Exaltone® (=Cyclopentadecanone) from Isomuscone® (=Cyclohexadecanone), a One‐C‐Atom Ring‐Contraction Methodology via a Stereospecific Favorskii Rearrangement: Regioselective Application to (−)‐(R)‐Muscone

Treatment of cyclohexadecanone ( 1g ; with I₂ (2.2 mol‐euqiv.) and KOH in MeOH) furnished the unsaturated (Z)‐ester 2g in 83% yield, via a stereospecific Favorskii rearrangement (Scheme 1). Further treatment with 3‐chloroperbenzoic acid (m‐CPBA) afforded the unreported epoxy ester 3g (88% yield), which was cleaved in 33% yield to Exaltone^® (=cyclopentadecanone; 1f ) with NaOH in MeOH/H₂O and then HCl at 65°. This methodology was similarly extended to higher (C₁₇) and lower (C₁₅ to C₁₁) cyclic ketone analogues, as well as regioselectively to (?)‐(R)‐muscone ( 5c ) and homomuscone ( 5f ) (Scheme 2). Olfactive properties of the corresponding macrocyclic 1‐oxaspiro[2,n]alkanes and ‐alkenes 4 and 8 , resulting from a Corey? Chaykovsky oxiranylation, are also presented.     

Stereoselective and Enantioselective Syntheses of the Four Stereoisomers of Muscol from (3RS)‐Muscone

Two trans stereoisomers of 3‐methylcyclopentadecanol (=muscol), (1R,3R)‐ 2 and (1S,3S)‐ 2 , were efficiently synthesized from (3RS)‐3‐methylcyclopentadecanone (=muscone; (3RS)‐ 1 ) by a highly stereoselective reduction (Scheme). L‐Selectride^® (=lithium tri(sec‐butyl)borohydride) was used, followed by the enantiomer resolution by lipase QLG (Alcaligenes sp.). The cis stereoisomers of muscol, (1S,3R)‐ 2 and (1R,3S)‐ 2 , were obtained by the Mitsunobu inversion of (1R,3R)‐ 2 and (1S,3S)‐ 2 , respectively (Scheme). The absolute configuration of (1R,3R)‐ 2 was determined by X‐ray crystal‐structure analysis of its 3‐nitrophthalic acid monoester, 2‐[(1R,3R)‐3‐methylcyclopentadecyl hydrogen benzene‐1,2‐dicarboxylate ((1R,3R)‐ 3b ), and by oxidation of (1R,3R)‐ 2 to (3R)‐muscone.     

麝香酮合成的新进展

本文简要评述了近十年来麝香酮合成的进展     

2,15-十六二酮的合成

以廉价易得的10－十一碳烯酸为原料经两步反应合成了人工合成麝香酮的关键中间体2,15－十六二酮。     

从四氢叶叶酸辅酶模型合成麝香酮中间体2,1 5-十六二.酮

麝香酮是麝香中重要的具有生理活性的组分.自Ruzicka[1]确定其结构以来,化学家研究和发展了许多合成麝香酮的方法[2].Stoll[3]提出的由2,15-十六二酮经分子内环合后氢化得到麝香酮,其操作简便,但尚需解决2,15-十六二酮的来源问题.5,6,7,8-四氢叶酸辅酶在生物体内的功能和作用及仿生合成已成为仿生化学研究的重要课题[4].四氢叶酸辅酶在生物体内传递不同氧化态的-碳单元,当-碳单元处于甲酸氧化态时,活性部位是形成的咪唑啉环[5,6].因此,本文以咪唑啉盐作为四氢叶酸辅酶模型,与亲核试剂双格利雅试剂作用,仿生合成2,15-十六二酮.     

麝香风湿膏中麝香酮含量的GC-PCI-MS分析

建立了以气相色谱正化学电离（PCI）质谱技术和外标定量法分析麝香风湿膏中麝香酮含量的方法;探讨了在不同反应气供应量条件下的灵敏度变化情况,比较了电子轰击（EI）电离方法和PCI电离方式灵敏度差异;该法的线性方程为Y=9.6691X 0.02357,r=0.999,方法精密度试验RSD为2.6%;结果表明,PCI质谱方法分析的灵敏度较EI质谱方法高,干扰少,该法适用于样品中微量麝香酮含量的测定。     

麝香酮的合成进展

对开链化合物分子内闭环合成麝香酮进行了评述。参考文献５７篇。     

A practical synthesis of (E)-2-cyclopentadecen-1-one: an important precursor of macrocyclic muscone

A practical synthesis of (E)-2-cyclopentadecen-1-one (E)-2 which is an important precursor of macrocyclic muscone (1) was investigated. Olefination of 2-mesyloxycyclopentadecanone (7c) with strong acid such as sulfuric acid or trifluoromethanesulfonic acid afforded the desired (E)-2 in high yield with extremely high stereoselectivity, which was treated with methylmagnesium cuprate to furnish the dl-muscone in good yield.     

Fast and direct quantification of underivatized muscone by ultra performance liquid chromatography coupled with evaporative light scattering detection

A new reversed phase ultra performance liquid chromatography coupled with evaporative light scattering detection is developed for the fast and direct quantification of underivatized muscone in precious herbal medicine musk. Separation of muscone was achieved on a Waters Acquity BEH C₁₈ (50 × 2.1 mm id, 1.7 μm) column. The runtime was as short as 5 min. The mode of evaporative light scattering detection was set at Impact On. The influence of evaporative light scattering detection condition on sensitivity was investigated. The optimized condition was: drift tube temperature at 30°C, gas flow rate 4.2 L/min. The method was validated with respect to the precision, sensitivity, accuracy, linearity, stability, and robustness were measured in this paper. The calibration curves showed good linear regression (r = 0.9914) within the test range. The recovery rate was 98.6%. The limit of detection for muscone was 2.0 ng. The validated method was rapid, simple, reproducible, and convenient for the quantification of muscone in musk and the related products.