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4.4 – Revised altrose synthesis<br />

suffer from poor facial selectivity and route B was favoured. Debenzylation of the<br />

resulting diol gave tetraol 315, which was apolar enough <strong>to</strong> elute on silica gel.<br />

HO<br />

BnO<br />

BnO<br />

BnBr, NaH<br />

OsO 4 , NMO<br />

HO<br />

6<br />

Bu 4 NI, DMF<br />

CH 2 Cl 2 HO<br />

OH<br />

OBn<br />

93%<br />

OBn<br />

225 313 314<br />

3<br />

60% (80% conv.)<br />

5:1 dr<br />

BnO<br />

HO<br />

HO<br />

OBn<br />

314<br />

Pd/C, H 2<br />

10 bar, MeOH<br />

HO<br />

HO<br />

HO<br />

OH<br />

315<br />

quant.<br />

3 J H2-H3ax = 13.5<br />

3 J H3ax-H4 = 11.0<br />

3 J H3eq-H4 = 5.0<br />

3 J H4-H5 = 11.0<br />

3 J H5-H6 = 3.0<br />

Scheme 4.37 – model dihydroxylation and assignment of relative stereochemistry<br />

4.4.3 <strong>Route</strong> B<br />

This route would be four steps shorter than the previous altrose synthesis; three<br />

protecting group manipulations, and the simultaneous reduction of the enone and<br />

oxazoline. Furthermore, since there is no available hydroxyl group during the<br />

alkylation step, lac<strong>to</strong>nisation is not possible.<br />

Ph Ph Ph Ph<br />

Ox*<br />

O<br />

NMe<br />

O<br />

NMe<br />

MeOTf, 7 hr<br />

O<br />

276<br />

OH<br />

then NaBH 4<br />

0 °C<br />

OH<br />

310<br />

OH<br />

OH<br />

78%<br />

OH<br />

1%<br />

316<br />

Scheme 4.38 – synthesis of the allylic alcohol (<strong>Route</strong> B)<br />

<strong>The</strong> alkylation-reduction sequence proceeded in good yield and with excellent<br />

diastereoselectivity, consistent with the previous enone reduction with sodium<br />

borohydride (Table 4.3). <strong>The</strong> resulting oxazolidine was treated under a range of<br />

dihydroxylation conditions.<br />

160

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