Enantioselective Transfer Hydrogenative Cycloaddition Unlocks the Total Synthesis of SF2446 B3: An Aglycone of Arenimycin and SF2446 Type II Polyketide Antibiotics
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The first total synthesis and structure validation of an arenimycin/SF2446 type II polyketide is described, as represented by construction of SF2446 B3, the aglycone shared by this family of type II polyketides. Ruthenium-catalyzed α-ketol-benzocyclobutenone [4 + 2] cycloaddition, which occurs via successive stereoablation-stereoregeneration, affects a double dynamic kinetic asymmetric transformation wherein two racemic starting materials combine to form the congested angucycline bay region with control of regio-, diastereo-, and enantioselectivity. This work represents the first application of transfer hydrogenative cycloaddition and enantioselective intermolecular metal-catalyzed C-C bond activation in target-oriented synthesis.
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