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The first total synthesis of the 2,3,5-O-(S,R)-NonaHydroxyTriPhenoylated (NHTP) and 4,6-O-(S)-HexaHydroxy-DiPhenoylated (HHDP) C-glucosidic ellagitannin (-)-vescalagin was accomplished through a bioinspired route involving intramolecular atroposelective cupric-diamine complex-mediated phenolic couplings of gallates to forge its HHDP and NHTP units, and a methoxyamine-driven opening of a glucopyranose intermediate followed by a phenolic aldol-type reaction to form its C-arylglucosidic bond. The minor epimer that resulted from this bond-forming event was used to complete also a first total synthesis of the vescalagin epimer, (-)-castalagin.
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