Opioid Receptor Probes Derived from Cycloaddition of the Hallucinogen Natural Product Salvinorin A
- 21 February 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Journal of Natural Products
- Vol. 74 (4), 718-726
- https://doi.org/10.1021/np1007872
Abstract
As part of our continuing efforts toward more fully understanding the structure−activity relationships of the neoclerodane diterpene salvinorin A, we report the synthesis and biological characterization of unique cycloadducts through [4+2] Diels−Alder cycloaddition. Microwave-assisted methods were developed and successfully employed, aiding in functionalizing the chemically sensitive salvinorin A scaffold. This demonstrates the first reported results for both cycloaddition of the furan ring and functionalization via microwave-assisted methodology of the salvinorin A skeleton. The cycloadducts yielded herein introduce electron-withdrawing substituents and bulky aromatic groups into the C-12 position. Kappa opioid (KOP) receptor space was explored through aromatization of the bent oxanorbornadiene system possessed by the cycloadducts to a planar phenyl ring system. Although dimethyl- and diethylcarboxylate analogues 5 and 6 retain some affinity and selectivity for KOP receptors and are full agonists, their aromatized counterparts 13 and 14 have reduced affinity for KOP receptors. The methods developed herein signify a novel approach toward rapidly probing the structure−activity relationships of furan-containing natural products.Keywords
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