Stereoselective Total Synthesis of Arundinolides A and B

Abstract

The efficient and enantioselective syntheses of arundinolides A and B have been accomplished for the first time from chiral pool methyl-2,3-O-isopropylidene-β-d-ribofuranoside and d-ethyl lactate. The key features of the total synthesis are intramolecular crotonyl migration and NaBH4-CuCl catalyzed regioselective reduction and cross-metathesis reaction.