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ArticleNature chemistry2021

Concise, scalable and enantioselective total synthesis of prostaglandins.

Fuhao Zhang, Jingwen Zeng, Mohan Gao, Linzhou Wang, Gen-Qiang Chen, Yixin Lu, Xumu Zhang

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Article in Nature chemistry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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Fuhao ZhangShenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
Jingwen ZengShenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
Mohan GaoShenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
Linzhou WangShenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
Gen-Qiang ChenShenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China. chengq@sustech.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2276-6800
Yixin LuDepartment of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5730-166X
Xumu ZhangShenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China. zhangxm@sustech.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5700-0608

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Abstract

Prostaglandins are among the most important natural isolates owing to their broad range of bioactivities and unique structures. However, current methods for the synthesis of prostaglandins suffer from low yields and lengthy steps. Here, we report a practicability-oriented synthetic strategy for the enantioselective and divergent synthesis of prostaglandins. In this approach, the multiply substituted five-membered rings in prostaglandins were constructed via the key enyne cycloisomerization with excellent selectivity (>20:1 d.r., 98% e.e.). The crucial chiral centre on the scaffold of the prostaglandins was installed using the asymmetric hydrogenation method (up to 98% yield and 98% e.e.). From our versatile common intermediates, a series of prostaglandins and related drugs could be produced in two steps, and fluprostenol could be prepared on a 20-gram scale.

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AlkenesAlkynesCatalysisCoordination ComplexesCyclizationMetals, HeavyProstaglandinsStereoisomerismAlkenesAlkynesCoordination ComplexesMetals, HeavyProstaglandins

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