Synthesis of Curvulone B Using the 2-Chlorobenzyl Protecting Group

Roderick W. Bates*, Kongchen Wang, Guanying Zhou, Dave Zhihong Kang

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Abstract

A total synthesis of curvulone B has been completed using a Friedel-Crafts reaction and a highly cis-selective intramolecular oxa-Michael addition. The 2-chlorobenzyl protecting group was employed and found to have much greater Lewis acid stability compared to the simple benzyl group.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)751-754
Number of pages4
JournalSynlett
Volume26
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart.

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Organic Chemistry

Keywords

  • cyclization
  • Friedel-Crafts
  • metathesis
  • protecting groups
  • tetrahydropyran

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