title: Total synthesis of lehualide B by allylic alcohol-alkyne reductive cross-coupling.
abstract: The total synthesis of anticancer marine natural product lehualide B is described. Overall, the synthesis proceeds in just eight steps from a simple gamma-pyrone, does not require the use of protecting groups, and delivers each nonconjugated trisubstituted alkene with high levels of stereoselection. The challenging C12-C16 bis-trisubstituted 1,4-diene was installed with a complex reductive cross-coupling reaction between a preformed Ti-alkyne complex and a pyrone-containing allylic alcohol.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, Scripps Florida, Jupiter, Florida 33458, USA.
authors.forename: Valer
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jeso
authors.forename: Glenn C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Micalizio
mesh_terms: D000480:Alkynes / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D020005:Propanols / Q000737:chemistry*; D011753:Pyrones / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D000480:Alkynes; D020005:Propanols; D011753:Pyrones; C553823:lehualide B; C006463:allyl alcohol