Synlett 2011(18): 2667-2670  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1289529
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First Total Syntheses of (3R,5R)-Sonnerlactone and (3R,5S)-Sonnerlactone

Barla Thirupathi, Raghava R. Gundapaneni, Debendra K. Mohapatra*
Organic Chemistry Division-I, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad 500 007, India
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Received 27 August 2011
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19. Oktober 2011 (online)

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Abstract

First total syntheses of the macrocyclic natural products (3R,5R)-sonnerlactone and (3R,5S)-sonnerlactone, two new metabolites isolated from the endophytic fungus strain Zh6-B1, have been accomplished in eleven steps with 22% overall yield starting from enantiomerically pure (R)-propylene oxide prepared by hydrolytic kinetic resolution. Other key steps are Sharpless epoxidation, reductive elimination of iodo epoxide, and ring-closing-metathesis reaction for the construction of the macrolactone.