title: Total synthesis of auripyrone B using a non-aldol aldol-cuprate opening process.
abstract: A non-aldol aldol-cuprate opening generates the polypropionate 11 from the epoxy ether 14 in eight steps as a single diastereomer. A highly stereoselective aldol reaction of 8 with 9 gives the aldol product 7 in high yield and excellent diastereoselectivity, due to double stereodifferentiation. This compound was used for an efficient synthesis of the natural product auripyrone B 2 in only 20 steps and 8% overall yield from 14 using a late-stage spiroketalization onto a stable hemiketal as the final key step.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 405 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA. jung@chem.ucla.edu
authors.forename: Michael E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Manon
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chaumontet
authors.forename: Ramin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Salehi-Rad
mesh_terms: D001688:Biological Products / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D015394:Molecular Structure; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; D011753:Pyrones / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D013141:Spiro Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products; D011753:Pyrones; D013141:Spiro Compounds; C550283:auripyrone B