Synthesis of Siphonazole B Through Domino Cycloisomerization‐Oxazolonium Ion Rearrangements
4-Alkenyl- and 4-acyloxazoles represent important substructures across a diverse array of bioactive molecules. Practical methods to synthesize these motifs are, therefore, of considerable interest. Here, we develop a novel domino process wherein a cycloisomerization is followed by a 1,2-rearrangement via an oxazolonium ion to yield 4-alkenyloxazoles from an abundant β-chloro-N-benzyl propargylamine and acyl chlorides. The synthetic utility of the method is highlighted by its application to both oxazole units of siphonazole B, leading to a concise convergent total synthesis of this natural product.
Authors
- Daniel Strand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6113-4657)
- Filip Paulsen
- Henrik von Wachenfeldt
- Michał Antoszczak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0877-1726)
- Sebastian Clementson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7431-0886)
- Simon Fridolf
Institutions
- Lund University (SE)
- Medicon Village (SE)
- Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Chemistry - A European Journal
- Published
- 2025-06-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202501394
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.94
Funders
- Carl Tryggers Stiftelse för Vetenskaplig Forskning
- Vetenskapsrådet
- Kungliga Fysiografiska Sällskapet i Lund