Haruki Kamimura, Ken Ohmori, and Keisuke Suzuki
Organic Letters 2016 Volume 18(Issue 18) pp:4488-4490
Publication Date(Web):August 29, 2016
DOI:10.1021/acs.orglett.6b02203
The bis-C-glucosyl flavonoid vicenin-2 (1) has been synthesized by exploiting bis-C-glycosylation of 1,3,5-trifluorobenzene and aromatic nucleophilic substitution to transform fluorine atoms to oxygen functions in excellent yield.
Co-reporter:Kayo Nakamura, Ken Ohmori and Keisuke Suzuki
Chemical Communications 2015 vol. 51(Issue 32) pp:7012-7014
Publication Date(Web):24 Mar 2015
DOI:10.1039/C5CC01572C
An approach to 2-substituted isoflavonoids is reported based on the 1,2-shift of the aryl group in the catechin skeleton followed by the in situ alkylation. Synthesis of (−)-equol, a natural isoflavan with estrogenic activities, was achieved.
Co-reporter:Masao Morita, Ken Ohmori, and Keisuke Suzuki
Organic Letters 2015 Volume 17(Issue 22) pp:5634-5637
Publication Date(Web):November 10, 2015
DOI:10.1021/acs.orglett.5b02906
The total syntheses of perenniporide A (1) and related compounds have been achieved. Starting from 1,3,5-trifluorobenzene (9), difluorodienone 6 was obtained by oxidative dearomatization, which served as a platform for the high-pressure cycloaddition and for the introduction of the C3-methoxy group. The synthesis allowed access to the natural congeners 2 and 3, enabling assignment of the absolute structures of these natural products.
Co-reporter:Juri Sakata, Yoshio Ando, Ken Ohmori, and Keisuke Suzuki
Organic Letters 2015 Volume 17(Issue 15) pp:3746-3749
Publication Date(Web):July 30, 2015
DOI:10.1021/acs.orglett.5b01732
In connection with the total synthesis of naphthospironone A, a model study has revealed a promising approach to construct a benzobicyclo[3.2.1]octene skeleton possessing an oxaspirocycle by employing an intramolecular aldol cyclization.
Co-reporter:Yoshifumi Aoki, Ken Ohmori, and Keisuke Suzuki
Organic Letters 2015 Volume 17(Issue 11) pp:2756-2759
Publication Date(Web):May 14, 2015
DOI:10.1021/acs.orglett.5b01172
Intramolecular Diels–Alder reactions of dioxanone-fused (Z,Z)-dienes, available in a stereoselective manner from the corresponding alcohols are described. These dienes exhibited high reactivity and high levels of endo selectivity, giving functionalized trans-fused bicyclic compounds.
Co-reporter:Gen Watanabe, Ken Ohmori and Keisuke Suzuki
Chemical Communications 2014 vol. 50(Issue 92) pp:14371-14373
Publication Date(Web):09 Oct 2014
DOI:10.1039/C4CC06390B
A viable route has been developed for the selective synthesis of the 4→6-linked catechin dimers, scarcely accessible from Nature and/or through synthesis. An acyclic nucleophilic catechin precursor (seco-catechin) was used for the regioselective union with an electrophilic catechin unit, and subsequent pyran cyclization gave the desired 4→6-linked dimers, i.e., procyanidin B6 and catechin-(4α→6)-gallocatechin.
Co-reporter:Dr. Kei Kitamura;Dr. Yoshio Ando;Dr. Takashi Matsumoto;Dr. Keisuke Suzuki
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2014 Volume 53( Issue 5) pp:1258-1261
Publication Date(Web):
DOI:10.1002/anie.201308016
Abstract
Two effective tricyclic platforms are reported for the installation of the two constituent sugars, L-vancosamine and D-angolosamine, in a regio- and stereoselective manner for the synthesis of the pluramycin class of bis-C-glycoside antitumor antibiotics. Two complementary protocols are now available that differ in the order in which the two sugar moieties are installed. Sc(OTf)3 was effective as the Lewis acid.
Co-reporter:Yuji Ito;Dr. Ken Ohmori;Dr. Keisuke Suzuki
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2014 Volume 53( Issue 38) pp:10129-10133
Publication Date(Web):
DOI:10.1002/anie.201405600
Abstract
The first stereoselective syntheses of doubly linked (A-type) oligocatechins, (+)-procyanidin A2 and (+)-cinnamtannin B1, have been achieved. Ethylenedioxy-bridged flavans served as excellent platforms, thus allowing annulation with nucleophilic catechin units in a stereoselective manner. An additional key was the new synthetic approach to selectively protected nucleophilic catechin, thus enabling regioselective construction of the key dioxabicyclo skeleton of the A-type oligocatechins.
Co-reporter:Dr. Kei Kitamura;Yoshihiko Maezawa;Dr. Yoshio Ando;Dr. Takenori Kusumi;Dr. Takashi Matsumoto;Dr. Keisuke Suzuki
Angewandte Chemie 2014 Volume 126( Issue 5) pp:1286-1289
Publication Date(Web):
DOI:10.1002/ange.201308017
Abstract
A concise, highly convergent total synthesis of saptomycin B, a member of the pluramycin class of antitumor antibiotics, is reported. The target compound was assembled from four building blocks (a tricyclic platform, two sugars, and an alkynal) in 15% yield through 10 synthetic operations. The key steps included the regioselective installation of two amino sugars (L-vancosamine and D-angolosamine) on the tricycle and the efficient construction of the tetracyclic skeleton by an aldol reaction followed by formation of the pyranone. The unknown configuration at C14 was assigned as R.
