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reaction conditions, compatible with most functional groups, are the main
advantages. For unsymmetrical enediynes, two sequential cross-coupling
reactions are performed. The choice of the palladium catalyst and the base
depends upon the electrophile; when this is dichloroethylene (first step),
Pd(PPh 3 ) 4 and n-butylamine are the best, whereas Pd(PhCN) 2 Cl 2 and
piperidine are better suited for the second step. 44 When enediynes 14-16
are desired, R 1
Me 3 Si. The resulting silylated enediynes can be
converted into the unsubstituted alkynes by the use of fluorides, Na 2 CO 3 ,or
AgNO 3 . 45 These can be, in turn, iodinated by the complex iodine-morpho-
line. 45 Alternatively, the silyl alkynes have been transformed in one step into
their iodinated counterparts by the use of AgNO 3 -N-iodosuccinimide. 39
is usually
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This strategy is probably the most convergent. In principle, the most
obvious way would be a cross-coupling reaction between a dialkyne and a
suitable ethylene unit. Although the Sonogashira reaction cited above
seemed perfect for this goal, its intramolecular version 6,46 has failed so far to
afford cyclodeca-3-ene-1,5-diynes. 47 After having screened without success
several organometal catalyzed cross-coupling reactions, Danishefky even-
tually succeeded in obtaining the desired ring by a modification of the Stille
reaction involving a diiodoalkyne 19 as electrophile and Z stannylene 20 as
nucleophile (Scheme 19.6). This method has already been employed for the
synthesis of polyfunctionalized enediynes, including calicheamicinone, 21
dynemicin A 15 and simplified dynemicin analogues. 48,49 The use of LiCl as
additive has been shown to improve the yields. 48,50
A three-step methodology, starting from a propargylic dialdehyde, takes
advantage of the Pedersen reductive pinacol reaction. 51 This method is
SCHEME 19.6
 
 
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