Luo Cheng, Zhan Ling-Na, Shi Yong
School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650500, China.
Org Lett. 2023 Aug 11;25(31):5735-5739. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c01891. Epub 2023 Aug 1.
Herein, we describe a gram-scale synthesis of alstoscholarinoid B, a rearranged triterpenoid with potent antihyperuricemic bioactivity. This synthesis was inspired by the biogenetic hypothesis and achieved in seven steps from oleanolic acid with an overall yield of 51%.