Total Synthesis of Suillusin

Meng Yao Zhang*, Lara R. Malins, Jas S. Ward, Russell A. Barrow

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    Abstract

    The first total synthesis of the fungal natural product suillusin is reported. The key features of the synthesis include a Michael-benzoin multicatalytic cascade that assembles the entire carbon framework in a single step, and a Rubottom-Swern oxidation sequence that yields the requisite diketone oxidation state of the core framework. This 10-step synthesis of suillusin will allow further evaluation of the biogenesis and the biological activity of the fungal metabolite.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)7304-7307
    Number of pages4
    JournalOrganic Letters
    Volume20
    Issue number22
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 16 Nov 2018

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