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Welwistatin support studies: expansion and limitation of aryllead(IV) coupling reactions.

ABSTRACT: Recent support studies on the total synthesis of the welwistatin system are described. The target step involves lead-mediated arylation of sterically demanding aryl groups and carbon acid coupling partners in order to establish the highly congested tetracyclic core structure. Type 7 beta-ketoesters and beta-ketonitriles were successfully arylated with a variety of ortho- and meta-substituted aryllead compounds generated by a halogen-boron-lead exchange sequence. The enolates of compounds 15, 19, and 25, each bearing all-carbon quaternary centers adjacent to the arylation site, failed to couple.

SUBMITTER: Xia J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2525610 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Welwistatin support studies: expansion and limitation of aryllead(IV) coupling reactions.

Xia Jibo J Brown Lauren E LE Konopelski Joseph P JP

The Journal of organic chemistry 20070809 18

Recent support studies on the total synthesis of the welwistatin system are described. The target step involves lead-mediated arylation of sterically demanding aryl groups and carbon acid coupling partners in order to establish the highly congested tetracyclic core structure. Type 7 beta-ketoesters and beta-ketonitriles were successfully arylated with a variety of ortho- and meta-substituted aryllead compounds generated by a halogen-boron-lead exchange sequence. The enolates of compounds 15, 19, ...[more]

PMID: 17685656

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Welwistatin support studies: expansion and limitation of aryllead(IV) coupling reactions.

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Welwistatin support studies: expansion and limitation of aryllead(IV) coupling reactions.

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