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SUBMITTER: Lathrop SP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3820004 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chemical science 20130401 4
The total synthesis of 8-<i>epi</i>, 8,9-<i>epi</i>, and 9-<i>epi</i>-(-)-cephalimysin A is described. Our catalytic enantioselective synthesis takes advantage of a novel tandem photoisomerization/Stetter reaction. The approach provides rapid access to the desired spirofuranone lactam core in good yield and excellent enantioselectivity. A late stage oxidation strategy allows for flexible access to three of the four diastereomers of cephalimysin A. Access to the epimers provides further support f ...[more]