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Chemistry
; 20(2): 405-9, 2014 Jan 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24285699
ABSTRACT
cis-2,6-Tetrahydropyran is an important structural skeleton of bioactive natural products. A facile synthesis of cis-2,6-disubstituted-3,6-dihydropyrans as cis-2,6-tetrahydropyran precursors has been achieved in high regio- and stereoselectivity with high yields. This reaction involves a palladium-catalyzed decarboxylative allylation of various 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran substrates. Extending this reaction to 1,2-unsaturated carbohydrates allowed the achievement of challenging ß-C-glycosylation. Based on this methodology, the total syntheses of (±)-centrolobine and (+)-decytospolidesâ A and B were achieved in concise steps and overall high yields.