SYNTHETIC STUDIES OF ERYTHROMYCINS. II. ENANTIOSPECIFIC SYNTHESIS OF A C-10-C-13 SEGMENT OF ERYTHRONOLIDE A FROM D-RIBOSE

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)84382-8

(3R,4R,5R)-5-O-Benzyl-2-iodo-3,4-O-isopropylidene-4-methyl-1-heptene-3,4,5-triol 3, a C-10-C-13 synthetic segment of erythronolide A (1) was enantiospecifically synthesized in sixteen steps and 8.3percent overall yield from D-ribose.