文摘
The tricyclic polar segment of fusarisetin A, designed for preparing analogues for structure–activity relationship studies of the aliphatic segment thereof, has been constructed in an enantiocontrolled manner, featuring the Yamamoto asymmetric epoxidation of a homoallylic alcohol, C3-selective ring-opening of a 3,4-epoxy alcohol, stereocontrolled merger of a γ-lactone with Garner’s counterpart, and ruthenium-catalyzed ring-closing metathesis.