10.1016/S0040-4039(00)87009-4
The research focuses on the total synthesis of (+)-oudemansin, an antibiotic with potent antifungal properties, originally isolated from Oudemansiella mucida. The purpose of the study was to develop a synthetic route to (+)-oudemansin starting from N-cinnamaldehyde, utilizing a stereoselective Zn(BH4)2 reduction of β-keto ester as a key step. The synthesis involved a series of chemical reactions, including the Reformatsky reaction, oxidation with PDC, Zn(BH4)2 reduction, methylation using Me3Al and 1,8-bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene (Proton Sponge), hydrolysis with LiOH, and a Wolff rearrangement with silver benzoate. The synthesized (+)-oudemansin was confirmed by comparing its spectral data (IR and NMR) with that of the natural oudemansin, showing identical results. The study concluded that the synthetic route was successful in producing (+)-oudemansin, with the major isomer's C12-H being cis-oriented to the carbonyl group, as indicated by NMR spectra.