Takahiro Suzuki

Total Syntheses of Chloropupukeananin and Its Related Natural Products

Takahiro Suzuki · Organics · 2022

Chloropupukeananin is a natural product that inhibits HIV-1 replication and has antitumor activity. Its structure consists of a chlorinated tricyclo[4.3.1.03,7]decane core skeleton with an array of highly oxidized multifunctional groups. In the biosynthesis of chloropupukeananin,...

Open access Research Article 10.3390/org3030023

Synthesis of Illisimonin a Skeleton by Intramolecular Diels–Alder Reaction of Ortho-Benzoquinones and Biomimetic Skeletal Rearrangement of Allo-Cedranes

Takahiro Suzuki, Riko Nagahama, Muhammad Aiman Fariz, Yuki Yukutake, Kazutada Ikeuchi & Keiji Tanino · Organics · 2021

Illisimonin A is a new sesquiterpene isolated from Illicium simonsii, and it possesses a novel 5/5/5/5/5 pentacyclic skeleton. The tricyclic skeleton of illisimonin A, tricyclo[5.2.1.01,5]decane, is presumed to be biosynthesized from allo-cedranes via a skeletal rearrangement. He...

Open access Research Article 10.3390/org2030016