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(+)-Aculeatin D and (+)-6-epi-Aculeatin D
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O
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OTBS
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12Me
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O
O
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12Me
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11
O
(+)-aculeatin D
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O
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6
(+)-6-epi-aculeatin D
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Scheme 3 Reagents and conditions: (a) TBAF, THF, 0 °C, 30 min, and PhI(O2CCF3)2, acetone–H2O (10:1), r.t., 4 h, 60% (each isomer in
30% yield).
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10957.
6-epimer. Highlights of this synthetic venture includes the
Sharpless kinetic resolution of the secondary allylic alco-
hol, which was successfully employed for the construc-
tion of the anti-1,3-diol system, and PIFA-mediated
spiroketalization. The present strategy employs a minimal
use of protecting groups and the introduction of the aro-
matic system towards the end of the synthesis provides
sufficient flexibility for the construction of various ana-
logues.
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(16) (1R)-1-[(2R,3R)-3-Tridecyloxiran-2-yl]-3-buten-1-ol (8):
colorless oil; [a]D25 +5.8 (c 1.0, CHCl3); IR (neat): 3384,
2919, 2850, 1639, 1464, 1283, 1066, 883 cm–1; 1H NMR
(300 MHz, CDCl3): d = 5.90–5.74 (m, 1 H), 5.18–5.08 (m,
2 H), 3.56–3.47 (m, 1 H), 2.88–2.83 (t, J = 2.2 Hz, 1 H),
2.72–2.68, (q, J = 2.2 Hz, 1 H), 2.38–2.31 (m, 2 H), 1.88 (br
Acknowledgment
K.V.R.R and K.R. thank the CSIR, New Delhi, for the award of fel-
lowships.
s, 1 H), 1.30–1.24 (m, 24 H), 0.88 (t, J = 6.6 Hz, 3 H); 13
C
References and Notes
NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): d = 133.6, 118.1, 68.1, 60.4, 55.4,
38.1, 31.9, 31.5, 29.7, 29.6 (× 2), 29.5 (× 2), 29.4, 29.3 (× 2),
25.9, 22.6, 14.1; ESI-MS: m/z = 319 [M + Na]+; HRMS:
m/z [M + Na]+ calcd for C19H36O2Na: 319.2613; found:
319.2599.
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1281.
(4R,6R)-1-Nonadecene-4,6-diol (13): white solid; mp 83–
85 °C, [a]D25 –10.7 (c 1.0, CHCl3); IR (neat): 3507, 3354,
2918, 2849, 1643, 1467, 1356, 1069 cm–1; 1H NMR (400
MHz, CDCl3): d = 5.86–5.74 (m, 1 H), 5.18–5.08 (m, 2 H),
3.99–3.84 (m, 2 H), 2.28–2.21 (m, 2 H), 1.59–1.56 (m, 2 H),
1.33–1.23 (m, 24 H), 0.88 (t, J = 6.5 Hz, 3 H); 13C NMR (75
MHz, CDCl3): d = 134.6, 118.1, 69.2, 68.1, 42.0, 41.8, 37.4,
31.9, 29.7–29.5 (× 7), 29.3, 25.7, 22.6, 14.1; ESI-MS: m/z =
321 [M + Na]+; HRMS: m/z [M + Na]+ calcd for
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C19H38O2Na: 321.2769; found: 321.2773.
tert-Butyl({(1R,3R)-3-[1-(tert-butyl)-1,1-dimethylsilyl]oxy-1-
tridecyl-5-hexenyl}oxy)-dimethylsilane (7):
colorless oil; [a]D25 –15.0 (c 1.0, CHCl3); IR (neat): 2927,
2856, 1636, 1464, 1253, 1075, 833 cm–1; 1H NMR (300
MHz, CDCl3): d = 5.85–5.70 (m, 1 H), 5.07–4.98 (m, 2 H),
3.85–3.69 (m, 2 H), 2.24–2.17 (m, 2 H), 1.57–1.48 (m, 2 H),
1.33–1.22 (m, 24 H), 0.92–0.81 (m, 21 H), 0.09–0.06 (m,
12 H); 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): d = 135.0, 116.7, 70.1,
69.8, 45.0, 42.5, 37.8, 31.9, 30.9, 29.7 (× 6), 29.6, 29.3, 25.9
(× 6), 25.6, 25.0, 22.6, 14.1, –3.9, –4.0, –4.1, –4.3; ESI-MS:
m/z = 527 [M + H]+; HRMS: m/z [M + H]+ calcd for
C31H67O2Si2: 527.4679; found: 527.4668.
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(5R,7R)-1-[4-(Benzyloxy)phenyl]-5,7-di[1-(tert-butyl)-
1,1-dimethylsilyl]oxy-1-icosyn-3-ol (15): colorless oil;
[a]D25 +11.2 (c 1.0, CHCl3); IR (neat): 3450, 2926, 2854,
1608, 1507, 1462, 1249 cm–1; 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3):
d = 7.45–7.32 (m, 7 H), 6.90 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 2 H), 5.06 (s,
2 H), 4.84 (d, J = 3.2 Hz, 1 H), 4.16 (br s, 1 H), 3.74–3.65
(m, 1 H), 2.11–1.86 (m, 3 H), 1.78–1.70 (m, 2 H), 1.33–1.21
(m, 24 H), 0.94–0.83 (m, 21 H), 0.07 (s, 6 H), 0.06 (s, 6 H);
13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): d = 158.8, 136.6, 135.2, 133.0,
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