Total Synthesis of Meayamycin B

J Org Chem. 2020 Apr 3;85(7):4637-4647. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b03370. Epub 2020 Mar 23.

Abstract

Meayamycin B is currently the most potent modulator of the splicing factor 3b subunit 1 and used by dozens of research groups. However, current supply for this natural product analogue is limited because of the lengthy synthetic scheme. Here, we report a more concise, more cost-effective, and greener synthesis of this compound by developing and employing a novel asymmetric reduction of a prochiral enone to afford an allylic alcohol with high enantioselectivity. In addition to this reaction, this synthesis highlights a scalable Mukaiyama aldol reaction, Nicolaou-type epoxide opening reaction, stereoselective Corey-Chaykovsky-type reaction, and a modified Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons Z-selective olefination. We also discuss a Z-E isomerization during the α,β-unsaturated amide formation. The new synthesis of meayamycin B consists of 11 steps in the longest linear sequence and 24 total steps.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Epoxy Compounds
  • Morpholines*
  • Pyrans*
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Epoxy Compounds
  • Morpholines
  • Pyrans
  • meayamycin B