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Foster, C. (1999) Studies Directed Towards the Synthesis of (—)-Ebelactone-A, PhD Thesis, Cambridge University

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A paper copy of the thesis is held at the University Library, Cambridge, UK.

Acknowledgements, Abstract and Abbreviations

Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 The Target Molecule
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         1.1.1 Introduction
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1.2 ß-Lactones
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         1.2.1 Introduction
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         1.2.2 Reactions of ß-Lactones
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                    1.2.2.1 Decarboxylation
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                    1.2.2.2 Rearrangement
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                    1.2.2.3 Nucleophilic Attack
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                    1.2.2.4 Enolate Formation and Reaction
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                    1.2.2.5 Conclusion
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        1.2.3 Synthesis of ß-Lactones
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                    1.2.3.1 Cyclisation of ß-Halocarboxylic Acid Salts
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                    1.2.3.2 Cyclisation of ß-Hydroxycarboxylic Acids
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                    1.2.3.3 [2+2] Cycloaddition Reactions
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                    1.2.3.4 Other Methods
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1.3 Paterson Synthesis of Ebelactone-a
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1.4 General Organosilicon Chemistry
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         1.4.1 Introduction and The Nature of the C-Si Bond
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         1.4.2 Electrophilic Attack Directed by Silicon
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                    1.4.2.1 Introduction
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                    1.4.2.2 Alkylation of ß-Silyl Enolates
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                    1.4.2.3 Hydroboration of Allylsilanes
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                    1.4.2.4 SE2' Reaction of Allyl- and Allenylsilanes
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         1.4.3 The Dimethyl(phenyl)silyl Group as a Masked Hydroxyl
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Chapter 2: Previous Work
2.1 Retrosynthetic Analysis
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2.2 Synthesis of the Fragments
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         2.2.1 Fragment A
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         2.2.2 Fragment B
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         2.2.3 Fragment C
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2.3 Joining the Fragments Together and Completing the Synthesis
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         2.3.1 Coupling of Fragments B and C
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         2.3.2 Coupling of Fragment A to the Product of Coupling of Fragments B and C
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         2.3.3 Final Transformations
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Chapter 3: Model Coupling Work
3.1 Model Coupling of Fragment A to Fragment BC
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         3.1.1 Introduction
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         3.1.2 Vinylmetal-Aldehyde Couplings
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         3.1.3 The Nozaki-Kishi Reaction
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         3.1.4 Nozaki-Kishi Model Reactions
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3.2 Reduction of the Allylic Alcohol
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         3.2.1 Introduction
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         3.2.2 Silicon Methods
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         3.2.3 Carbamate Methodology
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         3.2.4 Other Reduction Methods
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3.3 Conclusion
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Chapter 4: Fragment A and the Model Coupling Reaction
4.1 Introduction
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4.2 The Aldol Reaction
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         4.2.1 Introduction
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         4.2.2 Achiral Enolates with Achiral Aldehydes
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         4.2.3 Achiral Enolates with Chiral Aldehydes
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         4.2.4 Chiral Enolates with Chiral Aldehydes
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4.3 Oppolzer's Sultams as Chiral Auxiliaries
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         4.3.1 Introduction
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         4.3.2 Syn and Anti Methodology
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         4.3.3 The SN' Reaction
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4.4 Synthesis of Aldehyde 155
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4.5 The Aldol Reaction
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4.6 Final Steps
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Chapter 5: A New Route to Fragment A
5.1 Introduction
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5.2 Silylcupration of Allenes
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5.3 Nucleophilic Addition to N-ß-(Silyl)enoylsultams
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5.4 Model Reactions on Crotonylsultam 218
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         5.4.1 Allene Methodology
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         5.4.2 Alternative Route to the Vinylcuprate 199
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5.5 Synthesis of N-ß-(Silyl)enoylsultam 212
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5.6 Reaction of Vinylcuprate 199 with Sultam 212
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5.7 Another Synthesis of Fragment A
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Chapter 6: Experimental
6.1 Introduction
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6.2 Compounds for Chapter 3
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6.3 Compounds for Chapter 4
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6.4 Compounds for Chapter 5
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References and Notes

© Colin Foster, Cambridge University 1999.

 

Paper

Sarah C. Archibald, David J. Barden, Jérôme F. Y. Bazin, Ian Fleming, Colin F. Foster, Ajay K. Mandal, Amit K. Mandal, David Parker, Ken Takaki, Anne C. Ware, Anne R. B. Williams and Anna B. Zwicky (2004) Stereocontrol in Organic Synthesis Using Silicon-Containing Compounds: Studies Directed Towards the Synthesis of Ebelactone-A, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2, 1051-1064

© Colin Foster 2012