title: Concise total syntheses of aspalathin and nothofagin.
abstract: Syntheses of the C-glycosyl flavone natural products aspalathin and nothofagin have been accomplished in eight steps from tribenzyl glucal, tribenzylphloroglucinol, and either 4-(benzyloxy)phenylacetylene or 3,4-bis(benzyloxy)phenylacetylene. The key step of the syntheses involves a highly stereoselective Lewis acid promoted coupling of 1,2-di-O-acyl-3,4,6-tribenzylglucose with tribenzylphloroglucinol, which gives rise to the corresponding beta-C-aryl glycoside in 30-65% yields.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, California 91330, USA.
authors.forename: Akop
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yepremyan
authors.forename: Baback
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Salehani
authors.forename: Thomas G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Minehan
mesh_terms: D001688:Biological Products / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D047188:Chalcones / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products; D047188:Chalcones; C517016:aspalathin; C528728:nothofagin