Total Synthesis of (±)-Merrilactone A via Catalytic Nazarov Cyclization
作者:Wei He、Jie Huang、Xiufeng Sun、Alison J. Frontier
DOI:10.1021/ja068150i
日期:2007.1.1
The totalsynthesis of merrilactone A (a neurotrophic agent) has been achieved. In the approach reported, simultaneous creation of the C-4 and C-5 stereocenters was accomplished stereospecifically using an unprecedented variant of the Nazarov cyclization. Additional studies focused upon this Lewis acid-catalyzed cyclization of a silyloxyfuran-containing intermediate are presented.