Total syntheses of (+)-asperlin, (+)-acetylphomalactone and (5S,6S,7R,8S)-asperlin based on the kinetic resolution of 2-furylmethanols

Abstract

The total syntheses of (+)-asperlin 1, (+)-acetylphomalactone 2 and (5S,6S,7R,8S)-asperlin 3 have been achieved employing the kinetic resolution of unsymmetric divinylmethanol using modified Sharpless reagents, which produced two oxidation products, as a key step.