A diastereoselective oxa-pictet-spengler-based strategy for (+)-frenolicin B and epi -(+)-frenolicin B synthesis

Yinan Zhang, Xiachang Wang, Manjula Sunkara, Qing Ye, Larissa V. Ponomereva, Qing Bai She, Andrew J. Morris, Jon S. Thorson

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Abstract

An efficient diastereoselective oxa-Pictet-Spengler reaction strategy was developed to construct benzoisochroman diastereomers. The utility of the reaction was demonstrated in the context of both the total synthesis of naturally occurring pyranonaphthoquinones (+)-frenolicin B and epi-(+)-frenolicin B as well as a range of frenolicin precursor analogs. The method is versatile and offers exquisite stereocontrol and, as such, offers a synthetic advance for the synthesis of pyranonaphthoquinone analogs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5566-5569
Number of pages4
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume15
Issue number21
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1 2013

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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