Issue 9, 2018

Friedelane triterpenoids: transformations toward A-ring modifications including 2-homoderivatives

Abstract

Friedelin and its derivatives, commonly known as friedelane triterpenoids, exhibit potential biological effects ranging from antimicrobial to anticancer to anti-HIV. To modify the A-ring of the pentacyclic triterpenoid, various transformative scopes have been utilized. Herein, some simple unprecedented transformative protocols have been accomplished towards furnishing 42 (25 new) A-ring modified pentacyclic friedelane triterpenoids. It is worth noting that the modifications include the all-new 2-homo derivatives. The one-pot BF3·OEt2-mediated oxidative transformation of friedelin to yield friedel-3-enol acetate as the major product was one of the key reactions. A group of isomeric A-ring modifications was produced on the basis of simple transformations on suitable friedelane-based molecules. The syntheses of the novel 2-homofriedelanes were envisioned from the transformative reactions of the designed triterpenoid 3-chlorofriedel-2-ene-2-carbaldehyde, which was isolated as the major product from the reaction of friedelin with the novel Vilsmeier–Haack reagent. New A-ring modified derivatives were also obtained due to further interesting transformations of 3-chlorofriedel-3-ene, isolated as side products from the same reaction. Again, considering the scope of the 3-chloro-2-enal moiety associated with the A-ring of the triterpenoid, some heterocycle-linked- (bonded to C3) 2-homofriedelane triterpenoids were synthesized. Various common reaction strategies were employed on suitable substrates to finally achieve a series of C2,C3-; C3,C4- and C2,C3,C4-functionalized as well as 2-homofriedelane triterpenoids with just one to four efficient steps.

Graphical abstract: Friedelane triterpenoids: transformations toward A-ring modifications including 2-homoderivatives

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
01 Jan 2018
Accepted
05 Mar 2018
First published
06 Mar 2018

New J. Chem., 2018,42, 6673-6688

Friedelane triterpenoids: transformations toward A-ring modifications including 2-homoderivatives

J. Das, A. Sarkar and P. Ghosh, New J. Chem., 2018, 42, 6673 DOI: 10.1039/C8NJ00009C

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