Abstract
A formal synthesis of the antimicrobial tricyclic macrolides, tubelactomicins A and E, featured by a transannular Diels-Alder (TADA) approach, has been explored. The key issue for the transannular cyclization was the synthesis of a 24-membered macrolactone equipped with all the requisite functionalities, which has been achieved using an intramolecular Hiyama cross-coupling strategy. The Hiyama coupling reaction spontaneously triggered off the TADA reaction. From the endo-TADA adduct, formal syntheses of tubelactomicins A and E were achieved. The 24-membered macrolactone formation was also achieved via an intramolecular ring-closing metathesis approach.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 8442-8448 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
Volume | 48 |
Issue number | 48 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2007 Nov 26 |
Keywords
- Hiyama coupling
- Macrolide antibiotics
- Ring-closing olefin metathesis
- Transannular Diels-Alder reaction
- Tubelactomicins
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Drug Discovery
- Organic Chemistry