dc.contributor.advisor | Romo, Daniel | |
dc.creator | Liu, Gang | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-02-14T22:20:14Z | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-02-16T16:17:50Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-01-15T07:05:30Z | |
dc.date.created | 2011-12 | |
dc.date.issued | 2012-02-14 | |
dc.date.submitted | December 2011 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2011-12-10494 | |
dc.description.abstract | β-Lactones are a class of structurally unique compounds. The versatile reactivity patterns offered by β-lactones have enable chemists to utilize them as powerful synthetic vehicles in complex molecule synthesis.
In the total syntheses of the naturally occurring, α-glucosidase inhibitors schulzeines B & C, a readily available trichloromethyl β-lactone was used as a versatile masked surrogate for bishomoserine aldehyde, which led to a highly efficient construction of the core structures through a pivotal Pictet-Spengler condensation and a Corey-Link reaction.
The first total synthesis of (+)-omphadiol was achieved in ten steps from (R)-carvone. This synthesis features a three-step synthesis of a bicyclic β-lactone, which constitutes the key intermediate for the highly stereocontrolled introduction of the six contiguous stereogenic centers in the natural product.
In efforts toward the total syntheses of scabrolides A & B and sinulochmodin C via transannular C-H insertions, β-lactones served as the key intermediates for the synthesis of complex macrocyclic model substrates. These model studies provided valuable insights into the reactivity and selectivity issues for transannular C-H insertion reactions. | en |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.subject | β-Lactones | en |
dc.subject | total synthesis | en |
dc.subject | schulzeines | en |
dc.subject | omphadiol | en |
dc.subject | scabrolides | en |
dc.subject | sinulochmodin C | en |
dc.title | Beta-Lactones as Synthetic Vehicles in Natural Product Synthesis: Total Syntheses of Schulzeines B & C and Omphadiol, and Studies toward the Total Syntheses of Scabrolides A & B and Sinulochmodin C | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
thesis.degree.department | Chemistry | en |
thesis.degree.discipline | Chemistry | en |
thesis.degree.grantor | Texas A&M University | en |
thesis.degree.name | Doctor of Philosophy | en |
thesis.degree.level | Doctoral | en |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Connell, Brian T. | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Yang, Jiong | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Qin, Hongmin | |
dc.type.genre | thesis | en |
dc.type.material | text | en |
local.embargo.terms | 2014-01-15 | |