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Total Synthesis of (+)‐Sarcophytin
Author(s) -
Nannini Leonardo J.,
Nemat Suren J.,
Carreira Erick M.
Publication year - 2018
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.201711372
Subject(s) - total synthesis , enone , chemistry , cycloaddition , ketone , stereochemistry , epimer , cascade , absolute configuration , lactone , organic chemistry , chromatography , catalysis
A total synthesis of the cembranoid (+)‐sarcophytin is presented, featuring a Diels–Alder cycloaddition of an enone as the dienophile with an ester‐derived dienoate. The study highlights a peculiar geometric preference for the Z dienoate to furnish the cycloadduct. The endgame involves a reaction cascade, including lactone opening, alcohol oxidation, and ketone epimerization to complete an efficient synthesis. A salient feature of the synthesis is the resulting reassignment of the absolute configuration, which corrects the previously reported nominal structure.