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SUBMITTER: Wolfe BH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3006060 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
The Journal of organic chemistry 20101115 24
The asymmetric synthesis of all four of the known natural phlegmarines and one synthetic derivative has been accomplished in 19-22 steps from 4-methoxy-3-(triisopropylsilyl)pyridine. Chiral N-acylpyridinium salt chemistry was used twice to set the stereocenters at the C-9 and C-2' positions of the phlegmarine skeleton. Key reactions include the use of a mixed Grignard reagent for the second N-acylpyridinium salt addition, zinc/acetic acid reduction of a complex dihydropyridone, and a von Braun c ...[more]