A Second-Generation Chemoenzymatic Total Synthesis of Platencin

Date

2015

Authors

Banwell, Martin
Muhammad, Rehmani
Draffan, Alistair
Willis, Anthony

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Publisher

Thieme Gruppe

Abstract

A total synthesis of the potent antibacterial agent platencin is described. The reaction sequence used involves, as starting material, an enantiomerically pure cis-1,2-dihydrocatechol derived from the whole-cell biotransformation of iodobenzene. Simple chemical manipulations of this metabolite provide a triene that engages in a thermally promoted intramolecular Diels–Alder reaction to establish the octa­hydro-2H-2,4a-ethanonaphthalene core of platencin.

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Keywords

antibacterial, cross-coupling, cycloaddition, natural product, total synthesis

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Synlett

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Journal article

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2037-12-31

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