Stereoselective Protection-Free Asymmetric Total Synthesis of (+)-Chamuvarinin, a Potent Anticancer and Antitrypanosomal Agent: Substrate-Controlled Construction of the Adjacently Linked Oxatricyclic Core by Internal Alkylation

Org Lett. 2018 Oct 19;20(20):6398-6402. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b02706. Epub 2018 Oct 8.

Abstract

A stereoselective protection-free asymmetric total synthesis of (+)-chamuvarinin (1), a potent anticancer and antitrypanosomal agent, has been accomplished. The adjacently linked [bis(tetrahydrofuran)]tetrahydropyran (THF-THF-THP) core of this natural product with seven stereogenic centers was constructed in a completely substrate-controlled fashion. The inter-ring stereochemistry ( threo,threo,threo) of the oxatricyclic core was established in a stereoselective fashion by a chelation-controlled Keck allylation, whereas the intraring cis or trans relative stereochemistry was controlled by a stereoselective internal alkylation.

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