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Scott D Rychnovsky

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PubMed2005

Synthesis of the spirofungin B core by a reductive cyclization strategy.

[reaction: see text] A reductive decyanation approach to the synthesis of the core of spirofungin B has been developed. Spirofungin B has only one anomeric stabilization in the spiroacetal and was isolated along with its spiroacetal epimer, spirofungin A. The cyclization precursor was constructed from readily available starting materials. The reductive cyclization reaction was both efficient and stereoselective. The reductive cyclization strategy to spiroacetals is convergent and effective.

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PubMed2005

Enantioselective synthesis of the C18-C25 segment of lasonolide A by an oxonia-cope prins cascade.

[reaction: see text] A 2-oxonia-Cope Prins cascade was developed that led to a facile and stereoselective synthesis of the C18-C25 segment of lasonolide A. The strategy nicely handles the introduction of the quaternary center in the tetrahydropyran ring, and all of the stereogenic centers in the product arise from a single stereocenter introduced in a catalytic enantioselective reaction.

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PubMed2005

Rational synthesis of contra-thermodynamic spiroacetals by reductive cyclizations.

A synthesis of spiroacetals was developed using a reductive cyclization strategy that leads stereoselectively to spiroacetals with a single anomeric stabilization. The method begins with the synthesis of spiro ortho esters. The ortho ester is converted to a cyano acetal. Reductive lithiation of the cyano acetal generates an axial dialkoxylithium reagent, and intramolecular cyclization produces a new ring with retention of configuration. The strategy is convergent and produces complex spiro acetals in only a few steps. The method will be useful in the synthesis of natural products and will facilitate the synthesis of previously inaccessible contra-thermodynamic acetals.

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PubMed2004

Oxonia-cope prins cyclizations: a facile method for the synthesis of tetrahydropyranones bearing quaternary centers.

A new cationic cascade reaction has been developed that produces 4-tetrahydropyranones in good yield. The reaction is based on the facile 2-oxonia Cope rearrangement of allyl-substituted oxocarbenium ions. In the presence of a more nucleophilic silyl enol ether, such systems rearrange and cyclize to produce tetrahydropyranones. The substrates were prepared by silyl ketene acetal addition to ketenes. The rearrangement is compatible with tetrasubstituted silyl enol ethers, which result in the diastereoselective introduction of quaternary centers at the C3 position of the tetrahydropyran ring. The oxonia-Cope Prins rearrangement is a versatile new route to tetrahydropyrans.

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PubMed2004

Axial-selective prins cyclizations by solvolysis of alpha-bromo ethers.

Prins cyclizations are intramolecular electrophilic additions of oxocarbenium ions. They lead to tetrahydropyrans with a heteroatom at the 4-position, and usually show moderate-to-high selectivity for equatorial substitution. We have found that Prins cyclizations carried out under specific conditions produce tetrahydropyrans with almost exclusive formation of the axial 4-substituent. TMSBr, AcBr, and TMSI all lead to axial-selective Prins cyclizations with alpha-acetoxy ether substrates in the presence lutidine. The mechanism appears to involve solvolysis of the intermediate alpha-bromo ether rather than specific or Lewis acid-catalyzed rearrangement. The scope of the reaction, the high yields, and the stereoselectivity make this a valuable new method for tetrahydropyran formation.

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PubMed2004

Generation and utility of tertiary alpha-aminoorganolithium reagents.

A general approach to tertiary alpha-aminoorganolithium reagents by reductive lithiation of alpha-aminonitriles has been developed. This class of organolithium nucleophiles reacts efficiently with carbonyl electrophiles or in intramolecular cyclizations with tethered phosphate leaving groups. Transmetalation can be used to produce alpha-aminoorganocuprate reagents that react with alkyl halide electrophiles and in 1,4-additions with enones. These methods establish a new approach for the synthesis of quaternary centers adjacent to nitrogen. [reaction: see text]

Indicators and Reagents↗
PubMed2004

A unified approach to polyene macrolides: synthesis of candidin and nystatin polyols.

