Synthesis of 11-hydroxydrim-8(9)-en-7-one and 11,12-dihydroxydrim-8(9)-en-7-one from drim-8(9)-en-7-one

A synthetic route to 11-hydroxydrim-8(9)-en-7-one and 11,12-hydroxydrim-8(9)-en-7-one, valuable key intermediates for the preparation of naturally occurring biologically active drimanic sesquiterpenoids, starting from easily available drim-8(9)-en-7-one was developed. 11-Hydroxydrim-8(9)-en-7-one was obtained by peracidic oxidation of the enol acetate of drim-8(9)-en-7-one. 11,12-Dihydroxydrim-8(9)-en-7-one was synthesized from drim-8(9)-en-7-one by two routes, namely, by a five-step procedurevia 11-hydroxydrim-8(9)-en-7-one and by bromination of drim-8(9)-en-7-one with NBS to give 11,12-dibromodrim-8(9)-en-7-one followed by its acetoxylation and deacetylation. Deceased Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 95–98, January, 2000.     

Synthesis of Polyfunctional Drimanes from Drim-7,9(11)-diene and Drim-8-en-7-one

A series of 15 new polyfunctional drimanic compounds have been obtained by synthesis via dye-sensitized photooxygenation, bromination with N-bromosuccinimide, and electrochemical transformation of drim-7,9(11)-diene 1 and drim-8-en-7-one 2. Three alternative syntheses of 12-acetoxy-drim-7,9(11)-diene 8 and two of 11-bromo-drim-8(9)-en-7-one 10 have been accomplished. For the first time a drimanic compound 12 with an aromatic ring B has been synthesized and the experimental conditions for the selective bromination at C₁₁ and C₁₂ methyl groups of drim-8-en-7-one 2 have been optimized. The synthesized compounds are suitable intermediates for the preparation of natural drimane-type compounds and some of them have shown good antimicrobial and antifungal activities.

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Synthesis of 5,6-dehydro-7-oxoisodrimenin from drim-8-en-7-one

The natural drimane sesquiterpenoid lactone 5,6-dehydro-7-oxoisodrimenin was synthesized from drim-8-en-7-one as well as from 7-oxoisodrimenin.     

Photooxidative dehydrogenation of Δ8-drimen-and Δ8-11-homodrimen-7-ones into α,α ′-dienones

An efficient two-step procedure for photooxidative dehydrogenation of drimane and 11-homodrimane compounds containing an 8-en-7-one structural unit into α,α′-dienones was elaborated. The method is based on the transformation of ketones into the respective enol acetates followed by photosensitized oxygenation. Methyl 7-oxo-11-homodrima-5,8-dien-12-oate, 5,6-dehydro-7-ketoisodrimenine, 11-acetoxydrima-5,8-dien-7-one and 11,12-diacetoxydrima-5,8-dien-7-one were prepared in high yields starting from methyl 7-oxo-11-homodrim-8-en-12-oate, 7-oxoisodrimenine, 11-hydroxydrim-8-en-7-one and 11,12-diacetoxydrim-8-en-7-one, respectively. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 678–682, April, 2006.     

Synthesis of drim-8(9)-en-7-one,drima-5,8(9)-dien-7-one,and their 11,12-dibromo derivatives from norambreinolide

A method was elaborated for the synthesis of polyfunctional compoonds of the drimane series,viz., drim-8(9)-en-7-one, drima-5,8(9)-dien-7-one, and their 11,12-dibromo derivatives, potential intermediates for the synthesis of natural biologically active drimane sesquiterpenoids starting from norambreinolide. The key intermediate of the above drimane compounds is methyl 7-oco-11-homodrim-8(9)-en-12-oate, prepared by electrochemical oxidation of a mixture of isomeric methyl bicyclohomofarnesenoates obtained from norambreinolide.Institutul de Chimie, Academia de Stiinte Republica Moldova, 3 str. Academiei, 277028 Chisinäu, Republica MoldovaTranslated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 216–222, January, 1996.     

