Issue 63, 2014

Dimeric pyrrole–imidazole alkaloids: synthetic approaches and biosynthetic hypotheses

Abstract

The pyrrole–imidazole alkaloids are a group of structurally unique and biologically interesting marine sponge metabolites. Among them, the cyclic dimers have caught synthetic chemists' attention particularly. Numerous synthetic strategies have been developed and various biosynthetic hypotheses have been proposed for these fascinating natural products. We discuss herein the synthetic approaches and the biosynthetic insights obtained from these studies.

Graphical abstract: Dimeric pyrrole–imidazole alkaloids: synthetic approaches and biosynthetic hypotheses

Article information

Article type
Feature Article
Submitted
27 Mar 2014
Accepted
06 May 2014
First published
07 May 2014

Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 8628-8639

Author version available

Dimeric pyrrole–imidazole alkaloids: synthetic approaches and biosynthetic hypotheses

X. Wang, Z. Ma, X. Wang, S. De, Y. Ma and C. Chen, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 8628 DOI: 10.1039/C4CC02290D

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