Aruncin B: synthetic studies, structural reassignment and biological evaluation

DOI: 10.1002/chem.201702949

Authors: Aubert Ribaucourt (University of Oxford) , Christopher Towers (University of Oxford) , Laia Josa-Culleré (University of Oxford) , Frances Willenbrock (University of Oxford) , Amber Thompson (University of Oxford) , David M. Hodgson (University of Oxford)
Co-authored by industrial partner: No

Type: Journal Paper
Journal: Chemistry - A European Journal

State: Published (Approved)
Published: August 2017
Diamond Proposal Number(s): 13639

Abstract: A ring−closing alkene metathesis (RCM) / oxyselenation−selenoxide elimination sequence was established to the sodium salts E- and Z-25 of the originally proposed structure for the recently isolated cytotoxin aruncin B (1), as well as to the sodium salt Z-34 of a related ethyl ether regioisomer; however, none of their corresponding free acids could be obtained. Their acid sensitivity, together with detailed analysis of the spectroscopic data indicated that profound structural revision was necessary. This led to reassignment of aruncin B as a Z-γ-alkylidenebutenolide Z-36. Although a related RCM / oxyselenation−selenoxide elimination sequence was used to confirm the γ-alkylidenebutenolide motif, a β-iodo Morita-Baylis-Hillman reaction / Sonogashira cross-coupling−5-exo-dig lactonisation sequence was subsequently developed, due to its brevity and flexibility for diversification. Aruncin B (36), together with 14 γ-alkylidenebutenolide analogues, were generated for biological evaluation.

Journal Keywords: anticancer; butenolide; cytotoxin; natural products; structure elucidation

Subject Areas: Chemistry, Biology and Bio-materials, Medicine


Instruments: I19-Small Molecule Single Crystal Diffraction

Added On: 17/08/2017 14:43

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Non-Communicable Diseases Health & Wellbeing Cancer Chemistry Organic Chemistry Drug Discovery Life Sciences & Biotech

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Diffraction Single Crystal X-ray Diffraction (SXRD)