Synfacts 2008(6): 0551-0551  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1072599
Synthesis of Natural Products and Potential Drugs
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Synthesis of Cassialoin

Contributor(s):Philip Kocienski
Y. Koyama, R. Yamaguchi, K. Suzuki*
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Total Synthesis and Structure Assignment of the Anthrone C-Glycoside Cassialoin
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.  2008,  47:  1084-1087  
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Publication History

Publication Date:
21 May 2008 (online)


Significance

A significant development in the synthesis of cassialoin is the use of the a-ketol F as a selectively protected stereogenic anthrone surrogate in which the diastereotopic faces are differentiated thereby allowing control of the C-glycosidation reaction (F+GH) at C10.

Comment

A regioisomer (17%) was formed in the cyclocondensation reaction of A and B. The a-ketol F was obtained as a single diastereoisomer. The epoxidation-reduction of glycal K (66%) installed the correct stereochemistry at C1¢ and C2¢.