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A short preparation of an advanced intermediate for lactacystin synthesis: The complete carbon skeleton of clasto-lactacystin dihydroxyacid

PCB Page, DC Leach, CM Hayman, AS Hamzah…

Index: Page, Philip C. Bulman; Leach, David C.; Hayman, Colin M.; Hamzah, A. Sazali; Allin, Steven M.; McKee, Vickie Synlett, 2003 , # 7 p. 1025 - 1027

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Citation Number: 12

Abstract

Our approach to the synthesis of lactacystin involves a new route to the advanced intermediate 3, [9] from which the natural product can be obtained in two steps by a documented procedure. [6] We first envisaged an aldol condensation of 4 to form the C-5 quaternary centre of 3; reduction of the β-keto ester 5 would provide the β-hydroxyester 4. The pyrrolidinone ring would be formed by a Dieckmann cyclization of the diester 6, which would in turn be ...