Convergent Synthesis of Pancratistatin from Piperonal and Xylose
A synthesis of the antitumour agent pancratistatin is described from piperonal and D‐xylose. Piperonal is converted into cinnamyl bromide 11 while methyl 5‐iodoribofuranoside 12 is derived from xylose. The allylic bromide and the iodocarbohydrate are combined in a zinc‐mediated tandem reaction to af...
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Published in | European Journal of Organic Chemistry Vol. 2009; no. 27; pp. 4666 - 4673 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Book Review Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Weinheim
WILEY‐VCH Verlag
01.09.2009
Wiley Wiley-VCH |
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Summary: | A synthesis of the antitumour agent pancratistatin is described from piperonal and D‐xylose. Piperonal is converted into cinnamyl bromide 11 while methyl 5‐iodoribofuranoside 12 is derived from xylose. The allylic bromide and the iodocarbohydrate are combined in a zinc‐mediated tandem reaction to afford a highly functionalised 1,7‐diene, which is then converted into the corresponding cyclohexene by ring‐closing olefin metathesis. Subsequent Overman rearrangement, dihydroxylation and deprotection afford the natural product in a total of 25 steps from the two starting materials. The longest linear sequence is from piperonal and gives rise to pancratistatin in 18 steps and 7.0 % overall yield. (© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2009)
The antitumour agent pancratistatin is prepared in a total of 25 steps from piperonal and xylose. The key transformation is a zinc‐mediated tandem reaction between allylic bromide A and iodofuranoside B. Subsequent ring‐closing metathesis furnishes lactone C, which is then converted into the natural product. |
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ISSN: | 1434-193X 1099-0690 |
DOI: | 10.1002/ejoc.200900719 |