A convenient synthesis of the antipodes of the title compound has been developed startingfrom (R)-1,2,5,6-dicyclohexylidene mannitol. Some of the key features of the syntheses were simple reaction protocols, and stereoselective inversion of chiral 1,2-diol moiety via neighbouring group assisted acetylation.
An efficient total synthesis of the tetrahydropyran-bearing acetogenin muconin 1 is described. Palladium(0)-mediated crossed diyne coupling and the use of only D-glutamic acid as the origin of all absolute stereochemistry highlight this flexible approach thar sets the stage for access to structural analogs for further study. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.