Chemistry Letters, Vol.49, No.2, 182-185, 2020
Total Synthesis of Cercidinin A via a Sequential Site-selective Acylation Strategy
Total synthesis of cercidinin A (1) was achieved in 7 overall steps from D-glucose (9 steps from gallic acid) via sequential site-selective introduction of requisite galloyl groups into hydroxy groups of unprotected glucose. No protective groups were used for hydroxy groups of D-glucose throughout the total synthesis.