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Poly(ß-carbonyl)s Q. Michaudel Baran Group Meeting 04/02/2011 Poly(β-carbonyl)s, intermediates in polyketides biosynthesis This group meeting will mainly focus on poly(β-carbonyl)s with unsubstituted methylenes at the α-position: 1 O O n enzymatic transformations enzymatic transformations OH OH n polyacetates (often macrocyclic) aromatic polyketides fatty acids enzymatic transformations Polyketides rapid overview: * name coined in 1907 by John Norman Collie (polyketenes hypothesis) J. Chem. Soc. 1907, 91, 1806. * correct biosynthetic pathway proposed by A. Birch in the 1950s ("head-to-tail" condensation of acetate units * first polyketide synthase (PKS) was isolated in the 1970s * secondary metabolites of microorganisms (bacteria, fungi, etc.) * 20 marketed drugs out of some 7000 characterized polyketide structures, "hit rate" of 0.3 % Science 2009, 325, 161. OH O 4 OH Me OH O 6-methylsalicylic acid = 14 C Aus. J. Chem. 1955, 8, 539 A few examples of polyketides : O Me OH HO Me Me Me O O Me Me O O OH O HO NMe 2 Me O MeO Me OH Me erythromycin A roflamycoin OH OH Me OH O O emodin O O HO HO OH O OH O O HO O OH OH R daeschol A JACS doi.org/10.1021/ja110932p R = H, dalesconol A R = OH, dalesconol B (synthesized by S.A. Snyder Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 5146) O O O O O O OH MeO OMe HO CO 2 Me β−rubromycin (revised structure) see Renata group meeting 2008 O O O Me Me Me OH OH OH Me OH OH OH OH OH OH Me

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Poly(ß-carbonyl)sQ. Michaudel Baran Group Meeting04/02/2011

Poly(β-carbonyl)s, intermediates in polyketides biosynthesis

This group meeting will mainly focus on poly(β-carbonyl)s with unsubstituted methylenes at the α-position:

1

O O

n

enzymatic

transformations

enzymatic transformations

OH OH

n

polyacetates (often macrocyclic)

aromatic polyketides

fatty acidsenzymatic transformations

Polyketides rapid overview:

* name coined in 1907 by John Norman Collie (polyketenes hypothesis) J. Chem. Soc. 1907, 91, 1806.* correct biosynthetic pathway proposed by A. Birch in the 1950s ("head-to-tail" condensation of acetate units

* first polyketide synthase (PKS) was isolated in the 1970s* secondary metabolites of microorganisms (bacteria, fungi, etc.)* 20 marketed drugs out of some 7000 characterized polyketide structures,"hit rate" of 0.3 % Science 2009, 325, 161.

OH

O4

OH

Me

OH

O

6-methylsalicylic acid

= 14C

Aus. J. Chem. 1955, 8, 539

A few examples of polyketides:

OMeOH

HO

Me

Me

Me

O

O

Me

MeO

O

OH

OHO

NMe2

Me

O

MeOMe

OHMe

erythromycin A

roflamycoin

OHOH

Me OH

O

Oemodin

O

O

HO

HO

OH

OOH

O

O

HO

O

OH

OH

R

daeschol AJACS doi.org/10.1021/ja110932p

R = H, dalesconol AR = OH, dalesconol B(synthesized by S.A. Snyder Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 5146)

O

O

O O

OO

OHMeO

OMe

HOCO2Me

β−rubromycin(revised structure) see Renata group meeting 2008

O

O O

Me

Me

Me

OH OH OH

MeOH

OH OH OH OH

OH

Me

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Biosynthesis of polyketides:

KS ACP

CO2KS ACP

CoA-SH

KS ACP

KS ACP

CoA-SH

SHSH

SO

CoAS

O

CoA

OOH

SO

SO

OO

HS

O

O

SH

SO

O

SH

Cycle repeated n times

KSS

OO

n

KS: keto-synthase ACP: acyl carrier proteinKR: keto-reductaseDH: dehydrataseER: enoyl-reductase

KSS

O

R

S

OO

R ACP S

OOH

R ACP S

O

R ACP S

O

R ACP

KR ERDH

condensation

OO

R SX

O

npoly(β-carbonyl)s

OO

R

OH

SX

O

reduced poly(β-carbonyl)sR OH

O

nfatty acids

acyl transfer

For a review, see: D. A. Hopwood, Chem. Rev. 1997, 97, 2465.P. M. Dewick, Medicinal Natural Products, 2002, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Polyketide bioengineering:

Two general methods with PKSs:

* genetic modifications of enzymatic complexes: lead to "unnatural products" but often decrease productivity.