Co-reporter:Dr. Kei Kitamura;Dr. Yoshio Ando;Dr. Takashi Matsumoto;Dr. Keisuke Suzuki
Angewandte Chemie 2014 Volume 126( Issue 5) pp:1282-1285
Publication Date(Web):
DOI:10.1002/ange.201308016
Abstract
Two effective tricyclic platforms are reported for the installation of the two constituent sugars, L-vancosamine and D-angolosamine, in a regio- and stereoselective manner for the synthesis of the pluramycin class of bis-C-glycoside antitumor antibiotics. Two complementary protocols are now available that differ in the order in which the two sugar moieties are installed. Sc(OTf)3 was effective as the Lewis acid.
Co-reporter:Dr. Kei Kitamura;Yoshihiko Maezawa;Dr. Yoshio Ando;Dr. Takenori Kusumi;Dr. Takashi Matsumoto;Dr. Keisuke Suzuki
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2014 Volume 53( Issue 5) pp:1262-1265
Publication Date(Web):
DOI:10.1002/anie.201308017
Abstract
A concise, highly convergent total synthesis of saptomycin B, a member of the pluramycin class of antitumor antibiotics, is reported. The target compound was assembled from four building blocks (a tricyclic platform, two sugars, and an alkynal) in 15% yield through 10 synthetic operations. The key steps included the regioselective installation of two amino sugars (L-vancosamine and D-angolosamine) on the tricycle and the efficient construction of the tetracyclic skeleton by an aldol reaction followed by formation of the pyranone. The unknown configuration at C14 was assigned as R.
Co-reporter:Gen Watanabe, Ken Ohmori and Keisuke Suzuki
Chemical Communications 2013 vol. 49(Issue 45) pp:5210-5212
Publication Date(Web):29 Apr 2013
DOI:10.1039/C3CC41993B
The first regiocontrolled synthesis of procyanidin B6, a dimer with a rare 4,6-interflavan linkage, is described. Regioselective linking was achieved by the halo-capping strategy followed by removal of all the benzyl protecting groups and the halo-caps by one-pot hydrogenolysis.
Co-reporter:Yu Yamashita;Yoichi Hirano;Dr. Akiomi Takada;Dr. Hiroshi Takikawa ;Dr. Keisuke Suzuki
Angewandte Chemie 2013 Volume 125( Issue 26) pp:6790-6793
Publication Date(Web):
DOI:10.1002/ange.201301591
Co-reporter:Dr. Hiromu Takiguchi;Dr. Ken Ohmori;Dr. Keisuke Suzuki
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2013 Volume 52( Issue 40) pp:10472-10476
Publication Date(Web):
DOI:10.1002/anie.201304929
Co-reporter:Yu Yamashita;Yoichi Hirano;Dr. Akiomi Takada;Dr. Hiroshi Takikawa ;Dr. Keisuke Suzuki
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2013 Volume 52( Issue 26) pp:6658-6661
Publication Date(Web):
DOI:10.1002/anie.201301591
Co-reporter:Kei Kitamura, Masayuki Shigeta, Yoshihiko Maezawa, Yukie Watanabe, Day-Shin Hsu, Yoshio Ando, Takashi Matsumoto and Keisuke Suzuki
The Journal of Antibiotics 2013 66(3) pp:131-139
Publication Date(Web):February 20, 2013
DOI:10.1038/ja.2013.2
An improved practical synthesis of L-vancosamine-related glycosyl donors is described. The key steps include (1) stereoselective addition of methylcerium reagent to oximino ether and (2) stereoselective hydrogenation of exocyclic unsaturated glycoside in the presence of Wilkinson catalyst with C(5) inversion to give L-vancosamine derivatives. Three glycosyl donors were prepared, and their reactivities in the aryl C-glycoside formation were compared. Conversion of primary amine and azide to the corresponding N,N-dimethyl derivative is also described.
Co-reporter:Sven Stadlbauer, Ken Ohmori, Fumihiko Hattori and Keisuke Suzuki
Chemical Communications 2012 vol. 48(Issue 67) pp:8425-8427
Publication Date(Web):13 Jul 2012
DOI:10.1039/C2CC33704E
Concise synthesis of (−)-epicatechin and its 3-O-gallate is described, illustrating efficacy of the new strategy for catechin-class polyphenols based on assembly of lithiated fluorobenzene and epoxy alcohol followed by a pyran cyclization. 1,3,5-Trifluorobenzene serves as the A-ring equivalent for functionalization and the pyran annulation.
Co-reporter:Takahisa Yano, Ken Ohmori, Haruko Takahashi, Takenori Kusumi and Keisuke Suzuki
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 2012 vol. 10(Issue 38) pp:7685-7688
Publication Date(Web):24 Aug 2012
DOI:10.1039/C2OB26337H
A catechin hetero-trimer isolated from Ziziphus jujuba has been synthesized. Among three constituent monomers, (−)-epiafzelechin and (−)-epigallocatechin were prepared by de novo synthesis. Trimer formation relied on the unified approach to oligomers based on the bromo-capping and the orthogonal activation, reaching the reported structure of the natural product.
