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| IUPAC name (1R,2R,6R,7R,9S,10R,11R)-6,9-Dihydroxy-2,11-dimethyl-4,8,14-trioxapentacyclo[7.4.2.17,10.01,10.02,6]hexadecane-5,15-dione | |
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| Properties | |
| C15H18O7 | |
| Molar mass | 310.302 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
Jiadifenolide is a sesquiterpenoid natural product with neurotrophic activity, found in Illicium jiadifengpi. Its biological activity and congested polycyclic structure have made it a popular target for total synthesis.
The seco-prezizaane-type sesquiterpenoid jiadifenolide was isolated in 2009 from the fruit of the flowering plant Illicium jiadifengpi. [1] Chemical synthesis enabled preliminary assessment of its in vitro activity in promoting neurite outgrowth. [2]
Jiadifenolide has been the subject of synthetic study in several academic labs. [3] [4]
The first total synthesis, reported in 2009, employed an asymmetric Robinson annulation and a translactonization reaction to construct the core of the molecule. [5] Two further syntheses, a chiral-pool approach from (+)-pulegone [6] and a racemic synthesis relying on a samarium diiodide –mediated reductive cyclization, [7] were reported almost simultaneously in 2014. A second chiral-pool synthesis (from (+)-citronellal) reported in 2015 shortened the synthetic sequence, with a double Michael addition as the key transformation of eight steps, allowing the synthesis of gram-scale quantities of jiadifenolide. [8]