* recombination of intact modules from the repertoire of PKSs.

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OH O

SNAc

M3 + TE

M2 (or M5 or M6) + TE

O

O

O

OH

O

O

methylmalonyl-CoA

methylmalonyl-CoA

Polyketides bioengineering:

LD M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 TE

SO

SO

HO

LD: loading domainM: moduleTE: thioesterase

S S S S SO

HO

HO

O

HO

O

HO

O

O

HO

HO

O

HO

O

HO

HO

O

HO

HO

HO

O

OH

O

O

O

OH

OH

aglycone of erythromycin

Khosla, Science 1999, 284, 482

O

Me

OH

O

O

OHO

HO

OH O

HO

TW93c

O

OHO

HO

OH O

HO

TW93d

MeO

OH

OH

Ectopic expression of polyketide synthase, the minimal whiE (Moore et al.)

O O

Me

OH

HO

HO

HO OH

HO

O

OHOTW93h Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci.

U.S.A. 1999, 96, 3622

HO

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O

OH

O

S-EnCacyl carrier protein EncC

ligase EncN

ATP

HO SCoA

O O

HO S-EnC

O O7 eq. 7 eq.

ketosynthaseEncA-EncB,

ketoreductase EncD,transacylase FabD

NADPH

OH

O O OO

OO O

Ph

Enc-S

O

HO O

HO

OHO

Ph

O

HO O

OHOH

Ph

" favorskiiase"flavoprotein

EncM

wailupemycin G

wailupemycin F

COS-EnCO

HO

OO

PhOO

O

O

Favorskii-type rearrangement

COS-EnCO

HO

O

O

O

O

O

OPh

OH

HO

O

O

O

OH

OH

OPh

OH

O

H

MeO

O

O

O

OH

OH

OPh

OH

O

H

methyltransferaseEncK

SAM

MeO

O

O

O

OH

OH

OPh

OH

O

H

HO

ferredoxin,ferredoxin-NADP+

reductaseEncRSAM

NADP+

enterocin

5

5

Moore et al. Nat. Chem. Biol. 2007, 3, 557

See also Gulder group meeting 2007on biocatalysis.

~ 25% overall yield;formation of 10 C–C, 5 C–O,

and 7 stereocenters in one–pot

Total synthesis through in vitro reconstitution of complete biosynthetic pathways:

See also Harris' biosynthesis of griseofulvin

OO

OOMe

MeO

MeO

MeCl

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1976, 98, 5380

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Chemistry of poly(β-carbonyl)s: the 'cyclase phase':

Poly(β–carbonyl)s are highly reactive (methylenes have a pKa around 13–14) and cyclize easily due to concomitant aromatization: for a review, see Harris et al., Tetrahedron 1977, 33, 2159.

Me Me

O O Me

OH

Me Me

O

NaOH

reflux

EtO OEt

O O

OH

HO OH

base

Ph

ONa ONa

Ph

O O

SH

O1. COS, Et2O

2. H+, H2O OPh O

OH

spont.

Me

O O

Me

O H+

or strong base

OH

HO Me

Takeshita, Tetrahedron Lett. 1977, 19, 1657.

Harris, Tetrahedron 1969, 25, 2687.

R OH

O O O O

O

O

ROH

O

O

HO

OH

OH

O

R

weak acid (pH 5)

OH– H+

R=Ph or Me R=Ph or Me

R=Ph or Me

R OH

O O O O

R=Ph or Meresorcyclic acid

HF (anhyd.)

