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Aphidicolin Synthetic Studies: A Stereocontrolled End Game
Rizzo, Carmelo J.,Smith, Amos B.
, p. 969 - 979 (2007/10/02)
A highly efficient, stereocontrolled synthesis of (+)-aphidicolin 1 from the well-known degradation product, acetonide 17-nor ketone 2a, has been achieved.Key steps included palladium(0)-catalysed carbonylation of the enol triflate derived from 2a and stereoselective epoxidation of the resultant α,β-unsaturated ester.Hydride reduction then furnished the C(16,17) vicinal diol moiety of 1.Similarly transformed to aphidicolin were the Corey 2,2-dimethylpropylidenedioxy synthetic intermediate 2b and the bis-tert-butyldimethylsilyl ether 2c.The latter further served as synthetic precursor to the naturally occurring derivative (+)-aphidicolin 17-acetate 26.The preparation and biological evaluation of the unnatural 16-methoxycarbonyl congeners 28 and 29 are also discussed.
