Abstract
An iterative direct aldol reaction using a C3 propionate unit as an aldol donor offers expeditious access to polyketide assembly in a highly diastereo- and enantioselective manner. An all-syn polyketide array with four consecutive stereogenic centers was efficiently constructed by an aldol reaction of thiopropionamide via soft Lewis acid/hard Brønsted base cooperative catalysis. This iterative aldol strategy led to an enantioselective synthesis of (-)-membrenone A and B. (Chemical Equation Presented).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5301-5303 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Organic Letters |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 20 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 Oct 17 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry