Studies of stereocontrolled allylation reactions for the total synthesis of phorboxazole A.
A highly convergent total synthesis of the potent anticancer agent (+)-phorboxazole A (1) is accomplished. Four components (3-6) are assembled with considerations for control of absolute and relative stereochemistry. Iterative asymmetric allylation methodology addresses key stereochemical features in the preparation of the 2,6-cis- and 2,6-trans-tetrahydropyranyl rings of the C3-C19 component (3). The stereocontrolled asymmetric allylation process is also used for development of the C28-C41 fragment (4). Novel Barbier coupling reactions of alpha-iodomethyl oxazoles and related thiazoles are described with samarium iodide. The convergent assembly of components 4 and 5 features formation of the fully substituted C22-C26 pyran by intramolecular capture of an allyl cation intermediate with high facial selectivity, and further efforts lead to E-C19/C20 olefination. The synthesis culminates with use of a modified Julia olefination for attachment of the C42-C46 segment and subsequent late-stage macrocyclization by installation of the (Z)-C2/C3 alpha,beta-unsaturated lactone.
Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405-7102, USA. williamd@indiana.edu
David R
DR
Williams
Andre A
AA
Kiryanov
Ulrich
U
Emde
Michael P
MP
Clark
Martin A
MA
Berliner
Jonathan T
JT
Reeves
D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D001688:Biological Products / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D002625:Chemistry, Organic / Q000379:methods; D006576:Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010080:Oxazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D011161:Porifera / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D001688:Biological Products; D006576:Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings; D010080:Oxazoles; C408887:phorboxazole A