An Organocatalytic Asymmetric Allylic Alkylation Allows Enantioselective Total Synthesis of Hydroxymetasequirin-A and Metasequirin-B Tetramethyl Ether Diacetates

Abstract

The first highly stereoselective organocatalytic intermolecular allylic alkylation of allylic alcohols with 1,3-dicarbonyls has been developed to allow the first enantioselective total synthesis of hydroxymetasequirin-A and metasequirin-B tetramethyl ether diacetates.