Co-reporter:Yoshimitsu Hashimoto, Akiomi Takada, Hiroshi Takikawa and Keisuke Suzuki
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 2012 vol. 10(Issue 30) pp:6003-6009
Publication Date(Web):18 May 2012
DOI:10.1039/C2OB25423A
A variety of highly functionalized polycyclic isoxazoles are prepared by a two-step protocol: (1) 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of o,o′-disubstituted benzonitrile oxides to para-quinone mono-acetals, then (2) dehydrogenation. The cycloaddition proceeds in a regioselective manner, favouring the formation of the 4-acyl cycloadducts, which are suitable intermediates for the synthesis of semi-aromatized polycyclic targets derived from polyketide type-II biosynthesis.
Co-reporter:Nobuaki Fukui;Ken Ohmori
Helvetica Chimica Acta 2012 Volume 95( Issue 11) pp:2194-2217
Publication Date(Web):
DOI:10.1002/hlca.201200439
Abstract
Goupiolone A, a benzotropolone natural product, has been synthesized by assembling a benzocyclobutene derivative and a silyl-substituted cyclopropane unit, followed by thermal ring enlargement. The synthetic sample did not correspond to the reported data. On the basis of biogenetic considerations, an alternative structure with a catechol moiety was proposed, and the synthesis established it as the correct structure.
Co-reporter:Dr. Toshiyuki Hamura;Yu Chuda;Yuya Nakatsuji;Dr. Keisuke Suzuki
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2012 Volume 51( Issue 14) pp:3368-3372
Publication Date(Web):
DOI:10.1002/anie.201108415
Co-reporter:Toshiyuki Hamura, Shin Iwata and Keisuke Suzuki
Chemical Communications 2011 vol. 47(Issue 24) pp:6891-6893
Publication Date(Web):19 May 2011
DOI:10.1039/C1CC11758K
Alkenyl alkynyl ketones and ketene silyl acetals (KSAs) undergo regioselective [2+2]-cycloaddition under thermal conditions, triggering domino pericyclic reactions en route to various poly-substituted salicylic acid derivatives.
Co-reporter:Akimi Ben, Day-Shin Hsu, Takashi Matsumoto, Keisuke Suzuki
Tetrahedron 2011 67(35) pp: 6460-6468
Publication Date(Web):
DOI:10.1016/j.tet.2011.06.046
Co-reporter:Dr. Ken Ohmori;Dr. Tomohiro Shono;Yuki Hatakoshi;Takahisa Yano ;Dr. Keisuke Suzuki
Angewandte Chemie 2011 Volume 123( Issue 21) pp:4964-4969
Publication Date(Web):
DOI:10.1002/ange.201007473
Co-reporter:Dr. Ken Ohmori;Dr. Tomohiro Shono;Yuki Hatakoshi;Takahisa Yano ;Dr. Keisuke Suzuki
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2011 Volume 50( Issue 21) pp:
Publication Date(Web):
DOI:10.1002/anie.201101348
Co-reporter:Akiomi Takada;Yoshimitsu Hashimoto;Dr. Hiroshi Takikawa;Katsuyoshi Hikita ;Dr. Keisuke Suzuki
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2011 Volume 50( Issue 10) pp:2297-2301
Publication Date(Web):
DOI:10.1002/anie.201006528
Co-reporter:Dr. Ken Ohmori;Dr. Tomohiro Shono;Yuki Hatakoshi;Takahisa Yano ;Dr. Keisuke Suzuki
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2011 Volume 50( Issue 21) pp:4862-4867
Publication Date(Web):
DOI:10.1002/anie.201007473
Co-reporter:Akiomi Takada;Yoshimitsu Hashimoto;Dr. Hiroshi Takikawa;Katsuyoshi Hikita ;Dr. Keisuke Suzuki
Angewandte Chemie 2011 Volume 123( Issue 10) pp:2345-2349
Publication Date(Web):
DOI:10.1002/ange.201006528
Co-reporter:Dr. Ken Ohmori;Dr. Tomohiro Shono;Yuki Hatakoshi;Takahisa Yano ;Dr. Keisuke Suzuki
Angewandte Chemie 2011 Volume 123( Issue 21) pp:
Publication Date(Web):
DOI:10.1002/ange.201101348
Co-reporter:Nobuyuki Takahashi;Takeshi Kanayama;Dr. Kumi Okuyama;Hiroko Kataoka;Haruhiko Fukaya;Dr. Keisuke Suzuki;Dr. Takashi Matsumoto
Chemistry – An Asian Journal 2011 Volume 6( Issue 7) pp:1752-1756
Publication Date(Web):
DOI:10.1002/asia.201100187
Co-reporter:Shin Iwata, Toshiyuki Hamura and Keisuke Suzuki
Chemical Communications 2010 vol. 46(Issue 29) pp:5316-5318
Publication Date(Web):17 Jun 2010
DOI:10.1039/C0CC00883D
Regioselective [2+2] cycloaddition of ynones or ynoates to siloxy(trialkoxy)ethene (KSA) is described. A siloxy group on the KSA directs the perfect regioselectivity, allowing rapid construction of various functionalized cyclobutenedione derivatives.
