| Literature DB >> 23227909 |
Jaeyoung Ko1, Tadeusz F Molinski.
Abstract
A five-step transformation of D-glucosamine, commencing with indium-mediated Barbier reaction without isolation of intermediates, into (R,R)-2-aminohex-5-ene-1,3-diol in 45-51% is described. The latter is a useful synthon for assembly of L-threo-sphingoid bases: long-chain aminoalkanols and aminoalkanediols with configurations antipodal to that found in mammalian D-erythro-sphingosine but prevalent among invertebrate-derived sphingolipids. The utility of the method is demonstrated by the first total synthesis of rhizochalinin C, the long-chain, "two-headed" sphingoid base aglycon of the natural product rhizochalin C from the marine sponge Rhizochalina incrustata.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 23227909 PMCID: PMC3548972 DOI: 10.1021/jo302355t
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Org Chem ISSN: 0022-3263 Impact factor: 4.354