Stereo-controlled total syntheses of ieodomycins A and B using d-glucose based chiral pool approach

The first stereo-controlled total syntheses of ieodomycins A and B have been accomplished in 15 steps using the chiral pool approach starting from d-glucose. The key features of this synthetic strategy are Wittig olefination, indium catalyzed Barbier reaction, and Martin sulfurane catalyzed dehydration to achieve preferential formation of the desired E isomer.