Abstract
An EPC (enantiomerically pure compound) synthesis of the antibiotic natural product (+)-heptelidic acid (1) is presented. Key step of the synthesis is a conjugate addition of the acetal protected vinyl cuprate4 to the auxiliary shielded enoate5n which gives the adduct7n as a single diastereomer. After cleavage of the acetal protecting group and of the chiral auxiliary the enantiomerically pure β-ketoester12 has been obtained which has been transformed to the title compound1 (11 steps starting from5n, 10.6% overall yield).
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