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using [Cp*Ru(CH3CN)3]PF6 delivered a separable mixture
(1:1) of the isomeric Z-vinylsilanes 32 and 33 in a combined
yield of 89% (Scheme 7).[28,29] Pleasingly, treatment of 32 with
m-CPBA resulted in selective epoxidation of the vinylic
silane, rather than the exocyclic alkene (Scheme 8). Fleming–
Tamao oxidation[11] of the resulting silyl-substituted epoxide
Scheme 6. a) [{(R)-Tol-BINAP}RuCl2], H2 (5 bar), EtOH, 958C, 97%
(98% ee); b) TBSCl, imidazole, DMF, 08C !RT, 98%; c) CeCl3,
Me3SiCH2MgCl, THF, ꢀ788C!RT; d) NaHMDS, THF, 08C, 93% over
two steps; e) PHT, pyridine, THF, ꢀ108C!RT, 96%; f) 25, NaHMDS,
ꢀ788C, THF, then 24, nBu4NI, ꢀ308C, 60% (76% brsm), d.r.=15:1;
g) LiBH4, H2O, Et2O, 08C, 99%; h) DMP, CH2Cl2, RT; i) dimethyl 1-
diazo-2-oxopropylphosphonate, K2CO3, THF/MeOH, 08C!RT, 82%
over two steps. TBS=tert-butyldimethylsilyl; NaHMDS=sodium hex-
amethyldisilazide; PHT=pyrrolidone hydrotribromide; DMP=Dess–
Martin periodinane.
Scheme 8. a) m-CPBA, CH2Cl2, 08C; b) KHF2, KHCO3, 30% H2O2,
THF, MeOH, RT. m-CPBA=3-ClC6H4CO3H.
alkyne using the Ohira–Bestmann reagent[25] afforded the
eastern (C12–C21) fragment 27.
afforded amphidinolide T1 in 73% yield over two steps, along
with a minor product, the data for which are consistent with
13-epi-amphidinolide T1 (34). Spectroscopic and other data
for synthetic 1 are identical to those reported for amphidi-
nolide T1.[3a]
Treatment of 33 under the same conditions as 32 delivered
amphidinolides T4 (4) and T3 (3) as a separable mixture
(d.r. = 1.6:1) of diastereomers in 79% yield (Scheme 9).
Spectroscopic and other data for synthetic 3 and 4 are
identical to those reported in the literature.[3b,5]
The efficiency of the route to 3 and 4 could be improved
by increasing the diastereoselectivity of the epoxidation
reaction. Epoxidation of the vinylic silane 33 under Shi
conditions,[30,31] employing the d-fructose-derived ketone 35,
followed by Fleming–Tamao oxidation afforded amphidino-
lide T3 in 61% yield over two steps (Scheme 9). Furthermore,
when the vinylic silane 33 was subjected to the same
conditions, but using the l-fructose-derived ketone ent-35 to
perform epoxidation, amphidinolide T4 was formed in 57%
yield over two steps. In each case, a high degree of reagent
control was observed and the other diastereomer was not
obtained. Amphidinolide T4 can be epimerized at C14 to give
Coupling of the eastern and western fragments was
accomplished by conversion of the alcohol 21 into the triflate
28 and subsequent displacement of triflate by the alkynyl
lithium species generated by deprotonation of fragment 27
(Scheme 7). The coupled product 29 was obtained in 68%
yield and competitive addition of the alkynyl lithium inter-
mediate to the ester was not observed. The seco acid 30, which
was required for lactonization, was produced in a one-pot
fashion by ester cleavage using potassium trimethylsilano-
late[26] and quenching the reaction with concentrated HCl.
Macrolactonization of 30 under Yamaguchi conditions[27] gave
the common late-stage intermediate 31, corresponding to A in
our retrosynthetic analysis (Scheme 1).
Following the preparation of lactone 31, installation of the
various oxygenation patterns found in amphidinolides T1, T3,
and T4 was explored. Catalytic hydrosilylation of the alkyne
Scheme 7. a) Tf2O, 2,6-lutidine, CH2Cl2, ꢀ788C; b) 27, nBuLi, HMPA,
Et2O, ꢀ788C, 68% over two steps; c) Me3SiOK, THF, RT, then conc.
HCl, 86%; d) 2,4,6-Cl3PhCOCl, iPr2NEt, toluene, RT, then DMAP, 458C,
80%; e) [Cp*Ru(MeCN)3]PF6, (EtO)2MeSiH, CH2Cl2, 08C!RT, 44% of
32 and 45% of 33. Cp*=1,2,3,4,5-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl;
Tf =SO2CF3. HMPA=hexamethylphosphoramide.
Scheme 9. a) Epoxidation conditions A: oxidant, CH2Cl2, 08C; condi-
tions B: oxidant, Na2B4O7·10H2O, nBu4NHSO4, KHCO3, Na2EDTA,
H2O, MeCN, DMM, 08C; b) KHF2, KHCO3, 30% H2O2, THF, MeOH,
RT.
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