## Abstract Two new syntheses of verrucarinic acid (2__S__, 3__R__‐dihydroxy‐3‐methylpentanoic acid) and its derivatives, suitably protected for the further conversion to macrocyclic trichothecenes, are described. The first one makes use of a diastereoselective alkylation of a (−)‐(__S__)‐malic aci
Syntheses of Optically Active Verrucarinic Acid. 40th Communication on Verrucarins and Roridins
✍ Scribed by Peter Herold; Peter Mohr; Christoph Tamm
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- German
- Weight
- 731 KB
- Volume
- 66
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0018-019X
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
Three syntheses of (2__S__, 3__R__)‐2,5‐dihydroxy‐3‐methylpentanoic acid (verrucarinic acid) and its derivatives suitably protected for the further transformation to macrocyclic trichothecenes are described. These involve an enantioselective ester hydrolysis by pig liver esterase, a Sharpless epoxidation and an asymmetric hydroboration.
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## Abstract The absolute configuration of verrucarin B **(2)** has been determined by a single crystal X‐ray diffraction analysis. This result permits the stereochemistry of the biogenetic transformation of mevalonic acid **(12)** to verrucarinic acid **(7)** to be deduced.
The compound should correctly be named apotrichothec-9-ene-3a, 13-diol, because apotrichothecane is the generic name for the skeleton [4]. We thank Dr. Ruegger, Specfrospin, Fallanden and Prof. H . Fritz, Ciba-Geipy AG, Basel, for recording the spectra and the helpful discussion.
## Abstract The title compounds have been synthesized starting from verrucarol and diacetoxyscripenol (anguidine), (__E, Z__)‐muconic half ester and a derivative of verrucarinic acid. The latter has been prepared in optically active form from dimethyl 3‐methylglutarate.
Ether 8 as well as the subsequent THP ethers are mixtures of diastereoisomers.