Enzyme-promoted regioselective coupling oligomerization of isorhapontigenin towards the first synthesis of (±)-gnetulin†
Wenling Li,Shixia Yang,Teng Lv,Yadong Yang
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry Pub Date : 02/03/2014 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C3OB42456A
Abstract

We report the first synthesis of a natural (±)-gnetulin and an unnatural analogue of (±)-gnemonol M by using the regioselective oxidative coupling reactions of 5-tert-butyl-isorhapontigenin as the key step. Both the effects of different enzyme-catalyzed systems on the structures of coupling products and structural transformations of coupling products in the presence of several Lewis acids were systematically investigated.

Graphical abstract: Enzyme-promoted regioselective coupling oligomerization of isorhapontigenin towards the first synthesis of (±)-gnetulin