Total Synthesis of Dictyodendrins A-F by the Gold-Catalyzed Cascade Cyclization of Conjugated Diyne with Pyrrole.

The total synthesis of dictyodendrins A-F was achieved by using the gold(I)-catalyzed annulation of a conjugated diyne with N-Boc-pyrrole for direct construction of the pyrrolo[2,3-c]carbazole scaffold. Late-stage functionalization of the resulting pyrrolo[2,3-c]carbazole to introduce various substituents provided divergent access to dictyodendrins. Some dictyodendrin analogues exhibited inhibitory activities toward CDK2/CycA2 and GSK3.