Solution- and soluble-polymer supported asymmetric syntheses of six-membered ring prostanoids

Chemistry. 2000 Jun 2;6(11):1917-22. doi: 10.1002/1521-3765(20000602)6:11<1917::aid-chem1917>3.0.co;2-7.

Abstract

An asymmetric synthesis of prostanoids containing a six-membered ring core structure (11a-homoprostaglandins), both in solution and using non-cross-linked polystyrene (NCPS) as a soluble support, was developed. Target molecule 1 was generated in a convergent fashion using a three-component coupling strategy, wherein chiral enone (R)-2 was the precursor of the central ring and the cuprate 3 and triflate 4 were used to introduce the side chains. The chiral center of (R)-2 directed the facial selectivity of the conjugate addition reaction which then dictated the stereochemical outcome of the subsequent alpha alkylation. Attachment of a six-membered ring scaffold to NCPS facilitated purification without compromising synthetic yields, still allowed 1H-NMR analysis of the intermediates in the synthesis, and provided an avenue for the construction of six-membered ring prostanoid libraries.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Polymers
  • Prostaglandins / chemical synthesis*
  • Prostaglandins / chemistry
  • Solutions
  • Spectrum Analysis

Substances

  • Polymers
  • Prostaglandins
  • Solutions