Total synthesis of salinosporamide A and analogs thereof
The present application relates to certain compounds and to methods for the preparation of certain compounds that can be used in the fields of chemistry and medicine. Specifically, described herein are methods for the preparation of various compounds and intermediates, and the compounds and intermediates themselves. More specifically, described herein are methods for synthesizing Salinosporamide A and its analogs that includes forming a compound of formula (VIII).
1. A compound of formula (VII):
wherein: R 1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an unsubstituted or substituted C 1-6 alkyl, and an unsubstituted or substituted aryl; and R 2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an unsubstituted or substituted C 1-6 alkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted aryl, and an unsubstituted or substituted arylalkyl.
2. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 1 is an unsubstituted or substituted C 1-6 alkyl; and R 2 is an unsubstituted or substituted C 1-6 alkyl.
3. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 1 is t-butyl; and R 2 is methyl.
4. The compound of claim 1 , having a structure selected from the group consisting of:
5. A method of preparing the compound of claim 1 comprising oxidizing the terminal double bond of the allyl substitutent at C-2 of a compound of formula (VI) to an aldehyde and reducing the aldehyde to a hydroxy group to form a compound of formula (VII):
wherein: R 1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an unsubstituted or substituted C 1-6 alkyl, and an unsubstituted or substituted aryl; and R 2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an unsubstituted or substituted C 1-6 alkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted aryl, and an unsubstituted or substituted arylalkyl.