Isolation and Biomimetic Semisynthesis of Hyperzrones A and B, Two Nor-Polycyclic Polyprenylated Acylphloroglucinols with a Characteristic Cyclobutane Moiety, from Hypericum beanii

Org Lett. 2024 Dec 20;26(50):10964-10969. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c04135. Epub 2024 Dec 9.

Abstract

Hyperzrones A (1) and B (2), two unprecedented nor-polycyclic polyprenylated acylphloroglucinols with a characteristic cyclobutane moiety, were discovered from Hypericum beanii. Their structures were determined by extensive spectroscopic analysis, X-ray crystallography, and quantum chemical calculation methods. A bioinspired semisynthesis of 1 and 2 was achieved from the natural precursor hypercalin B (3), featuring a Favorskii-type rearrangement and a visible-light-mediated [2 + 2] photocycloaddition. Several diverse derivatives were also obtained, providing a compound library for biological studies.

MeSH terms

  • Biomimetics
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Cyclobutanes* / chemical synthesis
  • Cyclobutanes* / chemistry
  • Hypericum* / chemistry
  • Molecular Structure
  • Phloroglucinol* / chemical synthesis
  • Phloroglucinol* / chemistry

Substances

  • Phloroglucinol
  • Cyclobutanes