Ascent of the aldose series by four carbon atoms: total synthesis of D-glycero-D-talo-L-talo-undecose pentaacetonide
作者:Giovanni Casiraghi、Lino Colombo、Gloria Rassu、Pietro Spanu
DOI:10.1021/jo00006a032
日期:1991.3
Enantiomerically pure undecose acetonide 9 was synthesized, through heptose intermediate 5, starting with D-glyceraldehyde acetonide (1). The key steps were two consecutive four-carbon homologations, each consisting of four reactions: (i) stereoselective elongation of the aldehyde precursor with 2-(trimethylsiloxy)furan, giving C(n+4) butenolide templates 2 and 6, (ii) anti-selective cis-dihydroxylation of the butenolide double bond, giving fully functionalized lactones 3 and 7, (iii) lactone ring opening and protection, giving open-chain methyl esters 4 and 8, and (iv) DIBAL reduction to aldoses 5 and 9. At the end of the eight-step sequence, undecose 9 was prepared in a 5.1% overall yield, which corresponded to a 69.5% average yield per step.