Issue 82, 2023

Deciphering the quest in the divergent total synthesis of natural products

Abstract

The divergent synthesis of natural products is rapidly developing towards achieving the goal of efficiency and economy in total synthesis. However, presently, the sustainable development of the synthesis of natural products does not permit the linear synthesis of a single target. In this case, divergent total synthesis is based on the identification of an advanced intermediate with structural features that can be mapped in more than two molecules. However, the identification of this intermediate and its scalable synthesis in enantiopure form are challenging. Herein, we present the details of the ingenious efforts by researchers in the last six years toward the divergent synthesis of two to as many as eight natural products initially via a single route, and then diverging from a common intermediate and further branching out toward several natural products. The planning and strategies adopted can serve as guidelines for the future development of efficient divergent routes aimed at achieving higher efficiency toward multiple targets, causing divergent synthesis to become an accepted common practice.

Graphical abstract: Deciphering the quest in the divergent total synthesis of natural products

Article information

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Submitted
24 Jul 2023
Accepted
06 Sep 2023
First published
06 Sep 2023

Chem. Commun., 2023,59, 12205-12230

Deciphering the quest in the divergent total synthesis of natural products

R. A. Fernandes, Chem. Commun., 2023, 59, 12205 DOI: 10.1039/D3CC03564F

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