Polyene macrolide antibiotics are naturally occurring antifungal agents. Members of this class include amphotericin B, which has been used widely to treat systemic fungal infections. A general synthetic strategy has been devised to prepare polyol chains associated with the polyene macrolides. Cyanohydrin acetonide alkylations were used to assemble the carbon skeleton, and a simple modification of the strategy allowed an advanced intermediate to be converted to either the candidin polyol or the nystatin polyol. The candidin polyol was further elaborated to a protected candidin aglycone. This strategy will be applicable to other members of the polyene macrolide natural products.

Antifungal Agents↗
PubMed2003

Synthesis of optically pure arylsilylcarbinols and their use as chiral auxiliaries in oxacarbenium ion reactions.

A family of arylsilylcarbinols was synthesized and investigated as chiral auxiliaries for oxacarbenium ion reactions. The optically pure arylsilylcarbinols were prepared using Noyori's transfer hydrogenation catalyst 11. The transfer hydrogenation shows very good enantioselectivities and turnover efficiency for the aryl silyl ketones and is the method of choice for preparing these optically pure alcohols. The diastereoselective addition of allyltrimethylsilane to an in situ generated oxacarbenium ion was explored using Marko's conditions. The selectivity for a representative aliphatic aldehyde was very good, but the selectivity was significantly reduced with unsaturated and aromatic aldehydes. The range of selectivities with different auxiliaries was narrow, and the most practical auxiliary is the phenylsilylcarbinol 2.

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PubMed2003

Formal synthesis of (-)-apicularen A.

[reaction: see text] A formal synthesis of (-)-apicularen A has been completed. The synthesis features a cyanohydrin acetonide coupling as a convergent approach to the C9-C18 segment and an intramolecular Diels-Alder addition sequence to create both the 10-membered macrocycle and the aromatic ring.

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PubMed2003

Titanium(IV)-promoted Mukaiyama aldol-Prins cyclizations.

[reaction: see text] A new version of the Mukaiyama aldol-Prins (MAP) cyclization has been developed. Unsaturated enol ethers such as 3 were found to couple with aldehydes in the presence of TiBr(4) to give 4-bromotetrahydropyran products. This cascade reaction sequence leads to the formation of two new carbon-carbon bonds, a ring, and three new stereogenic centers. We expect this reaction to be a powerful new tool in synthesis.

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PubMed2003

Diastereoselective additions of nucleophiles to alpha-acetoxy ethers using the alpha-(trimethylsilyl)benzyl auxiliary.

We report the diastereoselective addition of a variety of nucleophiles to alpha-(trimethylsilyl)benzyl-substituted oxocarbenium ions. The oxocarbenium ions are generated from alpha-acetoxy ethers, which are easily prepared via reductive acetylation of esters. The alpha-(trimethylsilyl)benzyl auxiliary produces good to excellent facial selectivity with a variety of nucleophiles, including silyl enol ethers, silyl ketene acetals, allylsilanes, and crotylsilanes. The utility of this auxiliary is further demonstrated in a complex ketone aldol coupling reaction. [reaction: see text]

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PubMed2002

Synthesis of (-)-centrolobine by Prins cyclizations that avoid racemization.

[formula: see text] The segment-coupling Prins cyclization avoids two of the problems common to other Prins cyclization protocols: side-chain exchange and partial racemization by reversible 2-oxonia Cope rearrangement. Model studies demonstrate the stereochemical fidelity of Prins cyclizations using alpha-acetoxy ethers compared with direct aldehyde-alcohol Prins reactions. Furthermore, we propose a mechanism for the racemization observed in some intermolecular Prins cyclizations. Two straightforward syntheses of optically pure (-)-centrolobine highlight the utility of Prins cyclizations.

Anti-Bacterial Agents↗