Stereoselectivity in the reduction of bicyclic tetramates

The reduction of bicyclic tetramates can be achieved with high levels of diastereocontrol, but small changes in the substitution of the bicyclic lactam system can lead to changes in the steric bias of the concave/convex system. The tetramates and pyroglutamates prepared in this work exhibited limited antibacterial activity. </p

Antibacterial mimics of natural products by side-chain functionalization of bicyclic tetramic acids

Tetramic acids with unsaturated acyl chains are widely found in natural products possessing a range of biological activities, and bicyclic tetramates represent a suitable scaffold to prepare simple mimics of such complex molecules. An efficient route to functionalize the C(6)-acyl group of a bicyclic tetramate was developed and utilized to prepare a small chemical library with a range of saturated and unsaturated side-chains. The analogues with lipophilic residues possessed highly potent antibacterial activity, which was selective for Gram-positive bacteria, and the best compound was 37-fold more potent than the cephalosporin C control and with an appropriate therapeutic window

Antibacterial mimics of natural products by side-chain functionalization of bicyclic tetramic acids

Tetramic acids with unsaturated acyl chains are widely found in natural products possessing a range of biological activities, and bicyclic tetramates represent a suitable scaffold to prepare simple mimics of such complex molecules. An efficient route to functionalize the C(6)-acyl group of a bicyclic tetramate was developed and utilized to prepare a small chemical library with a range of saturated and unsaturated side-chains. The analogues with lipophilic residues possessed highly potent antibacterial activity, which was selective for Gram-positive bacteria, and the best compound was 37-fold more potent than the cephalosporin C control and with an appropriate therapeutic window

Asymmetric total synthesis of (−)-(3R)-inthomycin C

A short (10 step) and efficient (15% overall yield) synthesis of the natural product (−)-(3R)-inthomycin C is reported. The key steps comprise three C–C bond-forming reactions: (i) a vinylogous Mukaiyama aldol, (ii) an olefin cross-metathesis reaction, and (iii) an asymmetric Mukaiyama–Kiyooka aldol. This route is notable for its brevity and has the advantage of lacking stoichiometric tin-promoted cross-coupling reactions present in previous approaches. Initial investigations on the biological activity of (−)-(3R)-inthomycin C and structural analogues on human cancer cell lines are also described for the first time

Asymmetric total synthesis of (−)-(3R)-inthomycin C

A short (10 step) and efficient (15% overall yield) synthesis of the natural product (−)-(3R)-inthomycin C is reported. The key steps comprise three C–C bond-forming reactions: (i) a vinylogous Mukaiyama aldol, (ii) an olefin cross-metathesis reaction, and (iii) an asymmetric Mukaiyama–Kiyooka aldol. This route is notable for its brevity and has the advantage of lacking stoichiometric tin-promoted cross-coupling reactions present in previous approaches. Initial investigations on the biological activity of (−)-(3R)-inthomycin C and structural analogues on human cancer cell lines are also described for the first time