作者:Juan Murga、Eva Falomir、Jorge García-Fortanet、Miguel Carda、J. Alberto Marco
DOI:10.1021/ol0265463
日期:2002.10.1
The first totalsynthesis of the naturally occurring nonenolide, microcarpalide, is described. The key step in the synthesis was the ring-closing metathesis of a dienic ester prepared in turn by coupling an acid and an alcohol stereoselectively synthesized from (S,S)-tartaric acid and (R)-glycidol, respectively. [structure: see text]
A highly convergent and efficient synthesis of (-)-microcarpalide, a 10-membered lactone displaying remarkable microfilament disrupting activity is described. Ring-closing metathesis and Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylations are the key steps. Our strategy highlights the application of novel hydroxy lactone precursors for the stereoselective synthesis of (-)-microcarpalide. (C) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.