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Filip Petronijevic Current Literature Presentation September, 4 th 2010. Total Synthesis of Sporolide B and 9-epi-Sporolide B K.C.Nicolaou, Jianhua Wang, Yefeng Tang, and Lorenzo Botta J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132(32), 11350. Filip Petronijevic @ Wipf Group Page 1 of 16 9/26/2010

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Filip Petronijevic Current Literature Presentation September, 4th 2010.

Total Synthesis of Sporolide B and 9-epi-Sporolide B

K.C.Nicolaou, Jianhua Wang, Yefeng Tang, and Lorenzo Botta J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132(32), 11350.

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Sporolide Isolation and Its Structural Determination

(a) Bunchan, G.O.; Williams, P.G.; Feling, R.H.; Kauffman, C.A.; Jensen, P.R.; Fenical, W. Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 2731. (b) Nicolaou, K.C.; Tang, Y.; Wang, J. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 3449. (c) Nicolaou, K.C.; Wang, J.; Tang, Y.; Botta, L. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 11350. (d) http://www.aquapreneur.com/2008/01/11/scripps-jgi-sequence-marine-bacterium-s-tropica/comment

Salinospora tropica

OO

O Me

OHO

O

O

OH

MeO

OHOH

OHCl

Sporolide A!Sporolide B!

•  no obvious biological activity •  intriguing molecular architecture •  24-carbon polycyclic structre (cyclo penta[a]indene – cyclohexenone system) •  10 stereocenters •  13-membered ring

OO

O Me

OHO

O

O

OH

MeO

OHOH

OH

Cl

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Unraveling the Biosynthesis of Sporolide: From L-Tyrosine toward Sporolide

CO2H

NH2

OH

CO2H

O

OH

O-

O

OH

HO O-AMP

O

OH

HO

S-SpoT2

O

OH

HOS-SpoT2

O

OH

HO

HO

S-SpoT2

O

OH

HO

HO

OHS-SpoT2

O

OH

HO

O

O

S-SpoT2

O

OH

HO

O

O

CH3

S-SpoT2

O

OH

H3CO

O

O

CH3

S-SpoT2

O

OH

H3CO

O

O

CH3

O

Aminotransferase

SpoT1[ox]

SpoT2ATP

PPi

SpoT2

SpoT3[ox]

SpoT4[ox]

SpoT5[ox]

SpoT6SAM

SpoT7SAM SpoT8

SpoT9[ox]

p-HPPA(p-hydroxyphenylpyruvate)

(S)-p-HMA(p-hydroxymandelate)

L-TyrosineNonribosomal peptide

synthetase peptidyl carrierprotein

Phenol hydroxylaseMonooxygenaseAlcohol dehydrogenase

C-methyltransferase

O-methyltransferaseEpimerase

CYP450monooxygenase

OO

O Me

OHO

O

O

OH

MeO

OHOH

OH

Cl

sporolide B

(a) McGlinchey, R.P.; Nett, M.; Moore, B.S. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 2406. (b) Nett, M.; Moore, B.S. Pure Appl. Chem.2009, 81, 1075.

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Unraveling the Biosynthesis of Sporolide: End Game

O

O

O

O

O

HO

OH

OH

O

SCoA

HO

O O

SCoASpoE2-E11 SpoF

S-SpoT2

OOH

H3CO

O

OCH3

O

"-OH"O

OO Me

OHO

O

O

OH

MeO

OHOH

OH OHO Me

O

O

MeO O

OH

O

O

O OH

OO

O Me

OHO

O

O

OH

MeO

OHOH

OH OO

O Me

OHO

O

O

OH

MeO

OHOH

OH

R1

R

R = Cl, R1 = H: Sporolide AR = H, R1 = Cl: Sporolide B

Cl-, then H+

presporolide

SpoT10

(a) McGlinchey, R.P.; Nett, M.; Moore, B.S. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 2406. (b) Nett, M.; Moore, B.S. Pure Appl. Chem. 2009, 81, 1075. (c) Van Lanen, S.G.; Oh, T.J-.; Liu, W.; Pienkowski, E.W.; Shen, B. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 13082. (d) Liu, W.; Christenson, S.D.; Standage, B.; Shen, B. Science 2002, 297, 1170.

