Iso[7]-levuglandin D-2 (iso[7]-LGD(2), 9-acetyl-8-formyl-5-hydroxy-6(E), 11(Z)-heptadecadienoic acid) is a structural isomer of levuglandin D-2 (9-acetyl-8-formyl-12-hydroxy-5(Z), 10(E)-heptadecadienoic acid) that we postulate-to be generated during nonenzymatic free radical-induced oxidation of arachidonic acid. To facilitate detection and identification in biological samples, a total synthesis of iso[7]-LGD(2) was devised. The functionality in iso[7]-LGD(2) is diverse and chemically sensitive, and an acid-catalyzed lactonization of the allylically activated delta-hydroxy acid array present in the synthetic target was encountered that occurs readily in aqueous solution. Nevertheless, conjugate addition of a multifunctional vinyl cyanocuprate to achieve the final carbon-carbon bond-forming step, followed by a sequence of functional and protecting group manipulations, reproducibly delivered a readily separable 3:7 mixture of iso[7]-LGD(2) lactone and the free acid.
Iso[7]-levuglandin D-2 (iso[7]-LGD(2), 9-acetyl-8-formyl-5-hydroxy-6(E), 11(Z)-heptadecadienoic acid) is a structural isomer of levuglandin D-2 (9-acetyl-8-formyl-12-hydroxy-5(Z), 10(E)-heptadecadienoic acid) that we postulate-to be generated during nonenzymatic free radical-induced oxidation of arachidonic acid. To facilitate detection and identification in biological samples, a total synthesis of iso[7]-LGD(2) was devised. The functionality in iso[7]-LGD(2) is diverse and chemically sensitive, and an acid-catalyzed lactonization of the allylically activated delta-hydroxy acid array present in the synthetic target was encountered that occurs readily in aqueous solution. Nevertheless, conjugate addition of a multifunctional vinyl cyanocuprate to achieve the final carbon-carbon bond-forming step, followed by a sequence of functional and protecting group manipulations, reproducibly delivered a readily separable 3:7 mixture of iso[7]-LGD(2) lactone and the free acid.
The Pd-Cu coupling reaction of a chiral hydroxy-(E,E)-iododiene with a racemic acetylenic alcohol followed by reduction of the dienyne leads to the desired (Z,E,E) geometry and allows synthesis of LTB4 and its 5-epimer after separation of diastereomers.
Stereoselective synthesis of polyenic alcohols. A new route to the leukotrienes B.