A General Strategy for the Synthesis of Monohydroxy-eicosatetraenoic Acids: Total Synthesis of 5(S)-Hydroxy-6(E),8,11,14(Z)-eicosatetraenoic Acid (5-HETE) and 12(S)-Hydroxy-5,8,14(Z), 10(E)-eicosatetraenoic Acid (12-HETE)
A General Strategy for the Synthesis of Monohydroxy-eicosatetraenoic Acids: Total Synthesis of 5(S)-Hydroxy-6(E),8,11,14(Z)-eicosatetraenoic Acid (5-HETE) and 12(S)-Hydroxy-5,8,14(Z), 10(E)-eicosatetraenoic Acid (12-HETE)
An efficient synthesis of 12(R) and 12(S) HETEs was realized by assembly of the easily obtainable synthons: optically pure iodo-alcohols 3(R) and 3(S) with the ester 4, followed by reduction with activated zinc.