Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (+)-Scuteflorin A Using Organocatalytic Asymmetric Epoxidation
作者:Christopher J. Bartlett、David P. Day、Yohan Chan、Steven M. Allin、Michael J. McKenzie、Alexandra M. Z. Slawin、Philip C. Bulman Page
DOI:10.1021/jo2021407
日期:2012.1.6
We report the first enantioselective total synthesis of (+)-scuteflorin A in 14% overall yield, employing a chiral iminium salt to effect an organocatalytic asymmetric epoxidation of xanthyletin in >99% ee as the key step.