OPh OH

O

O

O Me

O

–CO2

HCl or H2SO4

OR OH

O

O

MeOH R=Ph or Me

Ac2O

O O

OH

R

OR=Ph or Me

1. COS

2. H+

KOH

MeOH HO

OH

OMe

O

R

KOH

H2O HO

OH

OMe

O

R HO

OH

R

O

OHmajor

R=Ph or Me

R=Ph or Me

R=Ph

R=Ph or Me

R=Ph or Me

R OH

O O O O

R OH

O O O O

R OH

O O O O

R

ONa ONa ONa

R=Ph or Me

R OMe

O O O O

R=Ph or Me

35%

Ph

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OH

O O O O

HO

OH

OH

O

MeMe

Me

HO

OH

OH

O

MeMe

OH

O O O O

Me

O O

Me

O LDA

LDA

CO 2

CO2

1:1 ratio

Me Me

O O O O

HO

OH

Me

O

Me

spontaneous

Me Ph

O O O O

HO

OH

Ph

O

Me

base

HO

OH

Me

O

Ph62% 7%

Ph

O O O O

OH

O

NaHCO3 or weak acid OH

OHHO

Ph O O

KOH

HO

OH O

OH

OPh

67%

19

C4/C9

C3/C8 +

(C4/C9)

OH

OHHO

Ph O O

minor

OHO

Ph

O

OH

Ph

O O O O

OH

O

91 O O

OH

Ph

O OAc2O

Ph

O O O O

Ph

O

HO

OH O

Ph

OPh

Ph

OHHO

Ph O Osilica gel

KOH

91

C4/C9

C3/C8

Ph

O O O O O

Ph

O

111

Ph

HO

OH O Osilica gel

Ph

OPh

HO

OH OH O

Ph

not detected

C3/C8 C1/C10

HO

OH OPh

KOH

PhHO

OH O O O

PhO O

Ph70%

minorC2/C7 +C1/C6

Ph

HO

OH Ph O

OH PhHO

O

HOPh

O

O

K2CO3 or CF3CO2H C1/C10

348

34 8

1

10

1

10

3 872

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Me

ONa ONa ONa

Me

O O O O

MeOO Me OMe

OOO

OO OO

O

O

Me

O

Me

HO

H+, 87%

O

Me

Me

O

O

H2SO4 conc. 80%

iPr2NH, PhH,

reflux, 80%

Me

HO

OH O OO

MeO

OAc2O pyr.Me

AcO

OAc O OO

MeO

O

1.HCl/Me2CO 1:40, rt, 55%

1.

2. H+

HO

OH OH O

Me

Me

30–45%

barakol6-hydroxymusizin

2. 4M KOHrt, 70%

Starting with a formal heptaketone, see also synthesis of:

O

O

OH OH

HO Me

emodin

O

O

Me

Me

OH

HO

eleutherinol

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1975, 97, 3270

OCl OMeNHOMe

NN

O O

MeMe

MeO OMeNH

quant.quant.

N

NN

O O

MeMe

MeO OMeN

O

O O O

O

OtBu

OOtBu

OLi OLi

OtBu

CO2tBu

CO2tBu

OH OH

67%

Tip: tBu ester is less likelyto undergo self-condensation than Me ester (27% yield)

1. Me2SO4, K2CO32. TFA3. CH3COCl92% (3 steps)

OMe OMe O

O

O

OLi

OtBu

then CDI30%

OMe OMe O

O

OtBu

O

NOOLiLi

70%

OMe OMe OH

OtBuO

NO OHOH OH OH

OH

OH

NH2

OHI/P/AcOH

reflux74%

pretetramide

Synthesis of pretetramides, biosynthetic precursors of tetracycline and 6-demethyltetracycline (Harris et al.): J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1988, 110, 6172

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1988, 110, 6180J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1988, 110, 6186

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CO2Me

CO2Me

OMe OLi OLi

OMe(7 eq)

OMe O

OMe

O O

O

OMe

O O30%

OMe OH OH O

OMe

OMe

O

OMe OMe OMe O

OMe

ONH2

O1. MeI, K2CO3

80%

2. OLi

NTMS

Li

Tip #2: made with 2 eq. of LDA, soluble in THF, thermally stable,more nucleophilic than bis-TMS monoanion and reacts at the C-position instead of the N-position.J. Org. Chem. 1984, 49, 2015.

