Total Synthesis of the Marine Ladder Polyether Gymnocin B

J Am Chem Soc. 2019 Jul 17;141(28):11239-11244. doi: 10.1021/jacs.9b04696. Epub 2019 Jul 8.

Abstract

Herein, we report the first total synthesis of marine ladder polyether gymnocin B (1) based on a two-phase strategy. In Phase I, inspired by the proposed biosynthesis, epoxide-opening cascades assemble 10 out of 15 cyclic ether rings making up the molecular core. In the subsequent Phase II, coalescence elevates the molecular complexity further by coupling of these subunits. Our two-phase synthetic approach significantly improved the step efficiency of the synthesis of this class of natural products.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Biological Products / chemical synthesis*
  • Biological Products / chemistry
  • Ethers, Cyclic / chemical synthesis*
  • Ethers, Cyclic / chemistry
  • Molecular Conformation

Substances

  • Biological Products
  • Ethers, Cyclic
  • gymnocin-B