A Modular Approach for the Synthesis of Natural and Artificial Terpenoids.

Many terpenoids with isoprene unit(s) demonstrating critical biological activities have been isolated and characterized. In this study, we have developed a robust chem-stamp strategy for the construction of the key isoprene unit, which consists of two steps: one-carbon extension of aldehydes to the alkenyl boronates by the boron-Wittig reaction and the rhodium-catalyzed reaction of alkenyl boronates with 2,3-allenols to yield enals. This chem-stamp could readily be applied repeatedly and separately, enabling the modular concise synthesis of many natural and pharmaceutically active terpenoids, including retinal, β-carotene, vitamin A, tretinoin, fenretinide, acitretin, ALRT1550, nigerapyrone C, peretinoin, and lycopene. Owing to the diversified availability of the starting materials, aldehydes and 2,3-allenols, creation of new non-natural terpenoids has been realized from four dimensions: the number of isoprene units, the side chain, and the two terminal groups. © 2023 Wiley-VCH GmbH.

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Weiyi Wang, Dongyu Huang, Yibo Yu, Hui Qian, Shengming Ma. A Modular Approach for the Synthesis of Natural and Artificial Terpenoids. Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English). 2023 Sep 11;62(37):e202307626

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