Relevant articles and documents
Enantioselective total synthesis of (-)-blennolide A
Tietze, Lutz F. Ma, Ling Reiner, Johannes R. Jackenkroll, Stefan Heidemann, Sven
Blennolide A can be synthesized through an enantioselective domino-Wacker/carbonylation/methoxylation reaction of 7 a with 96 % ee and an enantioselective Wacker oxidation of 7 b with 89 % ee. Further transformations led to the α,β-unsaturated ester (E)-17, which was subjected to a highly selective Michael addition, introducing a methyl group to give 18 a. After a threefold oxidation and an intramolecular acylation, the tetrahydroxanthenone 4 was obtained, which could be transformed into (-)-blennolide A (ent-1) in a few steps. Domino effect: An enantioselective domino-Wacker/carbonylation/methoxylation process and an enantioselective Wacker oxidation are the key steps in the first total synthesis of the fungal metabolite blennolide A (see scheme). Copyright
Facile C-S Bond Cleavage of Aryl Sulfoxides Promoted by Bronsted Acid
Brutiu, Bogdan R. Klose, Immo Maulide, Nuno
A method for the Bronsted acid promoted desulfination of aryl sulfoxides is presented. In the presence of a thiol, electron-rich sulfoxides undergo C-S bond cleavage to give the corresponding protodesulfinated arenes and disulfides.







