A Dotz benzannulation route to the enantioselective synthesis of (-)- and (+)-juglomycin A

Two synthetic routes based on a Dotz benzannulation toward the enantioselective synthesis of naphthoquinone antibiotics (-)- and (+)-juglomycin A are described. The stereoinducing step is based on asymmetric dihydroxylation. The syntheses are completed in seven to eight steps from Fischer carbene 12. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.