A Concise Synthesis of Forskolin
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Year of publication | 2017 |
Type | Article in Periodical |
Magazine / Source | Angewandte Chemie International Edition |
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Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201706809 |
Field | Organic chemistry |
Keywords | adenylyl cyclases; forskolin; natural product synthesis; structural analogues |
Description | A 24-step synthesis of (:)-forskolin is presented, which delivered hundred milligram quantities of this complex diterpene in one pass. Transformations key to our approach include: a) a strategic allylic transposition, b) stepwise assembly of a sterically encumbered isoxazole ring, and c) citric acidmodified Upjohn dihydroxylation of a resilient tetrasubstituted olefin. The developed route has exciting potential for the preparation of new forskolin analogues inaccessible by semisynthesis. |
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