Asymmetric Desymmetrization of a σ-Symmetric Erythritol Derivative Using C2-Symmetric Bis-sulfoxide: a Total Synthesis of (+)-Aspicilin

Use of chiral auxiliaries in the asymmetric synthesis of biologically active compounds: A review

This review article describes the use of some of the most popular chiral auxiliaries in the asymmetric synthesis of biologically active compounds. Chiral auxiliaries derived from naturally occurring compounds, such as amino acids, carbohydrates, and terpenes, are considered essential tools for the construction of highly complex molecules. We highlight the auxiliaries of Evans, Corey, Yamada, Enders, Oppolzer, and Kunz, which led to remarkable progress in asymmetric synthesis in the last decades and continue to bring advances until the present day.

Synthesis of Enantiomerically Pure (8S,9S,10R,6Z)-Trihydroxyoctadec-6-enoic Acid

We have accomplished the asymmetric synthesis of (8S,9S,10R,6Z)-trihydroxyoctadec-6-enoic acid in optically pure form and determined the absolute configuration of the natural product on the basis of the stereodetermined chiral building block 7, which was prepared by the catalytic enantioselective allylic oxidation of 4,5-epoxycyclohex-1-ene using an S-configured N,N-bidentate ligand-copper catalyst.

A Concise Total Synthesis of the Lichen Macrolide (+)-Aspicilin

The total synthesis of the polyhydroxylated macrolide (+)-aspicilin 5 is described using as a key step a highly diastereoselective allylation of aldehyde 6 with the uniquely functionalized allylstannane 1. (+)-Aspicilin is obtained in 18 steps and 10% overall yield. [structure: see text]

The total synthesis of (+)-aspicilin using 2,3-butane diacetal protected butane tetrols via a chiral memory protocol

The total syntheses of the polyhydroxylated macrolactone (+)-aspicilin and a diastereoisomer have been achieved via a concise route, starting from the spatially desymmetrized (R',R',R,S)-2,3-butanediacetal-protected butane tetrol 13. The key steps include a regioselective silyl protection of 13 and a stereoselective Lewis acid mediated addition of allyltributylstannane to the equatorially disposed aldehyde of 4. Macrocyclization is achieved using ring closing metathesis, after which selective hydrogenation and protecting group removal yields the natural product.Key words: aspicilin, butanediacetal, desymmetrization, macrolactone, metathesis.