Abstract
The synthesis of (+/-)-neuchromenin, a known natural product that induces neurite outgrowth of PC12 cells, is described. The total synthesis involved constructing a chromone ring from sesamol and coupling this intermediate to an aldehyde by a Morita-Baylis-Hillman reaction (MBH). The MBH adduct was cyclized under acidic conditions followed by removal of a methylene group to afford (+/-)-neuchromenin in 9 steps from sesamol.
Keywords: Neuchromenin, sesamol, fries rearrangement, Baylis-Hillman Reaction.
Letters in Organic Chemistry
Title:A Facile Total Synthesis of Neurotrophic Metabolite (+/-)-Neuchromenin
Volume: 11 Issue: 3
Author(s): Josierika A. Ferreira Ramos, Tanus J. Nagem and Jason G. Taylor
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Keywords: Neuchromenin, sesamol, fries rearrangement, Baylis-Hillman Reaction.
Abstract: The synthesis of (+/-)-neuchromenin, a known natural product that induces neurite outgrowth of PC12 cells, is described. The total synthesis involved constructing a chromone ring from sesamol and coupling this intermediate to an aldehyde by a Morita-Baylis-Hillman reaction (MBH). The MBH adduct was cyclized under acidic conditions followed by removal of a methylene group to afford (+/-)-neuchromenin in 9 steps from sesamol.
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Ramos A. Ferreira Josierika, Nagem J. Tanus and Taylor G. Jason, A Facile Total Synthesis of Neurotrophic Metabolite (+/-)-Neuchromenin, Letters in Organic Chemistry 2014; 11 (3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/15701786113106660088
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/15701786113106660088 |
Print ISSN 1570-1786 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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