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Arnold, Robert (2021) Bioinspired Synthesis of Illicium-Derived Neolignans and their Neurological Activity. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

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Abstract

Illicium-derived neolignans present a wealth of structurally diverse species that arise initially from the oxidative phenolic coupling of common unit chavicol whereby it is proposed that intermediates can also undergo oxa-1,4-additions, oxidations, and dehydrating transformations. More recently, Illicium-derived neolignans have been tested for their neurological benefits in the promotion of growth and protection of developing neurons.

This thesis presents a bioinspired approach for the total synthesis of simonsol C, simonsol F (previously unnamed) and simonsol G (previously unnamed), as well as their respective biomimetic transformations to simonsinol, macranthol and honokiol via plausible hydroxydienone intermediates. From simonsol F, the total synthesis of fargenin, simonsol E, simonsin A and two further possibly over-looked natural products epi-simonsol E and epi-simonsin A are described. Studies towards the synthesis of two possible diastereoisomers of fargenone A, “bowl” and “ladder” are presented. Efforts have begun towards an enantioselective synthesis of simonsol F. Illicium-derived neolignans, intermediates from synthesis and purposefully modified derivatives have been tested in an SAR study on the promotion of axon growth of primary cultured mouse cortical neurons.

Item Type:	Thesis (University of Nottingham only) (PhD)
Supervisors:	Denton, Ross
Keywords:	neolignans, lignans, biosynthesis
Subjects:	Q Science > QD Chemistry > QD241 Organic chemistry > QD415 Biochemistry
Faculties/Schools:	UK Campuses > Faculty of Science > School of Chemistry
Item ID:	64407
Depositing User:	Arnold, Robert
Date Deposited:	04 Aug 2021 04:40
Last Modified:	04 Aug 2023 04:30
URI:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/64407

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