Strategies toward the biomimetic syntheses of oligomeric sesquiterpenoids

J Org Chem. 2014 Apr 18;79(8):3289-95. doi: 10.1021/jo5002092. Epub 2014 Mar 17.

Abstract

Oligomeric sesquiterpenoids, biogenetically assembled from two or three monomeric sesquiterpenoid units via diverse pathways, represent a unique class of natural products. The synthetic studies inspired by their biogenesis have offered significant impetus for the efficient construction of these architecturally complex frameworks. Here we provide an overview for the biomimetic syntheses of these dimeric and trimeric molecules based on the different strategies of bond formation, including Diels-Alder reaction, hetero-Diels-Alder reaction, [2 + 2] cycloaddition, and C-C bond coupling.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biological Products / chemical synthesis*
  • Biological Products / chemistry
  • Biomimetics
  • Cycloaddition Reaction
  • Sesquiterpenes / chemical synthesis*
  • Sesquiterpenes / chemistry

Substances

  • Biological Products
  • Sesquiterpenes