Bergman cyclization

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Initial Retrosynthetic Considerations and Model Studies: Plan A or Plan B

OO

O Me

OHO

O

O

OH

MeO

OHOH

OH

Clmacrolactonization

[4+2] cycloadditionO

O

PgO MeO

HOOH

MeO

OPgOPg

OPg

Cl

O

O

PgO MeO

O

OH

MeO

OPgOPg

OPg

Cl

OH

hydroxy acido-quinone

OO

O Me

OHO

O

O

OH

MeO

macrolactonization

O

O

MeO

OEtO

BnOMe

OH

OO

O Me

OHO

O

O

MeO

O

O

MeO

OHO

BnOMe

OEt

HO

[4+2] cycloaddition

model systems

o-quinone fragment hydroxy indene fragment carboxylic acid -o-quinone fragment

hydroxy indene fragment

(a) Nicolaou, K.C.; Tang, Y.; Wang, J. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 3449. (b) Nicolaou, K.C.; Wang, J.; Tang, Y.; Botta, L. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 11350. (c) Aly, A.A.; Ehrhardt, S.; Hopf, H.; Dix, I.; Jones, P.G. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2006, 335.

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MeOH

OO

1. MeMgBr; then

H

O

O

OEt

2. BnBr, Cs2CO3,NaI, DMF, 0 °C to rt; 92%

; 98%

3. TMSCHN2, HBF4,0 °C to rt; 81%

MeOBn

OO

CO2Et

OMe1. Pb(OAc)4, benzene, 80 °C

2. AcOH:THF:H2O (10:5:1), rt;95% over 2 steps

MeOBn

OO

CO2Et

OMe

3. Ag2O, CH2Cl2, rt; 94%

OO

MeBnOEtO

OMeO

O

O

MeBnOEtO

OMeO

HH NOE

O

O

MeBnOEtO

OOMe

H NOE82%

(ca. 1.5:1)

OO

MeBnOEtO

OMeO

O

O

BnO MeO

EtO

MeO

O

O

BnO MeO

OEt

MeO

57%(ca. 1:1)

OO

MeBnOEtO

OMeO

O80%

(ca. 10:1)O

O

MeBnOEtO

OMeO

O

MeO MeO

O

O

MeBnOEtO

OMeO

O

MeO

Synthesis of o-Quinone and Its Reaction with Indene Derivatives: [4+2] Cycloaddition

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MeBnO O

OCO2Et

MeO

OH

toluene, 115 °C, 3 h; 62% (ca. 1:1)

OO

MeBnOEtO

OMeO

HO

O

O

BnO MeO

EtO

MeO

HO

1. DMP, NaHCO3, CH2Cl2, rt; 88%

2. MePPh3Br, KHMDS, THF; 91%

O

O

BnO MeO

EtO

MeO

1. AD-mix-ß t-BuOH:H2O 0 °C; 93%

2. LiOH, dioxane:water, 80 °C; 98%O

O

BnO MeOOH

MeO

HO

HO H

O

O

BnO MeOO

MeO

HO H

Corey-NicolaouYamaguchicyanuric chlorideMikaiyama saltShiinaMitsunobu

X

Br

IHO2C

1. BH3•THF, rt; 80%

2. DHP, TsOH•H2O, CH2Cl2, 0 °C; 95%

Br

IOTHP

1. LDA, THF:HMPA, then O

2. CrCl2, NiCl2, DMF, 100 °C, 16 h; 76% OTHP HO

OH

p-TsOHbenzene

then MeOH82%

1. DMP, NaHCO3, rt; 95%2. MeOCH2PPh3Br, KHMDS, THF; 96%

3. HCl, THF, 60°C, 3 h; 88%4. NaBH4, THF:MeOH; 95%

HO

Construction of the Indene and Unsuccessful Macrolactonization

Preferred regiochemsitry

(a) Nicolaou, K.C.; Tang, Y.; Wang, J. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 3449. (b) Nicolaou, K.C.; Wang, J.; Tang, Y.; Botta, L. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 11350.

