Abstract
A catalytic asymmetric synthesis of descurainin has been achieved by incorporating an enantioselective 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition, a stereoselective alkene hydrogénation, an oxidation with Fremy's salt and a regioselective demethylation with NbCl5 as the key step. The 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of a carbonyl ylide derived from tert-butyl 2-diazo-5-formyl-3- oxopetanoate with 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenylacetylene in the presence of dirhodium(II) tetrakis[N-tetrachlorophthaloyl-(R)-tert-leucinate], Rh 2(K-TCPTTL)4, provided an 8-oxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane skeleton in 95% ee.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 6572-6575 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 50 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2010/12/15 |
Keywords
- 1-3-Dipolar cycloaddition
- Carbonyl ylide
- Chiral dirhodium(II) catalyst
- Descurainin
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Drug Discovery
- Organic Chemistry