Co-reporter:Ken Ohmori, Takahisa Yano and Keisuke Suzuki
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 2010 vol. 8(Issue 12) pp:2693-2696
Publication Date(Web):12 Apr 2010
DOI:10.1039/C003464A
A general synthetic route to the epi-series catechins was developed based on the reverse polarity strategy. Aromatic nucleophilic substitution reaction followed by the sulfinyl–metal exchange and cyclization enabled stereo-controlled access to various members of epi-series catechins and their 3-gallates.
Co-reporter:Masahiro Abe;Ken Ohmori;Takakazu Yamamoto
Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry 2010 Volume 48( Issue 8) pp:1844-1848
Publication Date(Web):
DOI:10.1002/pola.23944
Co-reporter:Keisuke Suzuki
The Chemical Record 2010 Volume 10( Issue 5) pp:291-307
Publication Date(Web):
DOI:10.1002/tcr.201000030
Abstract
There are a vast number of interesting and useful compounds that are readily found in nature. Mother Nature has acquired ingenious ways of generating molecular diversity in living cells responsible for regulation of various biochemical events. This has inspired research into the synthesis of biologically active compounds for use as antibiotics or in cancer therapy, for example. This account provides an overview of the work performed in the total synthesis of hybrid natural products and the interesting synthetic mechanisms encountered along the way. © 2010 The Japan Chemical Journal Forum and Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com) DOI 10.1002/tcr.201000030
Co-reporter:Shinya Shinozaki;Toshiyuki Hamura Dr.;Yousuke Ibusuki Dr.;Kotaro Fujii Dr.;Hidehiro Uekusa Dr. Dr.
Angewandte Chemie 2010 Volume 122( Issue 17) pp:3090-3093
Publication Date(Web):
DOI:10.1002/ange.200907305
Co-reporter:Tomohiro Yoshinari;Ken Ohmori Dr.;MarcusG. Schrems Dr.;Andreas Pfaltz Dr. Dr.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2010 Volume 49( Issue 5) pp:881-885
Publication Date(Web):
DOI:10.1002/anie.200906362
Co-reporter:Shinya Shinozaki;Toshiyuki Hamura Dr.;Yousuke Ibusuki Dr.;Kotaro Fujii Dr.;Hidehiro Uekusa Dr. Dr.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2010 Volume 49( Issue 17) pp:3026-3029
Publication Date(Web):
DOI:10.1002/anie.200907305
Co-reporter:Keiji Mori Dr.;Ken Ohmori Dr. Dr.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2009 Volume 48( Issue 31) pp:5633-5637
Publication Date(Web):
DOI:10.1002/anie.200901968
Co-reporter:Ritsuki Masuo;Ken Ohmori Dr.;Lukas Hintermann Dr.;Saki Yoshida Dr.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2009 Volume 48( Issue 19) pp:3462-3465
Publication Date(Web):
DOI:10.1002/anie.200806338
Co-reporter:Keiji Mori Dr.;Ken Ohmori Dr. Dr.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2009 Volume 48( Issue 31) pp:5638-5641
Publication Date(Web):
DOI:10.1002/anie.200901974
Co-reporter:Ritsuki Masuo;Ken Ohmori Dr.;Lukas Hintermann Dr.;Saki Yoshida Dr.
Angewandte Chemie 2009 Volume 121( Issue 19) pp:3514-3517
Publication Date(Web):
DOI:10.1002/ange.200806338
Co-reporter:Keiji Mori Dr.;Ken Ohmori Dr. Dr.
Angewandte Chemie 2009 Volume 121( Issue 31) pp:5748-5751
Publication Date(Web):
DOI:10.1002/ange.200901974
Co-reporter:Keiji Mori Dr.;Ken Ohmori Dr. Dr.
Angewandte Chemie 2009 Volume 121( Issue 31) pp:5743-5747
Publication Date(Web):
DOI:10.1002/ange.200901968
Co-reporter:Yasuhito Koyama Dr.;Ryo Yamaguchi Dr.
Angewandte Chemie 2008 Volume 120( Issue 6) pp:1100-1103
Publication Date(Web):
DOI:10.1002/ange.200704625
Co-reporter:Takeaki Suzuki;Toshiyuki Hamura Dr. Dr.
Angewandte Chemie 2008 Volume 120( Issue 12) pp:2280-2284
Publication Date(Web):
DOI:10.1002/ange.200705630
Co-reporter:Hiroshi Takikawa Dr.;Akiomi Takada;Katsuyoshi Hikita Dr.
Angewandte Chemie 2008 Volume 120( Issue 39) pp:7556-7559
Publication Date(Web):
DOI:10.1002/ange.200801586
Co-reporter:Hiroshi Takikawa Dr.;Katsuyoshi Hikita Dr.
Angewandte Chemie 2008 Volume 120( Issue 51) pp:10035-10038
Publication Date(Web):
DOI:10.1002/ange.200801577
Co-reporter:Yasuhito Koyama Dr.;Ryo Yamaguchi Dr.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2008 Volume 47( Issue 6) pp:1084-1087
Publication Date(Web):
DOI:10.1002/anie.200704625
Co-reporter:Hiroshi Takikawa Dr.;Katsuyoshi Hikita Dr.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2008 Volume 47( Issue 51) pp:9887-9890
Publication Date(Web):
DOI:10.1002/anie.200801577
Co-reporter:Hiroshi Takikawa Dr.;Akiomi Takada;Katsuyoshi Hikita Dr.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2008 Volume 47( Issue 39) pp:7446-7449
Publication Date(Web):
DOI:10.1002/anie.200801586
Co-reporter:Takeaki Suzuki;Toshiyuki Hamura Dr. Dr.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2008 Volume 47( Issue 12) pp:2248-2252
Publication Date(Web):
DOI:10.1002/anie.200705630
Co-reporter:Keisuke Suzuki Dr.;Hiroshi Takikawa;Yoshifumi Hachisu Dr.;Jeffrey W. Bode Dr.
