Overcoming Difficulties in Total Synthesis of (+)-Cotylenin A
Masahiro Uwamori,
Ryunosuke Osada,
Ryoji Sugiyama
et al.
Abstract:The total synthesis of the natural product cotelynin A, which exhibits promising anti-cancer activity, is urgently required, as its source, Cladosporium sp. 501-7W, has lost its proliferative ability. Herein, we report the first total synthesis of cotelynin A. Contiguous asymmetric carbons at the C8 and C9 positions in the B-ring of the aglycon moiety of cotylenin A are difficult to construct after the formation of the B-ring via pinacol coupling. The revised synthesis of the aglycon moiety involved the alkeny… Show more
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