Abstract
A concise total synthesis of isochrysohermidin (5) is detailed based on a novel application of the sym-tetrazine →1,2-diazine→pyrrole Diels-Alder strategy. Two consecutive LUMO diene -controlled Diels-Alder reactions of 1,1,4,4-tetramethoxy-1,3-butadiene (6) with 3,6-bis(methoxycarbonyl)-1,2,4,5-tetrazine (7) followed by a double reductive ring contraction reaction of the symmetrical 4,4'-bi-1,2-diazine 8 provided 9 in a two-step reaction sequence that constitutes an effective new and general approach to functionalized 3,3'-bipyrroles. Following an efficient three-step reaction sequence for differentiation of the C2/C2' and C5/C5' methoxycarbonyl groups, a regioselective oxidative decarboxylation reaction of the cyclic endoperoxides derived from singlet oxygen [4+2] cycloaddition to each pyrrole of 12 provided d,l and meso-isochrysohermidin (5). In agreement with expectations, both d,l- and meso-5 proved to be effective interstrand DNA cross-linking agents, and the preliminary characterization of their interaction with duplex DNA is described
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