Chemoselective Cross Metathesis of Bishomoallylic Alcohols: Rapid Access to Fragment A of the Cryptophycins
作者:Mark Lautens、Matthew L. Maddess
DOI:10.1021/ol049883f
日期:2004.6.1
The racemic or enantioselective allylation of in situ formed beta,gamma-unsaturated aldehydes provides efficient access to bishomoallylic alcohols from readily available 2-vinyloxiranes. These products, when subjected to modified Grubbs cross metathesis conditions, afforded terminally homologated products in moderate to good yields with high E selectivity and without degradation of the enantiomeric excess. The compounds obtained through this two-step sequence yield fragments of an important and pharmacologically active family of cryptophycins.