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Synthesis of (Z)-Trisubstituted olefins by decarboxylative Grob-Type fragmentations: Epothilone D, discodermolide, and peloruside A
Prantz, Kathrin,Mulzer, Johann
scheme or table, p. 485 - 506 (2010/06/14)
Methyl-branched (Z)-trisubstituted olefins are found in many polyketides with interesting biological activity, such as epothilone D (1), discodermolide (3), and peloruside A (2). Despite the employment of numerous different strategies, this motif has often been the weak point in total synthesis. Thus, we present a novel hydroxideinduced Grob-type fragmentation as an easy access to trisubstituted olefins. In our case, β-mesyloxy δ-lactones with three stereogenic centers were chosen whose fragmentation underlies a high stereoelectronic control. Major challenges in the syntheses were the instailation of quaternary stereocenters, achieved by enzymatic desymmetrization of meso-diesters and by aluminiumpromoted stereoselective rearrangement of chiral epoxides, respectively. Different aldol strategies were developed for the formation of the fragmentation precursors. Additionally a short survey about nucleophilic additions to aldehydes with quaternary α-centers is presented.
Formal synthesis of (+)-discodermolide.
Francavilla, Charles,Chen, Weichun,Kinder Jr., Frederick R
, p. 1233 - 1236 (2007/10/03)
[structure: see text] Herein we report the formal total synthesis of (+)-discodermolide in 21 steps (longest linear sequence) from commercially available Roche ester. This synthesis features the assembly of C(9-18) and C(19-24) fragments via a metal-chelated aldol coupling reaction.
