Single- and double-chained truncated jaspine B analogues: asymmetric synthesis, biological evaluation and theoretical study of an unexpected 5-endo-dig process
An optimized synthesis of jaspine B analogues bearing an n-octyl or a p-fluorophenethyl lipophilic appendage was developed. Key to the approach was the use of acetylenic nucleophiles for the stereocontrolled introduction of the side chain and the implementation of a novel cyclization procedure to build the tetrahydrofuran ring. Three N-substituted amine or amide derivatives were also accessed. The