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Enantioselective total synthesis of (+)-obtusenyne
Crimmins, Michael T.,Powell, Mark T.
, p. 7592 - 7595 (2007/10/03)
A total synthesis of the laurencia metabolite (+)-obtusenyne has been completed. The key steps include a Sharpless kinetic resolution and an asymmetric glycolate alkylation to establish the stereogenic centers adjacent to the ether linkage and a ring-clos
Total synthesis of (+)-laurencin: an asymmetric alkylation-ring-closing metathesis approach to medium ring ethers.
Crimmins,Emmitte
, p. 2029 - 2032 (2008/02/11)
[formula: see text] The enantioselective total synthesis of (+)-laurencin 1 is achieved in 18 steps from (S)-(+)-4-benzyl-3-benzyloxyacetyl-2-oxazolidinone. The key steps in this synthesis are an asymmetric glycolate alkylation leading to acyl oxazolidinone 2 and a subsequent ring-closing olefin metathesis to construct the oxocene core of 1. The approach to medium ring ethers utilized in this synthesis provides a general and efficient route to the cyclic core of other marine natural products.
