Total Synthesis of Complex Biosynthetic Late-Stage Intermediates and Bioconversion by a Tailoring Enzyme from Jerangolid Biosynthesis

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Lindner, Frederick ; Friedrich, Steffen ; Hahn, Frank:
Total Synthesis of Complex Biosynthetic Late-Stage Intermediates and Bioconversion by a Tailoring Enzyme from Jerangolid Biosynthesis.
In: The Journal of Organic Chemistry. Vol. 83 (2018) Issue 22 . - pp. 14091-14101.
ISSN 1520-6904
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.8b02047

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A highly convergent access to the late-stage biosynthetic intermediates projerangolid and jerangolid E is presented, and its utility is demonstrated by the synthesis of novel non-natural jerangolid derivatives. The key steps are fragment couplings by Julia−Kocienski olefination and olefin cross metathesis, as well as a stereoselective tetrahydropyran formation by intramolecular oxa-Michael addition. Bioconversion experiments with the tailoring O-methyltransferase JerF confirmed its proposed biosynthetic role and revealed relaxed substrate specificity of this enzyme as well as tolerance to organic cosolvents.