Angewandte Chemie 2007 Volume 119(Issue 18) pp:
Publication Date(Web):27 MAR 2007
DOI:10.1002/ange.200605138
Die lange vernachlässigte Fähigkeit von Isoxazolen, α-Kationen extrem gut zu stabilisieren, wird genutzt, um angulare Substituenten, wie sie in Polyketid-abgeleiteten polycyclischen Naturstoffen, z. B. 1, gefunden werden, gezielt einzuführen. In einem zweistufigen Prozess schließt sich an die stereoselektive Addition eines Nucleophils an das Ketol 2 eine regio- und stereospezifische Pinakol-Umlagerung an. Bn=Benzyl; R=Allyl, Aryl, Heteroaryl, Vinyl.
Co-reporter:Keisuke Suzuki Dr.;Hiroshi Takikawa;Yoshifumi Hachisu Dr.;Jeffrey W. Bode Dr.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2007 Volume 46(Issue 18) pp:
Publication Date(Web):27 MAR 2007
DOI:10.1002/anie.200605138
Underappreciated and neglected, isoxazoles are extremely good at stabilizing α cations. This ability is exploited in a method for the stereocontrolled introduction of angular substituents as found in polyketide-derived polycyclic natural products, such as 1. In a two-step process, the stereoselective addition of a nucleophile to the ketol 2 is followed by a regio- and stereospecific pinacol rearrangement. Bn=benzyl; R=allyl, aryl, heteroaryl, vinyl.
Co-reporter:Minoru Tamiya Dr.;Ken Ohmori Dr.;Mitsuru Kitamura Dr.;Hirohisa Kato Dr.;Tadamasa Arai;Mami Oorui Dr.
Chemistry - A European Journal 2007 Volume 13(Issue 35) pp:
Publication Date(Web):28 SEP 2007
DOI:10.1002/chem.200700863
A general approach to the regio- and stereoselective total synthesis of the benanomicin-pradimicin antibiotics (BpAs) is described. Construction of the aglycon has been achieved by 1) the diastereoselective ring-opening of a biaryl lactone by using (R)-valinol as a chiral nucleophile and 2) the stereocontrolled semi-pinacol cyclization of the aldehyde acetal by using SmI2 in the presence of BF3⋅OEt2 and a proton source to afford the ABCD tetracyclic monoprotected diol. This strategy enabled us to control the two stereogenic sites in the B ring (C-5 and C-6) and the regioselective introduction of the carbohydrate moiety. The ABCD tetracycle could serve as an ideal platform for the divergent access to various BpAs. The amino acid (D-alanine) was introduced onto the ABCD tetracycle. Glycosylation was promoted by the combination of Cp2HfCl2 and AgOTf (1:2 ratio). Construction of the E ring followed by deprotection completed the first total synthesis of benanomicin A (2 a), benanomicin B (2 b), and pradimicin A (1 a). The route is flexible enough to allow the synthesis of other congeners differing in their amino acid and carbohydrate moieties.
Co-reporter:Toshiyuki Hamura Dr.;Takeaki Suzuki;Takashi Matsumoto Dr. Dr.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2006 Volume 45(Issue 38) pp:
Publication Date(Web):28 AUG 2006
DOI:10.1002/anie.200602428
Twice expanded: Substituted naphthols were prepared in a novel synthetic route starting from alkenyl benzocyclobutenol derivatives. The conversion includes two successive ring-enlargement processes (ABC; see scheme). The halonium ion (X+) induces expansion of the four-membered ring to a five-membered ring, and SmI2 promotes the expansion of the five-membered ring to the six-membered ring with concomitant elimination of ROSmI2.
Co-reporter:Hiroshi Takikawa, Yoshifumi Hachisu, Jeffrey W. Bode,Keisuke Suzuki
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2006 45(21) pp:3492-3494
Publication Date(Web):
DOI:10.1002/anie.200600268
Co-reporter:Toshiyuki Hamura Dr.;Tetsu Arisawa;Takashi Matsumoto Dr. Dr.
Angewandte Chemie 2006 Volume 118(Issue 41) pp:
Publication Date(Web):22 SEP 2006
DOI:10.1002/ange.200602539
Links eine und rechts eine Arincycloaddition gelingt an Bis(sulfonyloxy)diiodbenzolderivaten I, einem Syntheseäquivalent von 3-Alkoxy-1,4-benzdiin II. Dabei verlaufen die Arinerzeugung durch selektiven Halogen-Lithium-Austausch in I und die Cycloadditionen mit den beiden Arinophilen 1 und 2 als Tandemreaktionen, sodass hoch funktionalisierte Bis-Cycloaddukte schnell zugänglich sind.
Co-reporter:Toshiyuki Hamura Dr.;Takeaki Suzuki;Takashi Matsumoto Dr. Dr.
