The stereoselective total synthesis of Sch-725674 in 14 linear synthetic steps with 10.3% overall yield is described. The synthesis started from commercially available starting materials, d-ribose and (R)-benzyl glycidol. The key reactions involved CBS reduction, Julia–Kocienski olefination, Horner–Wadsworth–Emmons reaction, and Shiina macrolactonization.
Keywords
natural product synthesis - macrolides - Sch-725674 - C-7-
epi-Sch-725674 - antifungal agents