- Total syntheses of cis-cyclopropane fatty acids: Dihydromalvalic acid, dihydrosterculic acid, lactobacillic acid, and 9,10-methylenehexadecanoic acid
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cis-Cyclopropane fatty acids (cis-CFAs) are widespread constituents of the seed oils of subtropical plants, membrane components of bacteria and protozoa, and the fats and phospholipids of animals. We describe a systematic approach to the synthesis of enan
- Shah, Sayali,White, Jonathan M.,Williams, Spencer J.
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p. 9427 - 9438
(2014/12/11)
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- An efficient and general method for resolving cyclopropene carboxylic acids
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A general method is described for the resolution of cycloprop-2-ene carboxylic acids via diastereomeric N-acyloxazolidines prepared from enantiomerically pure oxazolidinones. Although a number of oxazolidinones were shown to resolve cyclopropene carboxylic acids, the oxazolidinones of S-phenylalaninol, S-phenylglycine and (1S,2R)-cis-1-amino-2-indanol are optimal in terms of resolving power and cost effectiveness. Separations were performed using simple flash chromatography, and because there is typically a large difference in Rf values it is possible to separate gram quantities of pure diastereomers in a single chromatogram. The cycloprop-2-ene carboxylic acids that can be resolved include those that are substituted at the 1-position by H, Ph, α-naphthyl, CO2Me, CH2OMOM, and trans-styryl; alkene substituents include Me, n-alkyl, Ph and tethered alkynes. Remarkably, 2-methyl-3-propylcycloprop-2-ene carboxylic acid can also be resolved with ease. The relative configurations of four diastereomerically pure oxazolidines were determined by X-ray crystallography. Reduction of the N-acyloxazolidinones with LiBH4 give enantiomerically pure derivatives of 3-hydroxymethylcyclopropene that react with either MeMgCl or vinylMgCl and catalytic CuI to give enantiomerically pure products of syn-addition.
- Liao, Lian-An,Zhang, Fan,Yan, Ni,Golen, James A.,Fox, Joseph M.
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p. 1803 - 1816
(2007/10/03)
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