title: Synthesis of the C29-C37 bicyclic ether core of (+)-sorangicin A.
abstract: Construction of the unique bicyclic bis-ether core of the macrolide (+)-sorangicin A has been achieved. This fragment was prepared by utilizing a one-pot cascade of three bond forming events. An epoxide opening of the epoxy tosylate 2 led to the formation of the tetrahydropyran and subsequently to a second epoxide. Finally, a second epoxide opening closed the tetrahydrofuran ring. The bicyclic fragment was synthesized in just nine steps from (E)-cinnamaldehyde.
authors.affiliation: Venable and Kenan Laboratories of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA. crimmins@email.unc.edu
authors.forename: Michael T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Crimmins
authors.forename: Matthew W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Haley
mesh_terms: D000617:Aminoglycosides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D004987:Ethers / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D000617:Aminoglycosides; D004987:Ethers; C051799:sorangicin A