The stereospecificsyntheses of the four isomers of 6-formyl-5,6-epoxy hexanoic acid methyl ester 8, 15, 23 and 30 from Z-deoxy-D-ribose have allowed the preparation of methyl esters of LTA4, 1, and its three unnatural isomers.
Stereochemistry and mechanism of the biosynthesis of leukotriene A4 from 5(S)-hydroperoxy-6(E),8,11,14(Z)-eicosatetraenoic acid. Evidence for an organoiron intermediate
作者:E. J. Corey、Stephen W. Wright、Seiichi P. T. Matsuda