143900-08-7Relevant articles and documents
REVISION OF THE ABSOLUTE CONFIGURATION OF A-FACTOR; THE INDUCER OF STREPTOMYCIN BIOSYNTHESIS, BASING ON THE RECONFIRMED (R)-CONFIGURATION OF (+)-PARACONIC ACID
Mori, Kenji
, p. 3107 - 3109 (1983)
(+)-Paraconic acid was shown to be of (R)-configuration by its four-step conversion to (R)-(+)-3-methyl-4-butanolide.The absolute configuration at C-3 of A-factor was therefore revised to be R, since it was synthesized from (S)-(-)-paraconic acid.
Total synthesis of (-)-ircinianin and (+)-wistarin
Uenishi, Jun'ichi,Kawahama, Reiko,Yonemitsu, Osamu
, p. 1691 - 1701 (2007/10/03)
(-)-Ircinianin (1), a cyclic furanosesterterpenetetronic acid isolated from a marine sponge (genus Ircinia), is synthesized in 17 steps from (S)-2-methylpropane-1,3-diol mono THP ether 10 and 3-furfural. The key step involves a NiCl2-CrCl2-mediated coupling reaction of iodotriene 9 with chiral aldehyde 8 in DMSO and subsequent intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction in one pot. Both reactions proceed very smoothly at room temperature and eventually give the cyclic product 30A possessing the desired cyclic skeleton of 1 in 60% yield. The structure of 30A is determined by X-ray crystallographic analysis. The stereochemistry of Diels-Alder reactions of 7A and another acyclic precursor 7B are discussed. The first total synthesis of (+)-wistarin (2) is accomplished in 55% yield by iodoether ring formation of 1 and hydrogenolysis of the iodide 33A. Based on the coupling constant in the proton NMR spectrum of 33A, the reported structure 2A is revised to 2B.