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MeOBn

HOOH

CO2Et

OMeMe

OBn

OO

CO2Et

OMe

EtO

CH(OEt)3TsOH•H2O

4Å MS, benzene,80 °C; 96%

LiOH, dioxane:water, 80 °C, 3 h; 99%

MeOBn

OO

CO2H

OMe

EtO

HO

DCC, DMAP,CH2Cl2, rt; 84%

OO

HO MeO

O

MeOOEt

1. TsOH, MeOH, rt; 98%

2. Ag2O, toluene, 120 °C, 1 h; 60%or a. Ag2O, CH2Cl2, rt; 99% b. toluene, 120 °C, 3 h; 50%

OO

MeBnOO

MeO

O

OO

BnO MeO

O

MeO

1. H2, Pd(OH)2/C, EtOH, rt; 85%2. PMBOH, PIFA, NaHCO3, CH3CN, 0 °C to rt; 87%

3. DDQ, CH2Cl2:water rt; 96%4. t-BuOOH, DBU, CH2Cl2, 40 °C; 60%

OO

O Me

OHO

O

O

MeO

The Proof of Concept: Successful Synthesis of Sporolide Model System

(a) Nicolaou, K.C.; Tang, Y.; Wang, J. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 3449. (b) Nicolaou, K.C.; Wang, J.; Tang, Y.; Botta, L. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 11350.

ester formation prior to [4+2] cycloaddtion

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OO

O Me

OHO

O

O

OH

MeO

OHOH

OH

Cl

O

O

OPgOMe

OO

OPg

PgO

OPgCl

OPgMe

[4+2] cycloaddition

O

OMeOPgMe

esterification

OH

OO

OPg

OPg

PgO

OPgCl

HO

cyclotrimerization

O

OMeOPgMe O

OO

OH

OBn

TBSO

OAcCl

(a) Nicolaou, K.C.; Tang, Y.; Wang, J. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 3449. (b) Nicolaou, K.C.; Wang, J.; Tang, Y.; Botta, L. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 11350.

“ … repeated attempts to construct hydroxy chloroindene through conventional methods were met with difficulties.”

Forays toward Sporolide B: Successful but not Successful

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H

OOBnMe

OO

1. MePPh3Br, KHMDS, THF, -78 °C to 0 °C; 98%

2. AD-mix ß, t-BuOH:H2O, rt; 96% (98% ee)3. TBSCl, Et3N, DMAP; 99% OHOBn

Me

OO

OTBS

1. t-BuOK, MeI, CH3CN, 0 °C to rt; 95%2. n-Bu4NF, THF, rt; 99%

3. DMP, NaHCO3, CH2Cl2, rt; 78 °C4. NaClO2, NaH2PO4•2H2O 2-methyl-2 butene; 96%

OMeOBnMe

OO

OH

O

HOOH

EDCI, DMAPCH2Cl2, rt; 73%

O

OMeOBnMe O

OO

OH

Pb(OAc)4, benzene75 °C; 89 %

O

OMeOBnMe O

OO

OH

AcO

Construction of the Cyclotrimerization Precursors: Toward the Indene Motif

IO

OTBS

1. NaBH4, CeCl3•7H2O, MeOH, - 78 °C2. NaH, BnBr, n-Bu4NI, THF, 0 °C to rt; 95%

3. Pd(PPh3)2Cl2, Et3N, CO, MeOH, 70 °C; 95%

OBn

OTBS

O

MeO

1. DIBAL-H, toluene, -78 °C to -10 °C; 95%2. DHP, TsOH•H2O, CH2Cl2, 0 °C

3. n-Bu4NF, THF, 25 °C4. DMP, NaHCO3, CH2Cl2, rt; 83% (overall)