Synthesis of Drim-9(11)-en-8α- and -8β-ols from Drimenol

Drim-9(11)-en-8α-ol and drim-9(11)-en-8β-ol were synthesized in six steps from drimenol. Drimenol was oxidized by P₂O₅ and DMSO to drimenal, which isomerized with p-TsOH into isodrimenal. Isodrimenal was reduced by NaBH₄ into isodrimenol, epoxidation of which by m-CPBA gave a mixture (3.4:1) of α- and β-epoxyisodrimenols. These reacted with tosyl chloride in Py to give a mixture of α- and β-epoxyisodrimenol tosylates. Treatment of the tosylate mixture with KI and then Ph₃P produced a mixture of drim-9(11)-en-8α- and -8β-ols that was separated chromatographically. The overall yield was ∼26%.__________Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 152–155, March–April, 2005.     

Synthesis of isodrimenin from drim-8-en-7-one

A naturally occurring drimanic sesquiterpenic lactone, isodrimenin, was synthesized from drim-8-en-7-one (1). Compound1 was converted to the known 11,12-dihydroxydrim-8-en-7-one, which was oxidized with PCC to give 7-oxoisodrimenin. The thioketal of the latter compound was reduced with nickel boride or Raney nickel to give the target isodrimenin.     

Synthesis of Drim-7,9(11)-diene and Its Hydroxylated Derivatives

This article describes a new efficient synthesis of drim-7,9(11)-diene and its hydroxylated derivates from drim-8-en-7-one. Reduction of this ketone with NaBO₄ in the presence of CeCl₃ · 7H₂O afforded regio- and stereoselectively drim-8-en-7β-ol in a high yield. Its dehydration with H₂SO₄ under mild conditions led to drim-7,9(11)-diene. Noncatalytic oxidation of drim-7,9(11)-diene with OsO₄ and the catalytic oxidation with the pair OsO₄–NMO gave, in a high yield, depending on conditions, driman-7β,8β,9α,11-tetraol or its mixture with drim-7-en-9α,11-diol and drim-9(11)-en-7α,8α-diol. Under optimal conditions the total yield of these diols reached 89%. The separate, noncatalytic oxidation of drim-7-en-9α,11-diol and of drim-9(11)-en-7α,8α-diol with OsO₄ afforded driman-7α,8α,9α,11-tetraol.     

Efficient synthesis of onoceranediol from 12-hydroperoxy-8α,12-epoxy-11-bishomodrimane

An efficient one-step synthesis of the diacetate of the tetracyclic triterpenoid onoceranediol (4) by radical cleavage of the readily available 12-hydroperoxy-8α,12-epoxy-11-bishomodrimane is described. Drim-9(11)-en-8α-yl acetate (7) is formed in this reaction as a byproduct. Onoceranediol diacetate 4 is converted into onoceranediol on treatment with LiAlH₄, and acetate 7 is transformed into drim-9(11)-en-8α-ol on saponification. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2571–2573, November, 2005.     

Asymmetric dihydroxylation of drim-7-en-11-ol: synthesis of diastereomerically pure driman-7α,8α,11-triol and its elaboration into novel chlorinated norlabdanic compounds

The asymmetric dihydroxylation of drim-7-en-11-ol was studied in detail and diastereomerically pure driman-7α,8α,11- and driman-7β,8β,11-triols were prepared. Further elaboration of driman-7α,8α,11-triol afforded 14,15-bisnorlabd-7α,8α-isopropylidenedioxy-11,13-dione from which a novel chlorinated bisnorlabdanic compound (14,15-bisnorlabd-12-ene-12-chloro-8α,13-epoxy-7α-ol-11-one) and an unusual dichloro-derivative, 13,14,15,16-tetranorlabd-12-dichloro-7α-acetoxy-8α-ol-11-one, were obtained.     

<Superscript>1</Superscript>H and <Superscript>13</Superscript>C NMR spectra of some drimanic sesquiterpenoids

One- and two-dimensional homo- and heteronuclear correlation proton, carbon, proton—proton, and proton—carbon NMR spectra of fifteen drimanic sesquiterpenoids: 11,12-dibromodrima-5,8-dien-7-one, drim-8-en-7-one, 11-hydroxydrim-8-en-7-one, 11,12-dihydroxydrim-8-en-7-one, 11-hydroxy-11,12-epoxydrim-8-en-7-one, 11-hydroxy-11,12-epoxydrim-8-en-7-one, 8,9-epoxydriman-7-one, 8,9-epoxydriman-7-ol, 11,12-diacetoxydrim-8-en-7-ol, drimane-7,8,11-triol, 7,8-isopropylidenedioxydriman-11-al, 9, 11-dihydroxydrim-7-en-6-one, drimane-7,8,9-triol, drimane-7,8,11-triol, and drim-8-ene-7,11,12-triol were studied. The proton and carbon chemical shifts were assigned.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2589–2594, December, 2004.     