OLi

NTMS

Lipretetramide

11% overall yield

51% (+17% SM)HBr, HOAc86%

OMe

O

OLDA (2 eq.)

then ClCO2Methen MeI

70% (one pot)

OMe

MeOO

O

CO2MeMe

OLi OLi

OtBu

OMe O OH O

OtBu

OtBu

O

57%

HO Me

1. TFA, Et3SiH

2. Me2SO4, K2CO366% (2 steps)

OMe OMe OMe O

OMe

OMe

O

Me

1. KOH, MeOH 85%

2. NaH thenOLi

NTMS

Li

3. CH2N2 25% (2 steps)4. HBr, HOAc, 50%

OH OH OH

OH

OH

NH2

O

6-methylpretetramideMe

See also bio-inspired synthesis of alternariol and lichexanthone

and bio-inspired synthesis of eleutherinJ. Am. Chem. Soc. 1977, 99, 1631

Tetrahedron Lett. 1977, 24, 2069

Summary of the 'cyclase phase':

* Regio- and chemoselective cyclizations conditions of poly(β-carbonyl)s in the literature are scarce and all of them involve simple reagents

* The main issue is the synthesis of long poly(β-carbonyl) chains due to their high instability in acidic, basic or oxidative conditions.

* Poly(β-carbonyl)s with terminal ketones are more eager to cyclize than esters or carboxylic acids, as well as those with terminal methyl groups than terminal phenyl groups.

* Some total synthesis of natural products use partially protected poly(β-carbonyl)s, but fully deprotected poly(β-carbonyl)s are never isolated.

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Ph Ph

O O O O O O

Ph OEt

ONa O

n=2,32

OLi OLi

n=2,3

1. n-BuLi2. H+

Ph Ph

O O O O O O

Ph

OLi OLi OLi OLi OEt

ONa O

Ph1.

2. additional base3. H+

19%

n=2, 15%n=3, 3%

Chemistry of poly(β-carbonyl)s: the 'elongation phase':

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1973, 95, 6865

R

OLi OLi

N

OMeO

MeR

OLi O

Me

O N MeOLi

Me

H+

R

O O

Me

O

nnnn=1-3

R=Ph n=0 0% n=1 86% (56% isolated yield) n=2, 80% (75%) n=3, 88% (55%)R=Me n=2 96% (60%)

Direct condensation of poly(β-carbonyl)s (Harris and coworkers):

Tetrahedron Lett. 1983, 24, 1851

Me Me

O O O OBirch, J. Chem. Soc. 1963, 2209.

OMe

Me

made in 15 steps (14 longest linear)!!

Li, NH3

86% OMe

Me

O3 then H2, Pd/C42%

OMe

O O O O O

Me

O

Aromatic compounds as synthons for 1,3-dicarbonyl derivatives:For a review, see Chem. Soc. Rev., 2009, 38, 3082

Me

Me

Birch

reduction

Me

Me

ozonolysis

* Yields drop with increasing chain length.

* Octaketone is the longest chain reported.

J. Org. Chem., 1985, 50, 1319

Me OH

CO2HO

O

Me1. Li, NH3, 85%

2. Ac2O, Et3N92%

1. O3then Me2S60%O

O

O

O

O

O

Me

Tetrahedron Lett. 1993, 34, 4957.

made in 7 steps

"Comparison of the UV spectrum of [this molecule] with the spectra of other polyketide structures (Table I) was especially informative."

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MeO R

O

1: R=CH2SO2PH2: R=OCOtBU

1

1. NaH, 2

2. Zn, 64%

MeO

O O

OMe

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1993, 115, 3360.

1. RuCI2[(R)-BINAP]Et3N 10%, H2 100 atm, 59%2.(EtO)2CHCH3, H+, 90%3. Li/NH3; O3, 60%

O O

MeO

O O O O

OMe

Me

O O O O O O

Me Me Me MeMe Me

1. RuCI2[(R)-BINAP]Et3N 10%, H2 100 atm2.(EtO)2C(CH3)2, H+

3. DIBAL-H, vinyl Grignard4. EtO)2C(CH3)2, H+

30% (4 steps)

(+)-mycoticin A.

MeOO OOH

OMe

racemic made in 5 steps fromO Br and Ar Li

1. TIPSOTf, Et3N

2. Li/NH33. O3, then PPh3 64% (3 steps)

O O

MeO

OH OTIPSOH O O

OMe

O OTBS

MeO

OTBSOTIPS OTBS OTBS O

OMe

1. MeOBEt2, NaBH4

2. TBSOTf, Et3N90% (2 steps)

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1992, 114, 1090.