OBn

O

OTHP1. I2, pyr:CH2Cl2 25 °C; 80%2. (S)-CBS-Me, BH3•THF -30 °C; 99%

3. TBSCl, imidazole, DMAP, CH2Cl2; 97%

OBn

OTBS

OTHP

I

TMSO H

O

HBn OTBS

HLi+

Cl

Li

Cl

Li

1. TMS-acetylene, Pd(PPh3)2Cl2, CuI, Et2NH, rt; 79%

2. Et2AlCl, CH2Cl2, -25 °C to rt3. DMP, NaHCO3, CH2Cl2, rt; 73% (overall)

OBn

OTBS

O

TMS

H

1. MeLi, cis-1,2-dichloroethene, Et2O, 0 °C; 79% (ca. 7:1 dr)2. K2CO3, MeOH, rt; 99%3. Ac2O, Et3N, DMAP; 93%

OBn

OTBS

OAc

Cl

ClCl

HH "Me- "ClH

(a) Nicolaou, K.C.; Tang, Y.; Wang, J. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 3449. (b) Nicolaou, K.C.; Wang, J.; Tang, Y.; Botta, L. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 11350.

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Toward Sporolide B: Successful but not Successful Attempts

O

OMeOBnMe O

OO

OH

AcOOBn

OTBS

OAc

Cl

O

OMeOBnMe O

OO

OH

AcO

OAcCl

OBn

TBSO

Cp*RuCl(COD), DCE, 25 °C30 min; 77%

1. Ac2O, Et3N, DMAP; 81%2. HF, CH3CN, then MeOH; 50%

O

OMeOBnMe O

OHHO

OAc

OAcCl

OBn

HO

1. Ag2O, CH2Cl2, rt; 89%

2. toluene, reflux (no reaction)O

O

BnO MeO

O

OAc

MeO

OAcOH

OBn

Cl

Sporolide BX

unfavorable interaction

(a) Nicolaou, K.C.; Tang, Y.; Wang, J. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 3449. (b) Nicolaou, K.C.; Wang, J.; Tang, Y.; Botta, L. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 11350. For Ru-catalyzed cyclotrimerization, see: (c) Yamamoto, Y.; Ogawa, R.; Itoh, K. Chem.Commun. 2000, 549. (d) Yamamoto, Y.; Arakawa, T.; Ogawa, R.; Itoh, K. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 12143.

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OBn

O

OTHP OBn

OTBS

OTHP

TMSI

1. NaBH4, CeCl3•7H2O, MeOH, -78 °C; 99%

2. TBSCl, imidazole, DMAP, CH2Cl2, rt; 95%3. TMS-acetylene, CuI, Pd(PPh3)2Cl2, Et2NH, rt; 98%

1. Et2AlCl, CH2Cl2, -25 °C to rt; 99%

2. DMP, NaHCO3, CH2Cl2; 79%

OBn

OTBS

O

TMS

H

1. MeLi, cis-1,2-dichloroethene, Et2O, 0 °C; (ca. 5:1 dr)

2. DMP, NaHCO3; 93% (overall)3. DIBAL-H, toluene, -78 °C; 81% (ca. 7:1 dr)

OBn

OTBS

OAc

Cl

1. K2CO3, MeOH, rt; 99%

2. Ac2O, Et3N, DMAP; 98%

OBn

OTBS

OH

Cl

TMS

TMS

O

H

O OTBS

HLi+

Cl

LiCl

Li

Bn

re faceattack

si faceattack

Toward epi-Sporolide B: Synthesis of 9-epi-Chloro Enediene

(a) Nicolaou, K.C.; Wang, J.; Tang, Y.; Botta, L. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 11350.

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Synthesis of 9-epi-Sporolide B: “Almost There”

(a) Nicolaou, K.C.; Wang, J.; Tang, Y.; Botta, L. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 11350.

