Enantioselective Ullmann ether couplings: syntheses of (-)-myricatomentogenin, (-)-jugcathanin, (+)-galeon, and (+)-pterocarine

M Quamar Salih; Christopher M Beaudry

doi:10.1021/ol402096k

Enantioselective Ullmann ether couplings: syntheses of (-)-myricatomentogenin, (-)-jugcathanin, (+)-galeon, and (+)-pterocarine

Org Lett. 2013 Sep 6;15(17):4540-3. doi: 10.1021/ol402096k. Epub 2013 Aug 15.

Authors

M Quamar Salih¹, Christopher M Beaudry

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, 153 Gilbert Hall, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, USA.

PMID: 23947738
DOI: 10.1021/ol402096k

Abstract

The first enantioselective Ullmann cross-coupling reactions to prepare diaryl ethers are reported. The reactions were used to prepare the diarylether heptanoid natural products (-)-myricatomentogenin, (-)-jugcathanin, (+)-galeon, and (+)-pterocarine.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Biological Products / chemical synthesis*
Biological Products / chemistry
Diarylheptanoids / chemical synthesis*
Diarylheptanoids / chemistry
Molecular Structure
Stereoisomerism

Substances

Biological Products
Diarylheptanoids
galeon
jugcathanin
myricatomentogenin
pterocarine