R1

R2

+

R1

R2

R1

R2

+

R1

Δ CoBr2(diimine)

Zn, Fe, ZnI2, rt

* A major drawback: only few substituents can tolerated Birch reduction and ozonolysis conditions. An alternative to avoid Birch reduction is to use [4+2] or 1,4-hydrovinylation to make the polyene.

R2

In that case, R can be an aromatic group, that allows to make polyketones with a terminal aromatic group with the Birch/ozonolysis sequence.

Me

Me2 +

CoBr2(dppe)

Zn, ZnI2, rt90%

Me

Me

Me

Me

Me

Me

O3 then Me2S95%

O

OMe

OMe

OSynthesis, 2002, 609.

Isoxazole as synthons for 1,3-dicarbonyl derivatives:

N O

R1 R2 R1 R2

R1 R2

NH2 O

O O

HCl/H2O

Et3O+BF4-

* H2, Raney Ni* Mo(CO)6, H2O, Δ* Na/NH3, tBuOH (1eq)* SmI2, MeOH

NaOH

See also Mitsos group meeting 2004 on isoxazoles

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An oxidative ring opening has also been reported recently:

N O

R1 R3

R2

Me3OBF4

DCM, rt, 10h

N O

R1 R3

R2

Meaq. NaOCl

MeCN, 0°C, 10 min

N O

R1 R3

R2

Me

O

BF4 BF4

R1

O O

R3

R2 OH

R1 and R3 = Me, Ph...R2 = H, Me, CO2Et...

MeO2C

ON

ON

ON

O

H2, Raney Ni

MeOH, pH 7

MeO2C

ONH2

OH2N

OH2N

O

NH

NN

N

Ni+

ClO4–

Ni(II) octamethylcorphin

Made in 5 steps from known starting materials

Isoxazole opening in total synthesis:

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1975, 97, 5940

Other notable total syntheses:

garuganin IIIJ. Org. Chem. 1993, 58, 6725geiparvarinTetrahedron Lett. 1985, 26, 5319vitamin B12J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1986, 108, 1039tetracyclineJ. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 8292

Polyisoxazoles as hidden poly(β-carbonyl)s:

Me

NOH NCS, DMF

or Cl2 Me

NOH

Cl

OMe

ET3N, 70%

N O

Me OMe

HCl aq. refluxthen HONH3Cl70%

N O

Me H

NOH

H

N O

Me

ON

N O

NO

Me

J. Heterocyclic Chem. 1977, 14, 667

* Bis-, tris- and tetraisoxazoles have been synthesized by Aurrichio et al.

* Cleavage of bisisoxazoles have been reported by the same team:

N OPh

NOMe

H2

Ph Me

O ONH2 NH2 H+

Ph Me

O OOH OH

60%(2 steps)

Ph

OOH

HO Me

Me

OOH

HO Ph8 : 2

+

N OPh

NOMe

controlledhydrogenation

then H+

N OPh

O

Me

OH

H2, Raney Ni then H+

Me

OOH

HO Ph60% (4 steps)

Raney Ni

Tetrahedron Lett. 1974, 33, 2793

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 7446

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To conclude, a biomimetic synthesis of (–)–zearalenone: Tetrahedron 2010, 6331

O

MeOH

HO

O

O

biomimetic key disconnection"classic" key disconnections

CO2H

1) CDI, THF, rt2) EtOAc, LDATHF, –78°C to 0°C

3) HOCH2CH2OH, p-TsOH, HC(OEt)3, PhMe, rt 70%

CO2Et

O

O

580°C,0.18 mbar

FVP

OEtOO

O

1) KOH, EtOH, 45°C,2) EDC HCl, CH2Cl2, rt

NH

NN

70%

NOO

O

N N

LiHMDS, ZnCl2,THF, –78°C to 0°C 63%

O O

Me O

Me Me

OOO OO

O

Me Me

Me

OH OO

+

Grubbs II (10 mol%)DCM, 40°C

75%, > 20:1 E/ZMe

OH OO OOO OO

O

Me Me

1.PhMe110°C

Me

OH OO OOO O

Me

OO

OO

O

OO O

Me

O O

O

O

O

O

2. p-TsOH, H2O,Me2CO

3. Cs2CO3,MeOH4. AcOHthen aq. HCl

O

MeOH

HO

O

O

46% over 4 steps!

(–)–zearalenone

O