Synthesis of Acyclic Polyol Derivatives via Enzyme-Mediated Aldol Reaction

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)74050-0

Enzyme-mediated stereoselective aldol reaction between dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP, 1) and (2R,4R)-6-benzyloxy-2,4-dimethoxyhexanal (8) was catalyzed by rabbit muscle aldolase (RAMA) to generate (3S,4R,5R,7R)-trihydroxyketone 12, which could be easily transformed to the masked polyhydroxylated compound 15 corresponding to the C-9-C-16 segment of pentamycin (6).