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Published on: August 22, 2018
Total Synthesis of Fijiolide A
Christoph Heinz1, Nicolai Cramer2
1Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne EPFL SB ISIC LCSA BCH 4305 CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Abstract:
Fijiolide A is a secondary metabolite isolated from a marine-derived actinomycete of the genus Nocardiopsis. It was found to significantly reduce the TNF-α induced activity of the transcription factor NFκB, which is considered a promising target for the treatment of cancer and inflammation-related diseases. We disclose an enantioselective synthesis of fijiolide A enabled by a fully intermolecular, yet regioselective cyclotrimerization of three unsymmetrical alkynes to construct its tetra-substituted arene core. An atropselective macroetherification enables the assembly of the strained [2.6]paracyclophane motif. A late-stage glycosylation of the macrocyclic aglycone at its tertiary alcohol position allowed for the first total synthesis of fijiolide A.
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