A New, Ring Closing Metathesis-Based Synthesis of (−)-Fumagillol

Abstract

[reaction: see text]. A new strategy to access the fumagillin/fumagillol skeleton is proposed. An Evans aldolization and a RCM involving an enone are used for the preparation of a key cyclohexanone intermediate, which was readily converted to fumagillol. The synthesis also features an efficient preparation of isogeraniol and isogeranic acid.