Total synthesis and structural revision of sekothrixide

Org Lett. 2014 Jun 6;16(11):2794-7. doi: 10.1021/ol5006856. Epub 2014 May 20.

Abstract

The first total synthesis of 14-membered macrolide sekothrixide and the originally proposed structure are reported. Seven contiguous asymmetric centers in the side chain were constructed using ring-openings of several kinds of epoxide. Assembly of the left segment and right segment was performed on the basis of the RCM reaction to generate 14-membered lactones having an E-trisubstituted olefin. These synthetic results led to a revision of C4, C6, and C8 stereochemistry in the structure of natural sekothrixide.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Heterocyclic Compounds / chemical synthesis
  • Heterocyclic Compounds / chemistry
  • Lactones / chemistry*
  • Macrolides / chemical synthesis*
  • Macrolides / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Heterocyclic Compounds
  • Lactones
  • Macrolides
  • sekothrixide