The total synthesis of (+)-migrastatin

J Am Chem Soc. 2003 May 21;125(20):6042-3. doi: 10.1021/ja0349103.

Abstract

The first total synthesis of (+)-migrastatin, a macrolide natural product with interesting antimetastatic properties, has been accomplished. Our concise and flexible approach utilizes a Lewis acid-catalyzed diene aldehyde condensation to install the three contiguous stereocenters and the trisubstituted (Z)-alkene of migrastatin. Construction of the two remaining stereocenters and incorporation of the glutarimide-containing side chain have been achieved via an anti-selective aldol reaction, followed by a Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons olefination. Finally, the assembly of the macrocycle has been realized by a highly (E)-selective ring-closing metathesis.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemical synthesis*
  • Lactones / chemical synthesis*
  • Macrolides*
  • Piperidones / chemical synthesis*
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Streptomyces / chemistry

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Lactones
  • Macrolides
  • Piperidones
  • migrastatin