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Enantioselective synthesis of the C10-C20 fragment of fusicoccin A
Richter, Anja,Hedberg, Christian,Waldmann, Herbert
, p. 6694 - 6702 (2011/10/18)
A synthesis of the fully protected C-ring fragment of the tricyclic diterpene fusicoccin A is reported. The desired cyclopentenyl halides 5a,b are obtained in a total of nine steps. Key transformations of the synthesis sequence are a nonconventional Cr-catalyzed allylic oxidation of a protected intermediate cylcopentenone, a diastereoselective addition of a propenyl Grignard/CeCl3 reagent to the unmasked cyclopentenone, and an asymmetric hydroboration of the isopropenyl substituent. The protected and suitably functionalized C-ring fragment paves the way to explore further the total synthesis of fusicoccin A.
