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SUBMITTER: Ekebergh A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3164230 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Organic letters 20110725 16
The first total synthesis of the dimeric alkaloid pigment scytonemin is described. The key transformations in its synthesis from 3-indole acetic acid are a Heck carbocyclization and a Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling, orchestrated in a stereospecific tandem fashion, followed by a biosynthetically inspired oxidative dimerization. The tandem sequence generates a tetracyclic (E)-3-(arylidene)-3,4-dihydrocyclopenta[b]indol-2(1H)-one that is subsequently dimerized into the unique homodimeric core struct ...[more]