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Javier Teresa1, Blanca Lozano1, Mariola Tortosa1,2
1Organic Chemistry Department and Center for Innovation in Advanced Chemistry (ORFEO-CINQA), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Avda. Francisco Tomás y Valiente 7, Cantoblanco, Madrid, 28049, Spain.
Abstract:
Mycapolyol E is a cytotoxic metabolite, isolated from the marine sponge Mycale izuensis. After isolation, the stereochemistry of the 1,3-polyol fragment remained uncertain. Aggarwal and coworkers have solved this puzzle in their recent publication in Angewandte Chemie Novit through a combination of total synthesis and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). The total synthesis of mycapolyol E was completed in 20 steps, the longest linear sequence, using iterative diboration/homologation reactions as key transformations to assemble the complete carbon backbone with exquisite regio- and stereocontrol (https://doi.org/10.1002/anov.70003).
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