Chemo-enzymatic total synthesis of the spirosorbicillinols

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Abstract

The natural product class of the sorbicillinoids is composed of structurally diverse molecules with many strong, biomedically relevant biological activities. Owing to their complex structures, the synthesis of sorbicillinoids is a challenging task. Here we show the first total synthesis of the fungal sorbicillinoids spirosorbicillinols A–C. The convergent route comprises the chemo-enzymatic transformation of sorbicillin to the highly reactive sorbicillinol and the assembly of scytolide and isomers starting from shikimic and quinic acid analogs. The key step in the total synthesis is the fusion of both building blocks in a Diels-Alder cycloaddition leading to the straightforward formation of the characteristic sorbicillinoid bicyclo[2.2.2]octane backbone. This work provides unifying access to all natural spirosorbicillinols and unnatural diastereomers.

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Original languageEnglish
Article number187
Number of pages5
JournalCommunications Chemistry
Volume6 (2023)
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - 6 Sept 2023
Peer-reviewedYes