New ambra odorants by photoreactions of 15, 16-dinorlabd-8(20)-en-13-one (author's transl)]

New Ambra Odorants by Photoreactions of 15, 16-Dinorlabd-8(20)-en-13-one . UV.-irradiation of 15,16-dinorlabd-8(20)-en-13-one ( 1 ) led to the fragmentation product 4 and its photo-cyclisation product 5 . Ethers 6 and 7 and the βγ-unsaturated alcohols 8 and 10 were formed via ketone 9 , a double bond isomer of 1 . The olfactory properties of the photo-products are described.     

Synthesis of nitrogen-containing drimane sesquiterpenoids from 11-dihomodrim-8(9)-en-12-one

Products from the reaction of 11-dihomodriman-8α-ol-12-one with several reagents such as MeSO₃SiMe₃, CF₃SO₃SiMe₃, Sc(CF₃SO₃)₃, conc. H₂SO₄ in EtOH (30% solution), and Amberlist-15 ion-exchange resin were studied. 11-Dihomodrim-8(9)-en-12-one and its oxime were synthesized. The reaction of its oxime with H₃PO₄ (86%) or CF₃CO₂H produced (1S,2S,4aS,8aS)-2,5,5,8a-tetramethyldecahydro-1H-naphtho [1,2-e]-3-methyl-4,5-dihydro-[1,2,6]-oxazine; with p-TsCl in Py, (1S,2S,4aS,8aS)-2,5,5,8a-tetramethyldecahydro-1H-naphtho[1,2-d]-2-methylpyrroline-N-oxide; and with PCl₅ in Et₂O, 11-acetylaminodrim-8(9)-ene and 11-methylaminooxodrim-8(9)-ene.     

A study of the Claisen rearrangement of 7-(3-phenyl-2-propenyloxy)-3-phenyl-(4H)-1-benzopyran-4-one derivatives

Summary The Claisen rearrangement of 7-(3-phenyl-2-propenyloxy)-3-phenyl-(4H)-1-benzopyran-4-one (2 a) gave 7-hydroxy-8-(1-phenyl-2-propenyl)-3-phenyl-(4H)-1-benzopyran-4-one (3 a) and 2,3-dihydro-2,6-diphenyl-3-methyl-(7H)furo[2,3-h]-1-benzopyran-7-one (7 a). 2-Methyl-7-(3-phenyl-2-propenyloxy)-3-phenyl-(4H)-1-benzopyran-4-one (2 b) afforded4 b and7 b. 8-Methyl-7-(3-phenyl-2-propenyloxy)-3-phenyl-(4H)-1-benzopyran-4-one (12) gave only the alkali soluble product 7-hydroxy-8-methyl-6-(1-phenyl-2-propenyl)-3-phenyl-(4H)-1-benzopyran-4-one (13).3 a,4 b, and13 were further cyclized in acidic medium to9 a,10 b, and14 followed by dehydrogenation.This paper is dedicated to Dr. F. M. Dean, Department of Organic Chemistry, Robert Robinson Laboratories, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, U. K., on his retirement     

Synthesis of 3β,20S-dihydroxydammar-24-en-12-one 3,20-di-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (chikusetsusaponin-LT8), a glycoside from Panax japonicus

A method for preparative production of 3β,20S-dihydroxydammar-24-en-12-one 3,20-di-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (1), a glycoside from Panax japonicus, chikusetsusaponin-LT₈ was developed. Chemical transformation of betulafolientriol, a component of Betula leaves extract, produced the 12-keto-20S-protopanaxadiol (3β,20S-dihydroxydammar-24-en-12-one) (2), exhaustive glycosylation of which by 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-D-glucopyranosylbromide (3) under Koenigs—Knorr reaction conditions with subsequent removal of protecting groups formed 3β,20S-dihydroxydammar-24-en-12-one 3,20-di-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (1). The principal glycosylation product was 3β,20S-dihydroxydammar-24-en-12-one 3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside if equimolar amounts of (2) and (3) were used. __________ Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 44–48, January–February, 2006.     

