Abstract
Symbiodinolide (1) is a polyol macrolide with a molecular weight of 2859 mu. As one of the degradation reactions, cross-metathesis of 2, which is a methyl ester of 1, with ethylene was performed to give the C33-C42 degraded fragment 4. The absolute configuration of 4 was estimated to be (36S,40S) by Mosher method. Stereoselective synthesis of 4 was achieved in 14 steps from l-aspartic acid. Synthetic bis-(S)- and (R)-MTPA esters exhibited the spectroscopic data identical with those of bis-(S)- and (R)-MTPA esters derived from the degraded fragment 4. Thus, the absolute stereochemistry of 4 was elucidated to be (36S,40S).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 863-866 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 25 2009 |
Keywords
- Absolute configuration
- Chemical synthesis
- Cross-metathesis degradation
- Polyol macrolide
- Symbiodinolide
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Drug Discovery
- Organic Chemistry