Angewandte Chemie 2006 Volume 118(Issue 38) pp:
Publication Date(Web):28 AUG 2006
DOI:10.1002/ange.200602428
Zweimal erweitert: Substituierte Naphthole entstehen auf einer neuartigen Syntheseroute ausgehend von Alkenylbenzocyclobutenolen. Die Umwandlung schließt zwei Ringerweiterungsschritte ein (ABC; siehe Schema): Ein Halogenkation (X+) löst die Aufweitung des Vierrings zum Fünfring aus, und SmI2 überführt diesen Fünfring unter Abspaltung von ROSmI2 in den Sechsring.
Co-reporter:Hiroshi Takikawa;Yoshifumi Hachisu;Jeffrey W. Bode Dr. Dr.
Angewandte Chemie 2006 Volume 118(Issue 21) pp:
Publication Date(Web):25 APR 2006
DOI:10.1002/ange.200600268
Und so schließt sich der Kreis: Bei der katalytischen asymmetrischen Benzoin-Cyclisierung einer Vielfalt von Ketoaldehyden mit chiralen Triazoliumsalzen wie 1 (siehe Schema) entstehen die Cyclisierungsprodukte in hohen Ausbeuten und mit ausgezeichneten Enantioselektivitäten.
Co-reporter:Toshiyuki Hamura Dr.;Tetsu Arisawa;Takashi Matsumoto Dr. Dr.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2006 Volume 45(Issue 41) pp:
Publication Date(Web):22 SEP 2006
DOI:10.1002/anie.200602539
Double up: Dual cycloadditions of benzynes are demonstrated from bis(sulfonyloxy)diiodobenzene I, which can be viewed as a synthetic equivalent of 3-alkoxy-1,4-benzdiyne II. Importantly, selective halogen–lithium exchange of I enables the tandem generation of benzynes and dual cycloadditions with arynophiles 1 and 2, thus allowing the rapid construction of various highly functionalized bis-cycloadducts.
Co-reporter:Ken Ohmori Dr.;Minoru Tamiya;Mitsuru Kitamura Dr.;Hirohisa Kato Dr.;Mami Oorui Dr.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2005 Volume 44(Issue 25) pp:
Publication Date(Web):18 MAY 2005
DOI:10.1002/anie.200501210
Fully controlled total synthesis of benanomicin B was achieved by exploiting two key steps: a stereocontrolled ring-opening of a lactone (see scheme, step A), and a semipinacol cyclization of an acetal-aldehyde derivative discriminating the two hydroxy groups of the pseudo-C2-symmetric 1,2-diol moiety (step B).
Co-reporter:Ken Ohmori Dr.;Minoru Tamiya;Mitsuru Kitamura Dr.;Hirohisa Kato Dr.;Mami Oorui Dr.
Angewandte Chemie 2005 Volume 117(Issue 25) pp:
Publication Date(Web):18 MAY 2005
DOI:10.1002/ange.200501210
Vollständig kontrolliert gelang die Totalsynthese von Benanomicin B mithilfe zweier Schlüsselschritte: der stereokontrollierten Ringöffnung eines Lactons (Schritt A im Schema) und der Semipinacolcyclisierung eines Acetal-Aldehyd-Derivats, die zur Unterscheidung der beiden OH-Gruppen der pseudo-C2-symmetrischen 1,2-Dioleinheit führt (Schritt B).
Co-reporter:Yoshifumi Hachisu;Jeffrey W. Bode
Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis 2004 Volume 346(Issue 9-10) pp:
Publication Date(Web):21 SEP 2004
DOI:10.1002/adsc.200404092
The scope and limitations of intramolecular benzoin-forming reactions of aldehydes and ketones catalyzed by the combination of a thiazolium salt and a base are described. After optimization of the reaction conditions, five- and six-membered cyclic acyloins were obtained in good to excellent yields and competing reactions such as intramolecular aldol reactions were suppressed. The analogous closure of seven-membered rings proved difficult.
Co-reporter:Ken Ohmori Dr.;Keiji Mori;Yuji Ishikawa;Hideyuki Tsuruta Dr.;Shunsuke Kuwahara;Nobuyuki Harada Dr. Dr.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2004 Volume 43(Issue 24) pp:
Publication Date(Web):9 JUN 2004
DOI:10.1002/anie.200453801
Rapid access to the tetracyclic core of TAN-1085 (1) was possible by exploiting three efficient processes: a tandem electrocyclic reaction (A), a pinacol cyclization (B), and a regioselective monobenzoylation of a 1,2-diol (C), which allowed the first total synthesis of 1.
Co-reporter:Ken Ohmori;Naoko Ushimaru
PNAS 2004 101 (33 ) pp:12002-12007
Publication Date(Web):2004-08-17
DOI:10.1073/pnas.0401651101
Controlled formation of oligomeric catechins has become possible by an orthogonal synthetic strategy. Bromo-capping of the
C(8) position of the flavan skeleton enabled the equimolar coupling of electrophilic and nucleophilic catechin derivatives,
enabling an efficient synthetic strategy to complex catechin oligomers.
Co-reporter:Ken Ohmori;Naoko Ushimaru
PNAS 2004 101 (33 ) pp:12002-12007
Publication Date(Web):2004-08-17
DOI:10.1073/pnas.0401651101
Controlled formation of oligomeric catechins has become possible by an orthogonal synthetic strategy. Bromo-capping of the
C(8) position of the flavan skeleton enabled the equimolar coupling of electrophilic and nucleophilic catechin derivatives,
enabling an efficient synthetic strategy to complex catechin oligomers.
