Development of an Enantiodivergent Strategy for the Total Synthesis of (+)- and (−)-Dragmacidin F from a Single Enantiomer of Quinic Acid

An enantiodivergent strategy for the total chemical synthesis of both (+)- and (−)-dragmacidin F beginning from a single enantiomer of quinic acid has been developed and successfully implemented. Although unique, the synthetic routes to these antipodes share a number of key features, including novel reductive isomerization reactions, Pd(II)-mediated oxidative carbocyclization reactions, halogen-selective Suzuki couplings, and high-yielding late-stage Neber rearrangements