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Asymmetric total synthesis of (-)-rasfonin
Bhuniya, Rajib,Nanda, Samik
, p. 1153 - 1165 (2013/02/25)
An efficient chemoenzymatic asymmetric synthesis of pyranone containing natural product (-)-rasfonin is presented here. Enantioselective enzymatic desymmetrization (EED) and a unique Gluconobacter oxydans mediated oxidative kinetic resolution (OKR) have been successfully employed to install three stereocenters (C6′, C7, and C9) of the target molecule. Stereoselective Achmatowicz reaction of a properly decorated furyl nucleus led to the core pyranone structure of rasfonin. At the late stage of the synthesis Negishi coupling has been used to complete the synthesis.
