Synlett 2022; 33(04): 391-395
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1737803
letter

Synthetic Approach toward (–)-Tetrodotoxin via Construction of the Bicyclo[2.2.2]octane Skeleton

Kazuki Kobayashi
,
Yoshiki Senoo
,
Tatsuya Toma
,
Tohru Fukuyama
,
This work was financially supported by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS KAKENHI, Grant Number JP17H01523) and by the Platform Project for Supporting Drug Discovery and Life Science Research (Basis for Supporting Innovative Drug Discovery and Life Science Research: BINDS) from the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED, Grant Number JP21am0101099). K.K. gratefully acknowledges the support of ‘Graduate Program of Transformative Chem-Bio Research (GTR)’ in Nagoya University, funded by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT, WISE Program).


Abstract

A synthetic approach toward (–)-tetrodotoxin (TTX) is described. Our approach features a stereoselective construction of the TTX core structure using the bicyclo[2.2.2]octane skeleton which was constructed via intramolecular Diels–Alder reaction of an o-quinone monoketal having the key functional groups. The robust asymmetric synthesis was achieved by an iridium-catalyzed dynamic kinetic resolution (DKR) of the aryl vinyl carbinol that could be easily prepared from a simple aromatic compound.

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Publication History

Received: 29 November 2021

Accepted after revision: 20 December 2021

Article published online:
28 January 2022

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