Stereoselective Chemoenzymatic Cascade Synthesis of the bis -THF Core of Acetogenins

Autor: Matthijs J. van Lint, Kurt Faber, Rob J.M. van Spanning, Romano V. A. Orru, Eelco Ruijter, Mélanie Hall
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2019:1092-1101
ISSN: 1434-193X
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201801562
Popis: bis-Tetrahydrofuran acetogenins are a class of natural products displaying highly potent and selective anti-tumor activity. Herein we report a new route to precursors of these natural products, utilizing the pseudo C2-symmetry in the central bis-tetrahydrofuran fragment. Key steps of our stereoselective chemoenzymatic strategy include the epoxide hydrolase-mediated desymmetrization of meso-epoxides and a cascade cyclization in either “inside-out” or “outside-in” direction, providing stereoselective access to the cores of both bullatacin- and rolliniastatin 1-type acetogenins with 6 stereocenters each from a common mono-epoxide precursor.
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