Co-reporter:Ken Ohmori Dr.;Keiji Mori;Yuji Ishikawa;Hideyuki Tsuruta Dr.;Shunsuke Kuwahara;Nobuyuki Harada Dr. Dr.
Angewandte Chemie 2004 Volume 116(Issue 24) pp:
Publication Date(Web):9 JUN 2004
DOI:10.1002/ange.200453801
Einen schnellen Zugang zum tetracyclischen Gerüst von TAN-1085 (1) eröffnete die Nutzung dreier effizienter Prozesse: einer Tandem-Elektrocyclisierung (A), einer Pinakolcyclisierung (B) und einer regioselektiven Monobenzoylierung eines 1,2-Diols (C). Auf diesem Weg gelang die erste Totalsynthese von 1.
Co-reporter:Toshiyuki Hamura;Takamitsu Hosoya;Hiroki Yamaguchi;Yokusu Kuriyama;Mitsujiro Tanabe;Makoto Miyamoto;Yoshizumi Yasui;Takashi Matsumoto
Helvetica Chimica Acta 2002 Volume 85(Issue 11) pp:3589-3604
Publication Date(Web):6 DEC 2002
DOI:10.1002/1522-2675(200211)85:11<3589::AID-HLCA3589>3.0.CO;2-Z
A facile, divergent access to highly oxygenated benzocyclobutene derivatives was developed via the regioselective [2+2] cycloaddition of α-alkoxybenzynes and ketene silyl acetals. The cycloadducts could be converted to selectively protected alkoxybenzocyclobutenediones, an attractive class of compounds for the synthesis of polyaromatic compounds. As one possible application, divergent access to a regioisomer pair of sulfonylphthalides for the Hauser approach to polyaromatic compounds is described.
Co-reporter:Ken Ohmori;Mitsuru Kitamura
Angewandte Chemie 1999 Volume 111(Issue 9) pp:
Publication Date(Web):28 APR 1999
DOI:10.1002/(SICI)1521-3757(19990503)111:9<1304::AID-ANGE1304>3.0.CO;2-9
Zwei hervorstechende Merkmale – die Stereoselektivität, mit der ausschließlich das trans-Diol gebildet wird, und die Stereospezifität, durch die (bei einem konfigurationsstabilen Biphenyl) die axiale Chiralität auf zwei Stereozentren des Produkts übertragen wird – sind charakteristisch für die Pinakolcyclisierung von 2,2′-Biaryldicarbaldehyden (siehe Reaktionsschema). Der dadurch erleichterte Zugang zu 9,10-Dihydrophenanthren-9,10-diolen führte zur Synthese des enantiomerenreinen C2-symmetrischen Diols 1, was für die asymmetrische Synthese von Bedeutung sein könnte.
Co-reporter:Mitsuru Kitamura;Ken Ohmori;Toshihisa Kawase
Angewandte Chemie 1999 Volume 111(Issue 9) pp:
Publication Date(Web):28 APR 1999
DOI:10.1002/(SICI)1521-3757(19990503)111:9<1308::AID-ANGE1308>3.0.CO;2-M
Eine Benzo[a]naphthacenchinoneinheit, eine Aminosäure und ein Disaccharid sind die Grundbausteine der Pradimicin/Benanomicin-Antibiotika 1 (R1 = Disaccharid), einer Naturstoffklasse mit beträchtlicher antimykotischer und Anti-HIV-Wirkung. Für das gemeinsame Aglycon dieser Verbindungen, Pradimicinon (Benanomicinon) 1 (R1 = H), gelang jetzt die erste Totalsynthese, die auf der Chiralitätsübertragung bei der Pinakolcyclisierung von 2,2′-Biaryldicarbaldehyden beruht.
Co-reporter:Mitsuru Kitamura;Ken Ohmori;Toshihisa Kawase
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 1999 Volume 38(Issue 9) pp:
Publication Date(Web):12 MAY 1999
DOI:10.1002/(SICI)1521-3773(19990503)38:9<1229::AID-ANIE1229>3.0.CO;2-B
A benzo[a]naphthacenequinone core, an amino acid, and a disaccharide are the constituents of pradimicin–benanomicin antibiotics 1 (R1=disaccharide), a class of natural products with significant antifungal and anti-HIV activities. The first total synthesis of pradimicinone (benanomicinone, 1; R1=H), the common aglycon of this class of natural products, has now been achieved based on the transmission of chirality during the pinacol cyclization of 2,2′-biaryldicarbaldehydes.
Co-reporter:Ken Ohmori;Mitsuru Kitamura
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 1999 Volume 38(Issue 9) pp:
Publication Date(Web):12 MAY 1999
DOI:10.1002/(SICI)1521-3773(19990503)38:9<1226::AID-ANIE1226>3.0.CO;2-T
Two salient features—the stereoselectivity to give only the trans-diol, and the stereospecificity to transmit the axial chirality (in case the starting biphenyl is configurationally stable) onto two stereogenic centers of the product—characterize the pinacol cyclization of 2,2′-biaryldicarbaldehydes (see reaction). The accessibility of trans-9,10-dihydrophenanthrene-9,10-diols provides the new enantiopure C2-symmetric diol 1, which shows potential utility in asymmetric synthesis.
