title: Total synthesis of (+)-brefeldin A.
abstract: (+)-Brefeldin A was synthesized through an efficient route, which features (1) construction of the five-membered ring from a Crimmins aldol via tandem Li-I exchange and carbanion-mediated cyclization with concurrent removal of the chiral auxiliary, (2) introduction of the lower side chain (C10 to C16) via a Rh-catalyzed Michael addition of a vinyl boronic acid, (3) stereoselective reduction of the C7 ketone with SmI2, and (4) a 2-methyl-6-nitrobenzoic anhydride-mediated (Shiina) lactonization.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Bioorganic and Natural Products Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 354 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, China. yikangwu@mail.sioc.ac.cn
authors.forename: Yikang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gao
mesh_terms: D020126:Brefeldin A / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D020126:Brefeldin A