10.1016/j.tetlet.2009.01.084
The research focuses on the highly diastereoselective construction of substituted tetrahydropyrans, which are a common core segment of thiomarinols and pseudomonic acid antibiotics. The purpose of this study was to develop an efficient methodology for the synthesis of the C3–C10 segment containing the tetrahydropyran ring, using an intramolecular oxy-Michael (IMOM) reaction under both basic and high-pressure conditions. The key chemicals used in the process include hydroxy enoates, epoxy alcohols, and various reagents for the IMOM reaction, such as NaH, TBAF, and Hünig’s base (iPr2NEt). The study successfully demonstrated that the IMOM reaction of epoxy hydroxy Z-enoate under these conditions led to the formation of the tetrasubstituted tetrahydropyran core structure with high diastereoselectivity, marking the first efficient accomplishment of the IMOM reaction for assembling substituted tetrahydropyrans under high-pressure conditions. The conclusions drawn from the research highlight the efficiency of the developed protocol for synthesizing the 2,3,4,5-tetrasubstituted tetrahydropyran core structure, which is crucial for the total synthesis of thiomarinols and pseudomonic acid antibiotics.