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Macrocyclization by Nickel‐Catalyzed, Ester‐Promoted, Epoxide–Alkyne Reductive Coupling: Total Synthesis of (−)‐Gloeosporone
Author(s) -
Trenkle James D.,
Jamison Timothy F.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200902079
Subject(s) - epoxide , nickel , alkyne , total synthesis , chemistry , catalysis , yield (engineering) , phosphine , ring (chemistry) , medicinal chemistry , reductive elimination , combinatorial chemistry , stereochemistry , organic chemistry , materials science , metallurgy
Ringing the changes : The total synthesis of the title compound centers around a novel strategy that employs a nickel(0)–phosphine complex and triethyl borane in an efficient closure of a 14‐membered ring through CC bond formation (see scheme; cod=cyclooctadiene). The synthesis was accomplished in 10 steps and in approximately 9 % overall yield.