title: Stereochemically rich pentaketides from bis(isoxazolines): a general strategy for efficient polyketide synthesis.
abstract: [reaction: see text] A strategy based on diastereoselective dipolar cycloaddition reaction of nitrile oxides and allylic alcoholates has been applied to the synthesis of bis(isoxazolines) that are precursors to polyketide fragments. These intermediates can be elaborated into protected polyols by chemoselective reductive opening of each isoxazoline sequentially or, alternatively, both simultaneously, potentially providing access to all stereoisomers of this carbon skeleton.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorium für Organische Chemie, ETH-Hönggerberg HCI H335, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Lee D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Fader
authors.forename: Erick M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Carreira
mesh_terms: D001685:Biological Factors / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D007555:Isoxazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D001685:Biological Factors; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D007555:Isoxazoles