Diastereoselective synthesis of N-benzoyl mycalamine, the fully elaborated trioxadecalin nucleus of mycalamide. A. Control of the key N-acyl aminal stereocenter via carbamate acylation

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4039(95)00093-R

A highly diastereoselective synthesis of N-benzoyl mycalamine (8), corresponding to the C(10)-C(18) amine fragment of mycalamide A, is described. The synthesis features a highly stereoselective acylation of carbamate 7 that permits the stereochemistry of