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Studies in marine macrolide synthesis: Synthesis of the C1-C15 subunit of spongistatin 1 (altohyrtin A) and 15,16-anti aldol coupling reactions
Paterson, Ian,Oballa, Renata M.
, p. 8241 - 8244 (2007/10/03)
The C1-C15 aldehyde 3, containing the AB-spiroacetal of spongistatin 1 (1), was prepared in 17 steps from methyl ketone (S)-8. The C15 and C16 stereocentres could be introduced together, relying on Felkin-Anh control, by using a boron-mediated, anti aldol coupling reaction, as in 22 → 25 and 26.
