RESUMEN
A highly stereoselective total synthesis of polyrhacitide A, a polyketide natural product, has been accomplished by means of Prins cyclisation. The key precursor i.e. anti-1,3-diol for polyrhacitide A has been prepared from trans-2,6-disubstituted-3,4-dihydropyrans. In this approach, Prins cyclisation has successfully been utilised twice for the construction of 1,3-diol unit of polyrhacitide A. The key steps involved in this approach are Jacobsen hydrolytic kinetic resolution, Mitsunobu inversion, Prins cyclisation and Ring-closing metathesis (RCM).
RESUMEN
A novel bicyclization strategy has been developed for the stereoselective synthesis of bicyclic lactones, i.e. 7-aryl or alkyl-2,6-dioxabicyclo[3.3.1]nonan-3-ones through a domino cyclization of (R)-3-hydroxyhex-5-enoic acid with an aldehyde in the presence of 10 mol% trimethylsilyltriflate under mild conditions. The salient features of this methodology are high yields, excellent selectivity, low catalyst loading and faster reaction times. This method has been successfully applied to the total synthesis of pyranopyran, tetraketide and polyrhacitide A.