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A Scalable Approach for the Synthesis of Epothilone Thiazole Fragment (C 12 -C 21 unit) Via Wacker Oxidation
Kommera, Rajashekar,Kasireddy, Venkateshwer Reddy,Ghojala, Venkat Reddy,Bekkam, Markandeya,Rebelli, Pradeep,Yerrabelly, Jayaprakash Rao
, p. 1076 - 1078 (2018)
A new scalable synthesis of the common thiazole fragment (C 12 -C 21 unit) of epothilone family of molecules (epothilone A-D) has been developed via palladium-catalyzed Wacker oxidation as a key step using (S)-2,2,3,3,9,9,10,10-octamethyl-5-vinyl-4,8-dioxa-3,9-disilaundecane, which has been prepared from commercially available chiral synthon (R)-ethyl-4-cyano-3-hydroxybutanoate. Then further chemical modifications using Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reaction and Wittig reaction result in the common thiazole fragment (C 12 -C 21 unit) in good yields.