Wenqiang Xu , Tian-Yu Sun , Yingtong Di , Xiaojiang Hao , Yun-Dong Wu
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Abstract
Recently, several studies on the chemical synthesis of brevianamide A (BA) were reported. In particular, a highly efficient and remarkably selective synthetic strategy was reported by Lawrence's group. However, a unified mechanistic understanding of these results is still lacking. We have carried out a DFT study and proposed a unified mechanism to understand these experimental results. Starting from intermediate 2, the most favorable reaction sequence is a fast tautomerization, followed by a σ-migration of the base moiety, and a final inverse-electron demanding Diels–Alder reaction, resulting in the formation of the BA product stereoselectively. This reaction mechanism can also be applied to understand the biosynthesis of BA that involves enzymatic catalysis.
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Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry is an international journal using integrated research in chemistry-organic chemistry. Founded in 2003 by the Royal Society of Chemistry, the journal is published in Semimonthly issues and has been indexed by SCIE, a leading international database. The journal focuses on the key research and cutting-edge progress in the field of chemistry-organic chemistry, publishes and reports the research results in this field in a timely manner, and is committed to becoming a window and platform for rapid academic exchanges among peers in this field. The journal's impact factor in 2023 is 2.9, and its CiteScore is 5.5.