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Enantioselective total synthesis of epothilone A using multifunctional asymmetric catalyses
Sawada, Daisuke,Shibasaki, Masakatsu
, p. 209 - 213 (2007/10/03)
A catalytic version has now been developed for the enantioselective total synthesis of epothilone A (1). The key is the use of multifunctional asymmetric catalySes for a direct aldol reaction and cyanosilylation. This successful approach demonstrated the usefulness of these reactions for the catalytic asymmetric synthesis of complex molecules.
Total syntheses of epothilones A and B via a macrolactonization-based strategy
Nicolaou,Ninkovic,Sarabia,Vourloumis,He,Vallberg,Finlay,Yang
, p. 7974 - 7991 (2007/10/03)
The total syntheses of epothilones A (1) and B (2) and several analogues thereof are described. The reported strategy relies on a macrolactonization approach and features selective epoxidation of the macrocycle double bond in precursors 3 and 4 (Scheme 1), respectively, as well as high convergency and flexibility. Building blocks 9-12 and 15 were constructed by asymmetric processes and coupled via Wittig, aldol, and macrolactonization reactions to afford the basic skeleton of epothilones and that of several of their analogues by a relatively short route. The utilization ofintermediate 14, obtained via a stereoselective Wittig reaction and its Enders coupling to SAMP hydrazone 13 (Scheme 8), in combination with a stereoselective aldol reaction with the modified substrate 69 (Scheme 10) improved the stereoselectivity and efficiency of the total synthesis of these new and highly potent microtubule binding antitumor agents.