Synthesis of Spinosyn A

C41H65NO10
Principal investigator | William R. Roush |
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Publication year | 2004 |
Synthesis type | Total |
Number of steps | 39 (5 parts) |
References |
Part 1 of 5
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TBSOTf
4 A MS
CH2Cl2
RT, 15 min, 84%

n-Bu4N+ F-
THF
0 °C to RT, 75 min, 84%



- KHCO3 , O3
- Ph3P
CH2Cl2, MeOH
-78 °C to RT


i-Bu2AlH
CH2Cl2
-78 °C, 75 min, 89%

i-Pr2NEt,
DMSO,
Pyr.SO3
CH2Cl2
0 °C, 20 min
See the Parikh-Doering Oxidation
"The crude aldehyde was used in the next step (see part 3)"

Part 2 of 5

Et3N,
(4-MeOPh)CH2Br,
TMS2NK
THF
-78 °C to RT, ON, 91%

- BH3.Me2S , 2-Methyl-2-butene
- NaHCO3 , H2O2 , H2O
THF
0 °C to RT, 6 h, 85%



Et2Zn
PhMe
0 °C to RT, 76 h, 94%

TESOTf,
2,6-Lutidine
CH2Cl2
0 °C, 1 h, 94%


Part 3 of 5
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AcOH
H2O, THF
RT, 2 h, 100%




LiCl,
i-Pr2NEt
MeCN
RT, 12 h, 55%
See the Diels-Alder Reaction
See the Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons Reaction
"Also produced were 2 other diastereomers (20% yield)"

Me3P
t-AmylOH
RT, 6 h, 100%

DDQ
CH2Cl2, Buffer (pH = 7)
0 °C, 4 h, 100%

Part 4 of 5


K2CO3,
K3Fe(CN)6,
K2OsO2(OH)4,
(DHQD)2Pyr
H2O, t-BuOH
0 °C, 7 h, 96%
"86:14 d.r."

Imidazole,
TBSCl
DMF
RT, 4 h

AcOH
H2O, THF
RT, 55 h, 62% (2 steps)
"86:14 d.r."


DDQ
CH2Cl2, Buffer (pH = 7)
0 °C, 4 h

Ac2O,
DMAP,
Et3N
CH2Cl2
RT, 12 h

n-Bu4N+ F-
THF
0 °C, 1 h

Ac2O,
DMAP,
Et3N
CH2Cl2
RT, 18 h, 87% (4 steps)

AcOH,
(CH2NH2)2
THF
RT, 24 h, 78%

DBU,
Cl3CCN
CH2Cl2
0 °C, 1.5 h, 100%

Part 5 of 5
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TMSOTf
CH2Cl2
-78 °C, 1 h, 97%

Guanidinium nitrate,
NaOMe
CH2Cl2, MeOH
RT, 2 h, 95%

SnCl2,
PhSH,
Et3N
THF
RT, 15 min, 92%

NaOAc,
NaBH3CN,
CH2O,
AcOH
H2O, MeOH
RT, 55 min, 87%

TCDI,
DMAP
PhMe
65 °C, 2 h

