An efficient strategy for the synthesis of syn 1,3-diols via iterative acetate aldol reactions and synthesis of atorvastatin lactone

An efficient strategy for the synthesis of syn 1,3-diol has been developed, employing an imidazolidinone based chiral auxiliary via stereoselective and sequential double acetate aldol reactions. The syn 1,3-diol subunit was modified to obtain the C-7 carboxylic acid side chain and further subjected to reaction with a suitable 1,4-diketone under Paal-Knorr conditions to obtain atorvastatin lactone.

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