Synthesis 2024; 56(09): 1355-1368
DOI: 10.1055/a-2186-7983
short review

Review of the Total Synthesis of the Aromatic Abietane Diterpenoid Ferruginol

Mengran Li
a   National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agriculture Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Center for Research and Development of Fine Chemicals, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, P. R. of China
b   State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P. R. of China
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Peng Chen
a   National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agriculture Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Center for Research and Development of Fine Chemicals, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, P. R. of China
,
Haoqi Liu
c   School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Guizhou Engineering Laboratory for Synthetic Drugs, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, P. R. of China
,
Jian Huang
a   National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agriculture Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Center for Research and Development of Fine Chemicals, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, P. R. of China
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Yang Chen
a   National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agriculture Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Center for Research and Development of Fine Chemicals, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, P. R. of China
b   State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P. R. of China
c   School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Guizhou Engineering Laboratory for Synthetic Drugs, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, P. R. of China
› Author Affiliations
We gratefully acknowledge financial support from the Supported by Guizhou Provincial Science and Technology Projects (Qian Ke He Fundamental ZK[2023-097]), and the State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University (K202223).


Abstract

The biological properties and synthesis of ferruginol as a classical abietane-type diterpenoid with an aromatic C ring are reviewed. A strategy overview from 1954 to 2023 toward the total synthesis of ferruginol may provide some references for the future design and synthesis of new diterpenoids natural products.

1 Introduction

2 Biological Activity of Ferruginol

3 Strategies toward the Total Synthesis of Ferruginol

3.1 Bogert–Cook Synthesis

3.2 Robinson Annulation

3.3 Domino Synthesis

3.4 Intramolecular Friedel–Crafts Alkylation

3.5 Oxidative Free-Radical Cyclization

3.6 Polyene Cyclization

4 Conclusion and Perspectives



Publication History

Received: 28 July 2023

Accepted after revision: 05 October 2023

Accepted Manuscript online:
05 October 2023

Article published online:
21 November 2023

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