title: Total synthesis of the marine natural product (-)-clavosolide A. A showcase for the Petasis-Ferrier union/rearrangement tactic.
abstract: [Structure: see text] The total synthesis of the marine diolide (-)-clavosolide A has been achieved in 17 steps (longest linear sequence) from commercially available crotonaldehyde exploiting the Petasis-Ferrier union/rearrangement tactic to construct the requisite aglycon monomer. A one-pot esterification/lactonization employing the Yamaguchi protocol, followed by bis-glycosidation, furnished (-)-clavosolide A.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter, and Monell Chemical Senses Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. smithab@sas.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Amos B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Vladimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Simov
mesh_terms: D001688:Biological Products / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D018942:Macrolides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D008386:Marine Biology; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products; D018942:Macrolides; C455699:clavosolide A