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Asymmetric synthesis of phorboxazole B - Part I: Synthesis of the C20-C38 and C39-C46 subunits
Evans, David A.,Cee, Victor J.,Smith, Thomas E.,Fitch, Duke M.,Cho, Patricia S.
, p. 2533 - 2536 (2007/10/03)
The total synthesis of the antitumor marine macrolide phorboxazole B (1) has been realized. The phorboxazoles are representative of a new structural class of macrolides and are among the most cytostatic natural products known: inhibiting the growth of tum
Application of complex aldol reactions to the total synthesis of phorboxazole B
Evans,Fitch,Smith,Cee
, p. 10033 - 10046 (2007/10/03)
The synthesis of phorboxazole B has been accomplished in 27 linear steps and an overall yield of 12.6%. The absolute stereochemistry of the C4-C12, C33-C38, and C13-C19 fragments was established utilizing catalytic asymmetric aldol methodology, while the absolute stereochemistry of the C20-C32 fragment was derived from an auxiliary-based asymmetric aldol reaction. All remaining chirality was incorporated through internal asymmetric induction, with the exception of the C43 stereocenter which was derived from (R)-trityl glycidol. Key fragment couplings include a stereoselective double stereodifferentiating aldol reaction, a metalated oxazole alkylation, an oxazole-stabilized Wittig olefination, and a chelation-controlled addition of the fully elaborated alkenyl metal side chain.