Enantiospecific synthesis of 2-crotonyloxy-(4R,5R,6R)-4,5,6-trihydroxycyclohex-2-enone (COTC) from quinic acid
Abstract
A thirteen-step synthesis of the glyoxalase I inhibitor COTC [2-Crotonyloxy-(4R,5R,6R)-4,5,6-trihydroxycyclohex-2-enone] from quinic acid is described.