Facile synthesis of (−)-6-acetoxy-5-hexadecanolide by size-selective ring-closing/cross metathesis

Autor: Kevin J. Quinn, Neal A. Biddick, Kevin P. McGrath, John M. Curto
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Tetrahedron Letters. 50:7121-7123
ISSN: 0040-4039
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2009.09.179
Popis: A total synthesis of (−)-6-acetoxy-5-hexadecanolide, in six steps and 37% overall yield from (2 R ,3 S )-1,2-epoxy-4-penten-3-ol is reported. The key synthetic step is a size-selective ring-closing/cross metathesis reaction in which lactone formation and alkyl chain extension are accomplished in an efficient one-pot process.
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