The total synthesis of the dienoyl tetramic acid antibiotic (+/-)-tirandamycin B is described. The key transformations of the strategy include (1) cyclization of pyranone 14 with fluorosilicic acid to provide the 2,6-dioxabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane system of the natural product, (2) reductive removal of the benzyl ether from enone 15, and (3) attachment of the tetramic acid moiety by using the Schlessinger phosphonate protocol. Protection of the primary hydroxyl function of tirandamycin B as the triisopropylsilyl (TIPS) ether was crucial to the success of the strategy.
The total synthesis of the dienoyl tetramic acid antibiotic (+/-)-tirandamycin B is described. The key transformations of the strategy include (1) cyclization of pyranone 14 with fluorosilicic acid to provide the 2,6-dioxabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane system of the natural product, (2) reductive removal of the benzyl ether from enone 15, and (3) attachment of the tetramic acid moiety by using the Schlessinger phosphonate protocol. Protection of the primary hydroxyl function of tirandamycin B as the triisopropylsilyl (TIPS) ether was crucial to the success of the strategy.