title: Enantioselective syntheses of the proposed structures of cytotoxic macrolides iriomoteolide-1a and -1b.
abstract: Enantioselective total syntheses of the proposed structures of macrolide cytotoxic agents iriomoteolide-1a and -1b have been accomplished. The synthesis was carried out in a convergent and stereoselective manner. However, the present work suggests that the reported structures have been assigned incorrectly. The synthesis features Julia-Kocienski olefination, Sharpless asymmetric epoxidation, Brown asymmetric crotylboration, a Sakurai reaction, an aldol reaction, and enzymatic resolution as the key steps.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA. akghosh@purdue.edu
authors.forename: Arun K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yuan
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D018942:Macrolides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D018942:Macrolides; C520799:iriomoteolide-1a; C524988:iriomoteolide-1b