Abstract
An efficient enantioselective synthesis of (+)-aspicilin has been achieved in 12 steps from (2E,5E)-1,7-dibenzyloxy-2,5-heptadiene-4-ol employing Red-Al®-promoted reductive cleavage of the benzyl 4-hydroxy-2- butenyl ether structure and ruthenium catalyzed olefin metathesis as key steps.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5597-5600 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | 31 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1998 Jul 30 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Aspicilin
- Asymmetric synthesis
- Olefin metathesis
- Polyol chiral building block
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Drug Discovery
- Organic Chemistry