| Literature DB >> 24962149 |
Yu Sun1, Pengxi Chen, Deliang Zhang, Martin Baunach, Christian Hertweck, Ang Li.
Abstract
The first total synthesis of sespenine, a rare indole sesquiterpenoid from a mangrove endophyte, has been accomplished. A bioinspired aza-Prins/Friedel-Crafts/retro Friedel-Crafts cascade reaction assembles the bridged tetrahydroquinoline core. Further investigations on the aza-Prins cyclization imply that the C3 configuration of the hydroxyindolenine intermediate is crucial to the biosynthesis of sespenine and its congener xiamycin A.Entities:
Keywords: biomimetic synthesis; cyclization; heterocycles; natural products; total synthesis
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24962149 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201404191
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Angew Chem Int Ed Engl ISSN: 1433-7851 Impact factor: 15.336