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was constructed by ring-closing metathesis of 1. The real challenge of the synthesis was the<br />

enantiospecific preparation of 1 from D-glucose.<br />

The starting point for the preparation of 1 was the glucose derivative 4. Selective acetonide<br />

hydrolysis followed by oxidative cleavage gave the ester 5, which on base treatment followed by<br />

hydrogenation delivered the endo ester 6. Condensation of the enolate of 6 with formaldehyde<br />

proceeded with high diastereoselectivity, to give, after protection, the ester 7. Conversion of the<br />

ester to the vinyl group, exposure to methanolic acid and ether formation completed the<br />

preparation of 9.<br />

The construction of the cyclobutane of 1 was effected by an interesting application of the Negishi<br />

reagent (Cp 2 ZrCl 2 /2 x BuLi). Complexation of Cp 2 Zr with the alkene followed by elimination<br />

generated an allylic organometallic 11, which added to the released aldehyde to give the<br />

cyclobutanes 12 and 13 in a 2.4:1 diastereomeric ratio.<br />

Homologation of the aldehyde 13 and subsequent oxidation were straightforward, but subsequent<br />

methylenation of the hindered carbonyl was not. At last, it was found that Peterson olefination<br />

worked well. Metathesis then delivered the cyclopentene 2. The last carbons of the skeleton were<br />

added by intramolecular aldol cyclization of the thioester 16.

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