Total synthesis of wikstrol A and wikstrol B

Org Biomol Chem. 2019 Sep 21;17(35):8206-8213. doi: 10.1039/c9ob01219b. Epub 2019 Aug 20.

Abstract

The first total synthesis of wikstrol A and wikstrol B was achieved by employing aldol reaction, Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation, regioselective iodination, Sonogashira coupling, and rhodium-catalyzed oxidative coupling as key steps. The structure of the key intermediate for wikstrol A was confirmed via its derivative by single-crystal X-ray analysis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't