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PART I. LANTHANIDE (III) PROMOTED ALDOL CONDENSATION OF ENONES AND ALDEHYDES.1,2 - and 1,4 - additions to acyclic a,b- unsaturated carbonyl systems are wellprecedented carbon-carbon bond forming reactions. In contrast , the aldol con-densation at the saturated a-carbon of enones ( a'-alkylation ) is quite pro-blematic. A number of recent studies have focused on the alkylation of the sp2a-carbon ( a-alkylation ), but very little worked has been carried out on a'-alkylations of acyclic enones. The first lanthanide (III) mediated a'-alkyla-tion of MVK withaldehydes is described in this thesis. This methodology allowsthe efficient preparation of a number of synthetically important hydroxyenonesPART II. SYNTHETIC STUDIES OF THE ENTEROCIN. The synthetic study toward to thetotal synthesis of enterocin , a potent antibiotic from Streptomyces candidus,is described in this thesis. A trihydroxybicyclo[3.2.1]octane , the basic ske-leton ofenterocin, was prepared via the McMurry coupling method.
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