Total Synthesis of Calditol: Structural Clarification of this Typical Component of Archaea Order Sulfolobales

The original structure of calditol—that is, an open‐chain branched nonitol—has recently been questioned by various research groups and cyclopentane‐based structures have been proposed. To unambiguously clear up this confusion, four isomeric cyclopentane candidates 26–29 have been synthesized. Of the...

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Veröffentlicht in:Chemistry : a European journal 2002-01, Vol.8 (1), p.240-246
Hauptverfasser: Blériot, Yves, Untersteller, Edouard, Fritz, Benoît, Sinaÿ, Pierre
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Zusammenfassung:The original structure of calditol—that is, an open‐chain branched nonitol—has recently been questioned by various research groups and cyclopentane‐based structures have been proposed. To unambiguously clear up this confusion, four isomeric cyclopentane candidates 26–29 have been synthesized. Of these, compound 27 was found to be fully identical to the natural product present in Sulfolobus solfataricus (A.T.C.C. 49155). The synthesis of 27 uses a samarium‐diiodide‐induced pinacolization reaction of the ketoaldehyde 15 as the critical step. La structure d'origine du calditol—à savoir un nonitol branché en chain droite—a été sérieusement remise en question récemment par plusieurs groupes de recherche, et des structures cyclopentaniques ont été proposées. Afin de totalement clarifier cette situation plutôt confuse, quatre candidats isomères structuraux cyclopentaniques 26–29 ont été synthétisés. Seul l'un d'eux, le composé 27, est totalement identique au produit naturel présent chez Sulfolobus solfataricus (A.T.C.C. 49155). La synthèse de 27 met en jeu dans l'étape critique une réaction de pinacolisation du cétoaldéhyde 15, initiée par le diiodure de samarium. The structure of calditol has now been unambiguously established by total synthesis (see figure). This invalidates the original open‐chain structure of this component of the Sulfolobales, an archaeobacteria (or Archaea as this “urkingdom” is also known).
ISSN:0947-6539
1521-3765
DOI:10.1002/1521-3765(20020104)8:1<240::AID-CHEM240>3.0.CO;2-G