A scalable synthesis of (+)-coronafacic acid

Nobuki Kato, Saki Miyagawa, Haruna Nomoto, Misuzu Nakayama, Makoto Iwashita, Minoru Ueda

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Abstract

A facile, efficient, and scalable synthesis of optically pure coronafacic acid by resolution of racemic coronafacic acid obtained using an improved version of Watson's method has been developed. By optimizing the boron-mediated aldol reaction of Watson, we were able to prepare 2.1 g of racemic coronafacic acid. This was coupled with (S)-4-isopropyl-2-oxazolidinone to give a mixture of diastereomeric coronafacyl oxazolidinones, which were readily separable by silica-gel column chromatography to give 630 mg of optically pure (+)-coronafacic acid.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)423-430
Number of pages8
JournalChirality
Volume32
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020 Apr 1

Keywords

  • boron-mediated aldol reaction
  • coronafacic acid
  • coronatine
  • jasmonates
  • optical resolution

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