Radical Approach to the Chiral Quaternary Center in Asperaculin A: Synthesis of 9-Deoxyasperaculin A

Org Lett. 2017 Feb 3;19(3):682-685. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b03854. Epub 2017 Jan 20.

Abstract

Diastereoselective approaches toward the synthesis of a marine-derived sesquiterpenoid fungal metabolite, asperaculin A, are delineated, combining step economy and simplicity. Two distinct lactonization sequences from a common intermediate led to the first synthesis of 9-deoxyasperaculin A, a novel dioxa[5.5.5.6]fenestrane, in 14 steps (16% overall yield) and 16 steps (18% overall yield), respectively. [2,3]-Wittig-Still rearrangement and Ti(III)-mediated epoxide opening-cyclization were employed as some of the key steps for the stereoselective generation of the vicinal all-carbon quaternary centers of the target molecule.

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  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't