Biomimetically Inspired, One-Step Synthesis of Exotine A and Exotine B

The one-step syntheses of exotine A and exotine B, which comprise the unusual coumarin-cyclohepta[b]indole ring system, have been achieved via the biomimetically inspired combination of indole, prenal, and either trans-dehydroosthol or gleinadiene. This facile three-component reaction delivered a mixture (17:1) of exotine A and 11'-epi-exotine A in a 43% yield from trans-dehydroosthol and a mixture (4:1) of exotine B and 11'-epi-exotine B in a 50% yield from gleinadiene. Some mechanistic aspects of this process were explored, and spectral evidence for 3,3'-spiroindolenine intermediates was obtained. Moreover, a skeletal isomer of exotine A that likely originates from a 1,2-alkyl rearrangement of a protonated 3,3'-spiroindolenine was isolated and characterized by X-ray crystallography. These findings not only provide experimental support for Jiang's proposed biosynthesis of exotine A and exotine B but also foreshadow the existence of other exotine-derived natural products having isomeric frameworks. Exploratory attempts to induce an enantioselective 3CR using a chiral phosphoric acid were unsuccessful.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:86

Enthalten in:

The Journal of organic chemistry - 86(2021), 16 vom: 20. Aug., Seite 10946-10953

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lepovitz, Lance T [VerfasserIn]
Martin, Stephen F [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Coumarins
Exotine A
Exotine B
Indoles
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 21.10.2021

Date Revised 21.10.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acs.joc.0c01524

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM314965793