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A Chlorine-Bearing Asymmetric Center as a Stereocontrol Element in a Short Formal Synthesis of Steviol.

Sharon E Michalak, Christopher D Vanderwal

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Sharon E MichalakDepartment of Chemistry, 1102 Natural Sciences II, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.
Christopher D VanderwalDepartment of Chemistry, 1102 Natural Sciences II, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.

Funding

Chemical Synthesis of Bioactive DiterpenoidsR35GM145252 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI Christopher D Vanderwal · 2022 to 2026
$2.1M
Cyclization Cascades to Access Bioactive DiterpenoidsR01GM129264 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI VANDERWAL, CHRISTOPHER D · 2018 to 2021
$1.6M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM129264NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM145252
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Steviol is one of myriad polycyclic terpenoids bearing oxygenation on the axially disposed C19 carbon. The presence of this C19 alcohol renders the C4 quaternary carbon stereogenic, issuing a challenge for stereoselective synthesis. Here we show that a suitably disposed chlorine atom at C2, coupled with the correct diastereomer of terminal epoxide that initiates cationic bicyclization, leads to the desired stereochemical outcome. Subsequently, the anisole terminating group undergoes Birch reduction that simultaneously reduces the C-Cl bond, removing the transient "auxiliary" and completing a short, highly stereoselective formal synthesis of steviol. This work provides another example of the power of removable C-X bonds for stereocontrolled synthesis.

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chlorinecyclizationsepoxidestereoselectivityterpenoidstotal synthesis

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PMID40995357
PMCPMC12456424

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