In this paper, we report the first total synthesis of (+)-coprophilin, an anticoccidial
agent, by constructing the chiral linear precursor via a Mukaiyama–Evans aldol reaction
and a stereoselective intramolecular Diels–Alder reaction. The proposed method can
be used to provide large amounts of (+)-coprophilin, which exhibits a 3,4,5,6,7-pentasubstituted
Δ1,2-octalin core structure.
Key words
total synthesis - stereoselective synthesis - antibiotics - Diels–Alder reaction -
aldol reaction