119233-01-1Relevant articles and documents
Synthesis of the 11-Membered Cytochalasin Ring System By Modified Reformatsky Cyclization
Vedejs, E.,Ahmad, S.
, p. 2291 - 2294 (1988)
Zn or SmI2 cause cyclization of 7 to 8 which can be taken on to the cytochalasan 13.
A Synthesis of C(16),C(18)-Bis-epi-cytochalasin D via Reformatsky Cyclization
Vedejs,Duncan
, p. 6073 - 6081 (2007/10/03)
Triene 5 has been prepared by the E-selective olefination of aldehyde 12 with the ylide 11. Several alternative syntheses of 12 were evaluated, and the successful route involved conversion of 22 into the vinyl ether 23 by Petasis olefination, followed by Claisen rearrangement. Diels-Alder cycloaddition of 5 with 4 gave the adduct 6 in 77% yield, and Reformatsky cyclization under dilution conditions afforded 10 (67%). After conversion to enol silane 32, oxidation with dimethyldioxirane produced 34. Conversion to a key intermediate 38 using electrophilic selenenylation and selenoxide rearrangement, followed by enolate alkylation and deprotection, gave 43. The X-ray crystal structure of 43 was determined to prove the stereochemistry.