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Effective stereoselective total synthesis of 16,16-dimethyl prostaglandin E2
Rodriguez, Ana,Nomen, Miguel,Spur, Bernd W.,Godfroid, Jean-Jacques
, p. 279 - 282 (2007/10/03)
The first stereoselective synthesis of the specific EP1 receptor agonist, 16,16-dimethyl prostaglandin E2 1, is described. The key- intermediate 3 was obtained from the E-allyl alcohol 6 via Sharpless epoxidation followed by stereospecific transformations to the γ-iodo vinyl compound 3. Two component coupling of 2 and 3, using the dilithiocyanocuprate technology, gave the 1,4-addition product. Mild desilylation and enzymatic ester cleavage produced the optically pure prostaglandin 1 in high yield.