title: Convergent highly stereoselective preparation of the C12-C24 fragment of macrolactin A.
abstract: The convergent synthesis of the C12-C24 fragment (lower part) of macrolactin A is described. The adapted strategy allowed building up the lower moiety by the assembly of three key intermediates via organometallic addition. One hydroxylic stereogenic center was introduced by the application of chiral sulfoxides methodology on fragment C19-C24. The preparation of the versatile 1,3-anti diol synthon C12-C16 was achieved via opening of chiral epoxide and subsequent oxidation to a hydroxy ketone. Finally, reductive elimination of the appropriate allylic dibenzoate with Na/Hg introduced directly the C16-C19 (E,E)-diene unit, in a highly efficient stereoselective fashion.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi della Basilicata, via N. Sauro 85, 85100 Potenza, Italy. bonini@unibas.it
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bonini
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chiummiento
authors.forename: Maddalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pullez
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Solladié
authors.forename: Françoise
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Colobert
mesh_terms: D018942:Macrolides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D018942:Macrolides; C453562:macrolactin A