Formal Total Syntheses of (-)- and (+)-Actinophyllic Acid

J Org Chem. 2018 Jan 19;83(2):754-764. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b02747. Epub 2018 Jan 10.

Abstract

The formal total syntheses of (-)-actinophyllic acid and its enantiomer starting from the same chiral intermediate are reported. The synthesis features a photoredox organocatalytic asymmetric alkylation to generate the original C15 chirality, a photocatalytic C-H functionalization of 3-methylindole in flow for constructing the C16 all-carbon quaternary center, a regioselective 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition, and an intramolecular Henry reaction to assemble the pentacyclic core of the target molecule.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't