A ring closing metathesis approach to the indole alkaloid mitralactonine

An efficient utilisation of RCM leading to a convenient synthesis of a pentacyclic indole alkaloid is described.     

A triazine core for a new class of Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation ligands

Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation ligands were synthesized using a triazine spacer group in two, high yielding steps from cheap, readily available starting materials. The ligands, gave good enantioselectivities in the asymmetric dihydroxylation of alkenes and may provide a very economic alternative to current systems.     

A new asymmetric synthetic route to substituted piperidines

An asymmetric synthesis of substituted piperidines has been described. β-Cyclodextrin- or oxazaborolidine-catalyzed asymmetric reduction of α-azido aryl ketones to the corresponding alcohols has been employed as the key step along with ring closing metathesis and selective dihydroxylation.     

2-Polyfluoroalkyl thiopyrylium salts: synthesis and reactions with nucleophiles

2-Polyfluoroalkylthiopyrylium salts have been synthesized by oxidative aromatization of 2-polyfluoroalkyl-2H-thiopyrans with triphenylmethane tetrafluoroborate. Nucleophilic addition of methanol, sodium azide, or urea to 2-trifluoromethylthiopyrylium tetrafluoroborate in a basic medium proceeds at the α-position to give the corresponding 2-substituted 6-trifluoromethyl-2H-thiopyrans whereas imidazoles, fluorine-containing 1,2,3-triazole, potassium thiolacetate, and sodium nitromethane afford mixtures of 2H- and 4H-thiopyrans. cis-Dihydroxylation of 6-trifluoromethyl-2-methoxy-2H-thiopyran affords the fluorine-containing thiohexenopyranoside derivative 8.     

Highly stereoselective and stereospecific syntheses of a variety of quercitols from d-(−)-quinic acid

The highly stereoselective synthesis of (−)-epi-, (−)-allo- and neo-quercitols as well as stereospecific synthesis of (−)-talo- and (+)-gala-quercitols have been achieved. The general strategy is employing dihydroxylation of the isolated double bond of various kinds of protected chiral (1,4,5)-cyclohex-2-ene-triols, which are derived from d-(−)-quinic acid. The choosing of protecting groups from either BBA (butane 2,3-bisacetal) or acetyl groups will result in the various degrees of stereoselectivity of dihydroxylation. On the other hand, the cyclohexylidene acetal moiety is attributed to the stereospecificity during dihydroxylation to afford the request molecules.     

Toward a synthesis of the antitumor macrolide peloruside A: a chiral pool approach for the C(1)-C(11) segment

Dihydroxylation of the glucose derived α,β-unsaturated lactones 6 and 13 was found to be on the α-face of the pyranolactone ring exclusively. The resulting dihydroxylated compound from 13 has been used in a synthesis of the lactone 4, which corresponds to C(1)-C(11) of peloruside A.     

Facile Syntheses of (6S)-6-Fluoroshikimic Acid and (6R)-6-Hydroxyshikimic Acid

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From d-xylose to a d-glycero-l-altrose derivative

A key intermediate corresponding to a rare sugar framework has been synthesized, starting from d-xylose, an inexpensive carbohydrate. This approach gave access to new elaborated sugar moieties for structure–activity relationships in the KRN research.     

Osmium-catalyzed asymmetric dihydroxylation by carbon dioxide-activated hydrogen peroxide and N-methylmorpholine

An improved process has been developed for the osmium-catalyzed dihydroxylation of olefins via in situ formation of NMO from NMM using CO₂ catalysis and H₂O₂. All olefins examined were selectively cis-dihydroxylated to their corresponding diols in good to excellent yields, and by the use of chiral ligands, high enantiomeric excesses were obtained.     

Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Stagonolide G

A simple asymmetric total synthesis of stagonolide G ( 1 ) is described. Asymmetric dihydroxylation, regioselective epoxide ring opening, and vinyl Grignard reactions are involved in generating the stereogenic centers C(4) and C(8), followed by Grubbs‐II‐catalyzed ring‐closing metathesis (RCM).