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Synthesis demonstrates a novel pathway to 9,11-secosteroids, implying efficient new methods for natural product assembly.
Pinnigorgiols B and E are 9,11-secosteroids with a unique tricyclic γ-diketone framework. Herein, we report the first synthesis of these natural products from inexpensive, commercially available ergosterol. This synthesis features a semipinacol rearrangement and an acyl radical cyclization/hemiketalization cascade; the latter efficiently assembled the tricyclic γ-diketone skeleton, with two rings and three contiguous stereogenic centers being formed in a single step.
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