Co-reporter:Ken Ohmori, Takahisa Yano and Keisuke Suzuki
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 2010 - vol. 8(Issue 12) pp:NaN2696-2696
Publication Date(Web):2010/04/12
DOI:10.1039/C003464A
A general synthetic route to the epi-series catechins was developed based on the reverse polarity strategy. Aromatic nucleophilic substitution reaction followed by the sulfinyl–metal exchange and cyclization enabled stereo-controlled access to various members of epi-series catechins and their 3-gallates.
Co-reporter:Toshiyuki Hamura, Shin Iwata and Keisuke Suzuki
Chemical Communications 2011 - vol. 47(Issue 24) pp:NaN6893-6893
Publication Date(Web):2011/05/19
DOI:10.1039/C1CC11758K
Alkenyl alkynyl ketones and ketene silyl acetals (KSAs) undergo regioselective [2+2]-cycloaddition under thermal conditions, triggering domino pericyclic reactions en route to various poly-substituted salicylic acid derivatives.
Co-reporter:Kayo Nakamura, Ken Ohmori and Keisuke Suzuki
Chemical Communications 2015 - vol. 51(Issue 32) pp:NaN7014-7014
Publication Date(Web):2015/03/24
DOI:10.1039/C5CC01572C
An approach to 2-substituted isoflavonoids is reported based on the 1,2-shift of the aryl group in the catechin skeleton followed by the in situ alkylation. Synthesis of (−)-equol, a natural isoflavan with estrogenic activities, was achieved.
Co-reporter:Gen Watanabe, Ken Ohmori and Keisuke Suzuki
Chemical Communications 2014 - vol. 50(Issue 92) pp:NaN14373-14373
Publication Date(Web):2014/10/09
DOI:10.1039/C4CC06390B
A viable route has been developed for the selective synthesis of the 4→6-linked catechin dimers, scarcely accessible from Nature and/or through synthesis. An acyclic nucleophilic catechin precursor (seco-catechin) was used for the regioselective union with an electrophilic catechin unit, and subsequent pyran cyclization gave the desired 4→6-linked dimers, i.e., procyanidin B6 and catechin-(4α→6)-gallocatechin.
Co-reporter:Gen Watanabe, Ken Ohmori and Keisuke Suzuki
Chemical Communications 2013 - vol. 49(Issue 45) pp:NaN5212-5212
Publication Date(Web):2013/04/29
DOI:10.1039/C3CC41993B
The first regiocontrolled synthesis of procyanidin B6, a dimer with a rare 4,6-interflavan linkage, is described. Regioselective linking was achieved by the halo-capping strategy followed by removal of all the benzyl protecting groups and the halo-caps by one-pot hydrogenolysis.
Co-reporter:Shin Iwata, Toshiyuki Hamura and Keisuke Suzuki
Chemical Communications 2010 - vol. 46(Issue 29) pp:NaN5318-5318
Publication Date(Web):2010/06/17
DOI:10.1039/C0CC00883D
Regioselective [2+2] cycloaddition of ynones or ynoates to siloxy(trialkoxy)ethene (KSA) is described. A siloxy group on the KSA directs the perfect regioselectivity, allowing rapid construction of various functionalized cyclobutenedione derivatives.
Co-reporter:Yoshimitsu Hashimoto, Akiomi Takada, Hiroshi Takikawa and Keisuke Suzuki
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 2012 - vol. 10(Issue 30) pp:NaN6009-6009
Publication Date(Web):2012/05/18
DOI:10.1039/C2OB25423A
A variety of highly functionalized polycyclic isoxazoles are prepared by a two-step protocol: (1) 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of o,o′-disubstituted benzonitrile oxides to para-quinone mono-acetals, then (2) dehydrogenation. The cycloaddition proceeds in a regioselective manner, favouring the formation of the 4-acyl cycloadducts, which are suitable intermediates for the synthesis of semi-aromatized polycyclic targets derived from polyketide type-II biosynthesis.
Co-reporter:Takahisa Yano, Ken Ohmori, Haruko Takahashi, Takenori Kusumi and Keisuke Suzuki
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 2012 - vol. 10(Issue 38) pp:NaN7688-7688
Publication Date(Web):2012/08/24
DOI:10.1039/C2OB26337H
A catechin hetero-trimer isolated from Ziziphus jujuba has been synthesized. Among three constituent monomers, (−)-epiafzelechin and (−)-epigallocatechin were prepared by de novo synthesis. Trimer formation relied on the unified approach to oligomers based on the bromo-capping and the orthogonal activation, reaching the reported structure of the natural product.
Co-reporter:Sven Stadlbauer, Ken Ohmori, Fumihiko Hattori and Keisuke Suzuki
Chemical Communications 2012 - vol. 48(Issue 67) pp:NaN8427-8427
Publication Date(Web):2012/07/13
DOI:10.1039/C2CC33704E
Concise synthesis of (−)-epicatechin and its 3-O-gallate is described, illustrating efficacy of the new strategy for catechin-class polyphenols based on assembly of lithiated fluorobenzene and epoxy alcohol followed by a pyran cyclization. 1,3,5-Trifluorobenzene serves as the A-ring equivalent for functionalization and the pyran annulation.