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SUBMITTER: Crimmins MT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3345064 | biostudies-literature | 2012 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Crimmins Michael T MT Dechert Anne-Marie R AM
Organic letters 20120418 9
Synthesis of the C1-C6 and C7-C23 fragments of the proposed structure of iriomoteolide 1a has been accomplished. Key steps include a cross metathesis to form the C15-C16 E olefin and a chelation controlled Grignard addition to form the tertiary alcohol at C14. Notably, 7 of the 9 stereocenters of the proposed structure have been set using various aldol reactions employing metallo enolates of thiazolidinethiones. ...[more]