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Area of Science:

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Marine Natural Products
  • Total Synthesis

Background:

  • Chartellines are cytotoxic marine alkaloids with complex, highly oxidized structures.
  • Their unique chemical architecture, including a spirocyclic β-lactam and halogenated moieties, presents significant synthetic challenges.
  • Despite their isolation in the 1980s, only one synthesis of any chartelline has been reported, highlighting the difficulty of their preparation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a new and efficient synthetic route to chartelline C.
  • To overcome the key challenges in synthesizing chartellines, including stereocontrolled enamide formation, alkene isomerization, spirocyclic β-lactam construction, and late-stage chlorination.
  • To explore the reactivity of chartelline C with nucleophiles, suggesting potential avenues for biological activity studies.

Main Methods:

  • A multi-step synthesis starting from macrolactam 21, an intermediate used in securine and securamine alkaloid synthesis.
  • Stereoselective acid-catalyzed elimination for *cis*-enamide formation, involving in situ ketone masking.
  • Photolytic isomerization of a *trans*-alkene, potentially via energy transfer.
  • Solid-state reaction on activated alumina for constructing the strained spirocyclic β-lactam.
  • Photoredox-mediated halogenation for late-stage enamide chlorination.

Main Results:

  • Successful synthesis of chartelline C (3) from macrolactam 21.
  • Development of unconventional methods to address stereochemical and structural challenges.
  • Demonstration of photoredox-mediated halogenation for efficient enamide chlorination.
  • Identification of *N*-haloanomeric amides and *N*-haloguanidines as potential halogen atom transfer agents.
  • Observation that chartelline C reacts with sulfur nucleophiles.

Conclusions:

  • The developed synthetic route provides a viable pathway to chartelline C, overcoming significant synthetic hurdles.
  • The study introduces novel methodologies for constructing complex alkaloids, including solid-state reactions and photoredox catalysis.
  • The reactivity studies suggest potential for chartelline C in further biological investigations.