Strategy functional group-based

Functional Group-based Strategy. The use of functional groups to guide the retrosynthetic reduction of molecular complexity. 

Such a systematic review is especially useful since a knowledge of the functional group transformation is essential in retrosynthetic analysis. In the so-called transform -based strategy functional group interchanges (or interconversions FGI) or functional group transpositions (FGT) are applied to simplify a target molecule and one has to look for synthetic reactions which allow these transformations to perform. 

Functional group-based strategies. A functional group or pair of functional groups may, for example, suggest a particular transform. 

Tran orm-based or long-range strategies The retrosynthetic analysis is directed toward the application of powerful synthesis transforms. Functional groups are introduced into the target compound in order to establish the retion of a certain goal transform (e.g., the transform for the Diels-Alder reaction, Robinson annulation, Birch reduction, halolactonization, etc.). 

The synthesis of ovalicin was accomplished following a line of analysis which was totally different from that employed for the synthesis of the structural relative fumagillol. The plan for ovalicin was based on S-goal, appendage, stereochemical and functional group derived strategies. A key requirement for the synthesis was the stereospecific construction of the -l,4-pentadienyl subunit, which was achieved by a method of potentially wide utility. 

Upon removal of the auxiliary, an enantioenriched product could be obtained. The application of chiral auxiliary-based methods to Simmons-Smith cyclopropanation not only provided a useful synthetic strategy, but it also served to substantiate earlier mechanistic hypotheses regarding the directing influence of oxygen-containing functional groups on the zinc reagent [6dj. 

The advantage of iterative strategies is based on the specific preparation of well defined structures and structurally perfect spacers of nanometer scale. This stepwise approach yields monodisperse material in contrast to other statistical routes. The use of the same reactants and the conversion of the same functional groups facilitates the synthetic effort compared with non-iterative methods. 

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