Total synthesis of (+)-latrunculin A, an ichthyotoxic metabolite of the sponge Latrunculia magnifica and its C-15 epimer
作者:James D. White、Motoji Kawasaki
DOI:10.1021/jo00046a008
日期:1992.9
Latrunculin A (1), an ichthyotoxic metabolite of the sponge Latrunculia magnifica with potent inhibitory action on microfilament-mediated processes involved in cell division, was synthesized via a convergent approach. Construction of a major segment of the latrunculin backbone was accomplished by means of a three-component coupling of aldehyde 24, beta-keto ester 27, and phosphonium salt 26, which established the conjugated EZ-diene moiety of 31. The thiazolidinone subunit of 1 was elaborated in the form of 39 from L-cysteine and was linked to 35 without nitrogen protection. Final lactonization of 47 was carried out using the Mitsunobu protocol. A parallel sequence employing the epimeric seco acid 48 produced 15-epilatrunculin A.