O

OMeOBnMe O

OO

OH

AcOOBn

OTBS

OAc

Cl

O

OMeOBnMe O

OO

OH

AcO

OAcCl

OBn

TBSO

Cp*RuCl(COD), DCE, 25 °C30 min; 87%

O

OMeOBnMe O

OHHO

OAc

OAcCl

OBn

HO

1. Ac2O, Et3N, DMAP; 92%2. HF, CH3CN, then MeOH; 74%

1. Ag2O, CH2Cl2 rt; 89%

2. toluene, reflux 1.5 h; 20%

40% (based on50% recovered sm)

O

O

BnO MeO

O

OAc

MeO

OAcOH OBn

Cl

O

O

BnO MeO

O

OAc

MeO

OAcOH OBn

Cl

OO

O MeO

O

OH

MeO

OH

OHOH

Cl

OHO

9-epi-sporolide B

deprotection

functionalization of the phenyl ring

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1. Ac2O, Et3N, DMAP, CH2Cl2, 0 °C; 92%

2. H2 (balloon), Pd(OH)2, EtOAc, rt; 92%O

O

BnO MeO

O

OAc

MeO

OAcOH OBn

Cl

O

O

HO MeO

O

OAc

MeO

OAc

OAcOH

Cl

OO

O MeO

O

OAc

MeO

OAc

OAcOH

Cl

PIFA, H2O, NaHCO3, CH3CN, 0 °C; 66%

OH

1. DBU, CH2Cl2:MeOH, 40 °C, 4 h; 72%

2. t-BuOOH, DBU, CH2Cl2 40 °C, 3 h; 72%O

OO MeO

O

OH

MeO

OH

OHOH

Cl

OHO

9-epi-sporolide B

9

debenzylation

dearomatization

epoxydation

Synthesis of 9-epi-Sporolide B

(a) Nicolaou, K.C.; Wang, J.; Tang, Y.; Botta, L. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 11350.

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O

O

BnO MeO

O

OAc

MeO

OAcOH OBn

Cl

1. TESOTf, Et3N, CH2Cl2, 0 °C; 95%

2. H2 (balloon), Pd(OH)2, EtOAc, rt; 92%3. PIFA, PMBOH, NaHCO3, CH3CN, 0 °C; 75%

OO

O MeO

O

OAc

MeO

OAc

OTESOH

Cl

OPMB

1. DMP, CH2Cl2, rt; 90%2. HF, CH3CN, rt; 85%3. Me4NBH(OAc)3, CH3CN, AcOH, rt; 85%

OO

O MeO

O

OAc

MeO

OAcOH

Cl

OPMB

OH

1. DDQ, CH2Cl2:H2O, rt; 70%

2. DBU, CH2Cl2:MeOH, 40 °C; 78%3. t-BuOOH, DBU, CH2Cl2, 40 °C; 63%

OO

O MeO

O

OH

MeO

OHOH

OH

Cl

OHO

sporolide B

debenzylationdearomatization

TES-protection

changing thestereochemistry

at C-9

selective epoxydation

Synthesis of Sporolide B: Mission Accomplished

(a) Nicolaou, K.C.; Tang, Y.; Wang, J. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 3449. (b) Nicolaou, K.C.; Wang, J.; Tang, Y.; Botta, L. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 11350.

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Conclusions: Total Synthesis of Sporolide B and Its Epimer in a Nutshell

• A stereocontrolled total synthesis of Sporolide B and 9-epi-Sporolide B has been achieved

• Key step: intramolecular hetero [4+2] cycloaddition of o-quinone onto tetrasubstituted alkene

• Ruthenium-catalyzed [2+2+2] cyclization (cyclotrimerization) has been used for the construction of the highly substituted chlorinated indene system

OO

O Me

OHO

O

O

OH

MeO

OHOH

OH

Cl

sporolide B

OO

O Me

OHO

O

O

OH

MeO

OHOHOH

Cl

9-epi-sporolide B

9

O

O

BnO MeO

O

OAc

MeO

OAcOH OBn

Cl

O

O

BnO MeO

O

OAc

MeO

OAcOH OBn

Cl

heating in toluene

O

OMeOBnMe O

OO

OH

AcOOBn

OTBS

OAc

Cl

O

OMeOBnMe O

OO

OH

AcO

OAcCl

OBn

TBSO

Cp*RuCl(COD), DCE, 25 °C30 min; 77%

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