ChemInform Abstract: Total Synthesis of the Naturally Occurring Furanoid Fatty Acid, F5.

ChemInform ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 29 (14) ◽  
pp. no-no
Author(s):  
C. M. MARSON ◽  
S. HARPER
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Total Synthesis ◽  
Naturally Occurring ◽  
Furanoid Fatty Acid

Total synthesis of the naturally occurring furanoid fatty acid, F5

1998 ◽  
Vol 39 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 333-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles M. Marson ◽  
Steven Harper
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Total Synthesis ◽  
Naturally Occurring ◽  
Furanoid Fatty Acid

scholarly journals First total synthesis of the (±)-2-methoxy-6-heptadecynoic acid and related 2-methoxylated analogs as effective inhibitors of the Leishmania topoisomerase IB enzyme

2012 ◽  
Vol 84 (9) ◽  
pp. 1867-1875 ◽  
Author(s):  
Néstor M. Carballeira ◽  
Michelle Cartagena ◽  
Fengyu Li ◽  
Zhongfang Chen ◽  
Christopher F. Prada ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Total Synthesis ◽  
Leishmania Donovani ◽  
Dna Topoisomerase ◽  
Triple Bonds ◽  
Weak Intermolecular Interactions ◽  
Topoisomerase Ib ◽  
Effective Inhibition ◽  
Acetylenic Fatty Acid

The fatty acids (±)-2-methoxy-6Z-heptadecenoic acid, (±)-2-methoxy-6-hepta-decynoic acid, and (±)-2-methoxyheptadecanoic acid were synthesized and their inhibitory activity against the Leishmania DNA topoisomerase IB enzyme (LdTopIB) determined. Both 2-OMe-17:1 fatty acids were synthesized from 4-bromo-1-pentanol, the olefinic fatty acid in 10 steps and in 7 % overall yield, while the acetylenic fatty acid in 7 steps and in 14 % overall yield. The 2-OMe-17:0 acid was prepared in 6 steps and in 42 % yield from 1-hexa-decanol. The 2-OMe-17:1 acids inhibited LdTopIB, with the acetylenic acid displaying an EC50 = 16.6 ± 1.1 μM, but the 2-OMe-17:0 acid did not inhibit LdTopIB. The (±)-2-methoxy-6Z-heptadecenoic acid preferentially inhibited LdTopIB over the human TopIB enzyme. Unsaturation seems to be a prerequisite for effective inhibition, rationalized in terms of weak intermolecular interactions between the active site of LdTopIB and either the double or triple bonds of the fatty acids. Toxicity toward Leishmania donovani promastigotes was also investigated, resulting in the order acetylenic > olefinic > saturated with the (±)-2-methoxy-6-heptadecynoic acid displaying an EC50 = 74.0 ± 17.1 μM. Our results indicate that α-methoxylation decreases the toxicity of C17:1 fatty acids toward L. donovani promastigotes, but improves their selectivity index.

scholarly journals Asymmetric and Regiospecific Synthesis of Isotopically Labelled Cyclopropane Fatty Acid (9R,10S)-Dihydrosterculic Acid: Overcoming Spontaneous Protonation During Lithium-Sulfoxide Exchange­

SynOpen ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 02 (02) ◽  
pp. 0168-0175
Author(s):  
Samuel Shields ◽  
Peter Buist ◽  
Jeffrey Manthorpe
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Total Synthesis ◽  
Cyclopropane Ring ◽  
Rapid Quenching ◽  
Cyclopropane Fatty Acid ◽  
Deuterium Incorporation ◽  
Biologically Relevant ◽  
Dihydrosterculic Acid

The total synthesis of isotopically labelled (9R,10S)-dihydro­sterculic acid, a usual cyclopropane fatty acid with biologically relevant toxicity upon desaturation in vivo, is reported. A diastereoselective Corey­–Chaykovsky reaction was employed to form the cyclopropane ring. Rapid quenching of a lithium-sulfoxide exchange was required to achieve the requisite high levels of deuterium incorporation.

scholarly journals Oxazolidinones as Chiral Auxiliaries in the Asymmetric 1,4-Conjugate Addition Reaction Applied to the Total Synthesis of Natural Products: A Supplemental Mini-Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vahideh Zadsirjan ◽  
Majid M. Heravi
Keyword(s):  
Total Synthesis ◽  
Biological Activities ◽  
Conjugate Addition ◽  
Chiral Auxiliary ◽  
Addition Reactions ◽  
Chiral Auxiliaries ◽  
Complex Molecules ◽  
Total Syntheses ◽  
Naturally Occurring ◽  
Wide Range

Background: The most frequently used chiral auxiliaries, oxazolidinones (Evans' oxazolidinones) have been employed in 1,4-congugate addition reactions to α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds. Supplementary to our previous reports in this mini-review, we attempted to underscore the applications of this strategy in a step (steps) in the total synthesis of some naturally occurring compounds exhibiting diverse biological activities. Objective: In this mini-review, we try to underscore the applications of oxazolidinones (Evans’ oxazolidinones) in 1,4-congugate addition reactions to α,β-unsaturated carbonyl in the total synthesis of some naturally occurring compounds exhibiting diverse biological activities. Conclusion: In spite of well-known superiority of asymmetric catalyzed reactions, the use of auxiliarycontrolled reactions are still considered as commanding, vital and sometimes as only tools in the generation of stereogenic centers during the construction of complex molecules and total synthesis of naturally occurring compounds. The commercial availability, or readily accessibility of a wide variety of chiral amino alcohols as starting materials to synthesize a wide range of oxazolidinones is the merits of them. In addition, the ease of removal and subjection to various and diverse stereoselective reactions make oxazolidinones as the ideal and superior chiral auxiliaries. In this regard, they were successfully used in asymmetric 1,4-conjugate addition reactions with high stereoselectivities. The high degree of asymmetric induction can be attributed to the rigid chelation of N-acyloxazolidinones with metal ions, as well as the covering of one face of the system by the bulkiness of 4-substituent. In summary, in this report, the importance of the applications of chiral oxazolidinones as suitable chiral auxiliaries in the stereoselective, 1,4-conjugate addition reactions in asymmetric synthesis and in particular, the total synthesis of naturally occurring compounds and some complex molecules were underscored. Noticeably, in these total syntheses, this chiral auxiliary is controlling the stereochemistry of a newly created stereogenic center as well as preserving the configuration of other chiral centers, which already have been presented in the precursor. General methods have been established for the attachment of the chiral auxiliary as a moiety to the substrate molecule in high to excellent yields. At the end of these reactions, this auxiliary can be easily removed leaving various desired reactive motifs for the next step in multi-step synthesis.

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