Diastereoselective [2,3] Wittig rearrangement of carbohydrate-derived tertiary allylic ethers. 1. Synthesis of the C11-C18 subunit of herbimycin a from D-glucose.

Jill E. Eshelman, Janet L. Epps, James Kallmerten

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

22 Scopus citations

Abstract

Reductive fragmentation of the D-glucose derived iodopyranose 7 and diastereoselective [2,3] Wittig rearrangement of the resulting tertiary allylic ether affords trisubstituted olefin 19, comprising the C11-C18 segment of the benzoquinoid ansamycin herbimycin A.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)749-752
Number of pages4
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume34
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 29 1993

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Drug Discovery
  • Organic Chemistry

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Diastereoselective [2,3] Wittig rearrangement of carbohydrate-derived tertiary allylic ethers. 1. Synthesis of the C11-C18 subunit of herbimycin a from D-glucose.'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this