Total synthesis of neolaulimalide and isolaulimalide

Org Lett. 2008 Oct 16;10(20):4701-4. doi: 10.1021/ol802075v. Epub 2008 Sep 25.

Abstract

The first total syntheses of the potential antitumoral leads neolaulimalide (2) and isolaulimalide (3) have been achieved. Key steps in our convergent, fully stereocontrolled route are a Yamaguchi macrolactonization, a Julia-Lythgoe-Kocienski olefination, a Kulinkovich reaction, and a cyclopropyl-allyl rearrangement to install the exo-methylene group. Overall, we synthesized 2 in 21 linear steps (3% yield) and 3 in 24 steps (2% yield).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Molecular Structure
  • Taxoids / chemical synthesis*
  • Taxoids / chemistry

Substances

  • Taxoids
  • isolaulimalide
  • neolaulimalide