| Literature DB >> 19294722 |
Maddi Sridhar Reddy1, Hongxing Zhang, Serge Phoenix, Pierre Deslongchamps.
Abstract
A full account of the total synthesis of ouabagenin and ouabain is described. A highly stereocontrolled anionic cycloaddition for the rapid construction of the basic steroid skeleton is a pivotal conversion for the whole strategy. A careful study was needed to establish the order and the sequence of functional group manipulations. Specific conformational features of the ouabain skeleton allowed us to overcome a few stereochemical problems. Degradation studies on ouabain provided an ultimate proof for a key intermediate, which is used as a relay. Late stage butenolide formation and glycosidation yielded ouabain.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19294722 DOI: 10.1002/asia.200800429
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chem Asian J ISSN: 1861-471X