Total synthesis of chloptosin: A dimeric cyclohexapeptide

Alexander J. Oelke, Francesca Antonietti, Leonardo Bertone, Philippa B. Cranwell, David J. France, Rebecca J. M. Goss, Tatjana Hofmann, Stephan Knauer, Steven J. Moss, Paul C. Skelton, Richard M. Turner, Georg Wuitschik, Steven V. Ley

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    Abstract

    Here we describe in full our investigations into the synthesis of the dimeric cyclohexapeptide chloptosin in 17 linear steps. Particularly, this work features an organocatalytic tandem process for the synthesis of the embedded piperazic acids, in which a differentially protected azodicarboxylate is used together with pyrrolidinyl tetrazole as the catalyst. The central biaryl bond is being formed by Stille coupling of two sterically demanding ortho-chloropyrroloindole fragments. The inherent flexibility of the synthetic strategy proved beneficial as the route could be adjusted smoothly during the progression of the synthesis programme.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)4183-4194
    Number of pages12
    JournalChemistry - A European Journal
    Volume17
    Issue number15
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2011

    Keywords

    • total
    • 5-TETRAHYDROPYRIDAZINE-3-CARBOXYLIC ACID
    • CYCLODEPSIPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTICS
    • (3S)-PIPERAZIC ACIDS
    • cyclopeptide
    • ASYMMETRIC-SYNTHESIS
    • natural products
    • piperazic acid
    • ORGANOCATALYTIC ROUTE
    • ENANTIOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS
    • organocatalysis
    • 3
    • PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS
    • 4
    • QUINOXAPEPTIN A-C
    • (3S)-2
    • synthesis
    • VINYLTRIPHENYLPHOSPHONIUM BROMIDE
    • ALPHA-AMINO-ACIDS

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