An Efficient Synthesis of 7-endo-t-Butyldimethylsilyloxy-bicyclo[3.3.0]oct-8-en-2-one

7-endo-t-Butyldimethylsilyloxybicyclo[3.3.0]oct-8-en-2-one (7) is an important key intermediate for the synthesis of pharmacologically interesting prostacyclin analogs, 9(0)-methanoprostacyclin² and 9(0)-methano-Δ⁶-PGI₁.³ In addition it seems to be a valuable synthetic intermediate for the total synthesis of antitumor sesquiterpenoid coriolin family.⁴     

Reactions of 8-methyl-5-methylsulfanylmethyl-3-thiabicyclo-[3.3.1]non-7-en-6-one at the carbonyl group

The reduction of 8-methyl-5-methylsulfanylmethyl-3-thiabicyclo[3.3.1]non-7-en-6-one with aluminum hydride, lithium tetrahydridoaluminate, or lithium tris(tert-butoxy)hydridoaluminate in tetrahydrofuran gave 8-methyl-5-methylsulfanylmethyl-3-thiabicyclo[3.3.1]non-7-en-6-ol. 8-Methyl-5-methylsulfanylmethyl-3-thiabicyclo[3.3.1]nonan-6-ol was obtained by reduction of the title compound with sodium tetrahydridoborate in pyridine or dimethylformamide. The reaction of 8-methyl-5-methylsulfanylmethyl-3-thiabicyclo[3.3.1]non-7-en-6-one with hydroxylamine hydrochloride afforded the corresponding oxime.     

Diisophorone and related compounds. Part 13 Nucleophilic reactions of 8-bromodiisophorone-1-carboxylic acid

8-Bromo-1-carboxydiisophor-2(7)-en-3-one is obtainable from diisophorone by successive monobromination andKoch-Haaf carboxylation, performed in either sequence. Nucleophilic replacement of its 8-bromo-substituent by acetolysis or methanolysis occurs with simultaneous migration, resulting in the 4-acetoxy- or 4-methoxy-compounds, respectively. In contrast, alkaline hydrolysis yields the 8-hydroxy-compound as main-product; this serves as the precursor of 3,8-diketodiisophor-2(7)-ene-1-carboxylic acid. The configuration of the 4- and 8-substituents is tentatively assigned on the basis of i.r. spectral data.

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Diisophoron und verwandte Verbindungen, 13. Mitt.: Nucleophile Reaktionen von 8-Bromdiisophoron-1-carbonsäure

Zusammenfassung 8-Brom-1-carboxydiisophor-2(7)-en-3-on ist aus Diisophoron durch Monobromierung undKoch-Haaf-Carboxylierung zugänglich; die Reaktionen sind in beliebiger Reihenfolge ausführbar. Nucleophiler Austausch des 8-Brom-Substituenten durch Acetolyse und Methanolyse erfolgt unter gleichzeitiger Isomerisierung, wobei 4-Acetoxy- oder Methoxy-Verbindungen entstehen. Im Gegensatz dazu liefert alkalische Hydrolyse hauptsächlich die 8-Hydroxyl-Verbindung; diese dient als Ausgangsmaterial für die Darstellung der 3,8-Diketodiisophor-2(7)-en-1-carbonsäure. Vorläufige Konfigurationen der 4- und 8-Substituenten werden auf Grund von IR-Spektren vorgeschlagen.

     

Total synthesis of the antibiotic 4-hydroxycyclopent-2-en-1-one acrylate derivative EA-2801

The first total synthesis of (±)-EA-2801, a naturally occurring 4-hydroxycyclopent-2-en-1-one acrylate produced by the fungus Trichoderma atroviridae UB-LMA, was achieved The synthesis started from furfuryl alcohol, manufactured industrially from furfural, produced from waste biomass such as corncobs or sugar cane bagasse. (±)-EA-2801 was synthesized in 5 steps and 71% overall yield starting from 4-hydroxycyclopent-2-en-1-one. Enantio-pure (R)- and (S)-EA-2801 were obtained from racemic mixture by preparative chiral supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC).     

Chemo- and regioselective nitration of geranylacetone by NaNO2/AcOH. Synthesis of 6,10-dimethyl-9-methyleneundec-5E-en-2-one

Treatment of geranylacetone with NaNO₂ in AcOH affords 6,10-dimethyl-9-nitroundeca-5E,10-dien-2-one as the major product. This product was used to synthesize 6,10-dimethyl-9-methyleneundec-5E-en-2-one, a component of the essential oil from the roots of theSaussurea lappa plant. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1299–1302, July, 1999.