Formal synthesis of (–)-calicheamicinone and of (+)-calicheamicinone
Abstract
An asymmetric Diels–Alder reaction between ketene acetal 2 and the 3-nitropropenoate 10, derived from (–)-8-phenylmenthol, affords the optically pure adduct 15, which can be converted into either enantiomer of calicheamicinone 1.