1. Total synthesis and structural confirmation of the antibacterial diterpene leubethanol.
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Lu, Jessica M.H., Perkins, Michael V., and Griesser, Hans J.
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CHEMICAL synthesis , *STRUCTURAL analysis (Science) , *ANTIBACTERIAL agents , *DITERPENES , *MULTIDRUG resistance , *STAPHYLOCOCCUS aureus , *BIOFILMS - Abstract
Abstract: We report the total synthesis of leubethanol (1), a serrulatane compound that has recently been reported as having considerable antibacterial activity against multidrug-resistant bacteria, such as Staphylococcus aureus, and is of interest for applications in the control of bacterial biofilms in human medicine. Our synthetic route begins with (−)-isopulegol (4) and key steps include substrate directed hydroboration to generate the C1′ stereocentre and formation of the aromatic ring via the α-oxoketene-S,S-acetal intermediate 3. Overall the conversion of (−)-isopulegol (4) to leubethanol was achieved in 13 steps and an overall yield of 7%. Comparison of our spectroscopic data with those reported for leubethanol (1), isolated from Leucophyllum frutescens, verified the structure of the natural product. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2013
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