Synlett 2025; 36(08): 915-920
DOI: 10.1055/a-2501-4079
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Development of a Triethylborane-Mediated Giese Cyclization/Aldol Reaction Cascade for the Total Synthesis of Ganoapplanin

Authors

  • Nicolas Müller

    a   Department of Organic Chemistry and Center for Molecular Biosciences, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80-82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
  • Ondřej Kováč

    a   Department of Organic Chemistry and Center for Molecular Biosciences, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80-82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
    b   Department of Organic Chemistry, Palacký University Olomouc, Tr. 17. Listopadu 12, 77900 Olomouc, Czech Republic
  • Alexander Rode

    a   Department of Organic Chemistry and Center for Molecular Biosciences, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80-82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
  • Daniel Atzl

    a   Department of Organic Chemistry and Center for Molecular Biosciences, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80-82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
  • Thomas Magauer

    a   Department of Organic Chemistry and Center for Molecular Biosciences, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80-82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria

We acknowledge the Tiroler Wissenschaftsförderung (TWF, F.33842/ 7-2021 to N.M.) and the European Research Council under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (grant agreement no. 101000060), the Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften (OeAW), and the Center for Molecular Biosciences (CMBI), University of Innsbruck. Dr. Ondřej Kováč is grateful to the Nadace Experientia for financial support.


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Abstract

We present our synthetic endeavors towards the Ganoderma meroterpenoid ganoapplanin. This natural product was isolated from a Ganoderma fungus in 2016 and was found to be an inhibitor for T-type voltage-gated calcium channels. Our synthetic approach is based on a powerful intramolecular Giese cyclization/intermolecular aldol cascade to link the northern aromatic to the southern terpenoid fragment. This article highlights the synthetic studies that ultimately led to the successful development of the key cascade reaction, culminating in the first total synthesis of ganoapplanin.

1 Introduction

2 Synthesis of the Southern Terpenoid Fragment

3 Synthesis of the Northern Terpenoid Fragment

4 Triethylborane-Mediated Giese Cyclization/Aldol Reaction Cascades

5 Completion of the Total Synthesis of Ganoapplanin

6 Conclusion



Publication History

Received: 24 October 2024

Accepted after revision: 11 December 2024

Accepted Manuscript online:
12 December 2024

Article published online:
24 January 2025

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