An Efficient Stereoselective Synthesis of (±)-Sweroside and (±)-secologanin aglucone O-methyl ethers. Preliminary communication

A seven-step stereoselective synthesis of (±)-sweroside aglucone O-methyl ether ( 16a ) was achieved in 27% overall yield from 1, 4-cyclohexadiene ( 4 ) and methyl diformylacetate ( 5 ). Secologanin aglucone O-methyl ether ( 18a ) was then formed from 16a in 90% overall yield by a straightforward process. The key step in the synthesis was a [2+2]-enone-photoannelation of 4 and 5 to form the key intermediate 6 which possessed the desired cis-fused ring configuration, and all the caron atoms needed to complete the synthesis of 16a and 18a .     

A New,Stereoselective Approach to the [3.3.3]Propellane System: Synthesis of (±)-modhephene. Preliminary communication

The unusual propellane skeleton of the sesquiterpene modhephene ( 1 ) has been synthesized starting from cyclopentenone ( 2 ). The key step 6 → 7 is an efficient and highly stereoselective intramolecular thermal ene-reaction. Further elaboration of the propellane 7 gave the enone 10 which had been previously converted to (±)-modhephene ( 1 ) in three steps.     

Stereoselective total syntheses of (±)-chanoclavine I and (±)-isochanoclavine I by an intramolecular nitrone-olefin/cycloaddition. Preliminary communication

The racemic alkaloids chanoclavine I ( 1 ) and isochanoclavine I ( 2 ) have been synthesized stereoselectively from indole-4-carbaldehyde ( 3 ) by a sequence of 11 operations in overall yields of 14% and 2.4%, respectively. The key step 6 → 8 (Scheme 2) involves a transient nitrone 7 which undergoes a regio- and stereoselective intramolecular cycloaddition to a 1,2-disubstituted olefinic bond.     

Total Synthesis of (±)-Lysergic Acid by an Intramolecular Imino-Diels-Alder Reaction. Preliminary communication

(±)-Lysergic acid ( 1 ) has been synthesized from 4-hydroxymethyl-1-tosylindole ( 2 ) by a sequence of 9 steps. The crucial thermolysis 9 → 10 involves the in situ-generation of the transient diene III which undergoes an intramolecular cycloaddition to a C, N-double bond at 200° and at low stationary concentration of III.     

The Total Synthesis of (±)-Isocomene by an Intramolecular Ene Reaction. Preliminary communication

The racemic sesquiterpene isocomene ( 1 ) has been synthesized starting from 1,7-octadien-3-one ( 2 ) in a stereoselective manner (Scheme 2). In the key step 4 → 5 the C(7), C(8)-bond was formed by an intramolecular thermal ene reaction. Further elaboration of 5 involved the ring contraction 6 → 7 , the elimination 8 → 9 and the final olefin isomerization 9 → 1 .     

A Stereoselective Total Synthesis of (±)-Maritimol, (±)-2-Deoxystemodinone, (±)-Stemodinone,and (±)-Stemodin

A simple and stereoselective total synthesis of (±)-maritimol ( 2d ) and its conversion into the other title compounds (±)-( 2a ), ((±)- 2b ), and ((±)- 2c ) is described. The unique bicyclo[3.2.1]octane moiety, constituting their C/D-ring system, is stereospecifically obtained by solvolytic rearrangement of the methanesulfonate 23 .     

A Stereoselective Synthesis of (±)-cis-γ-Irone

(±)-cis-γ-Irone( 1 ), a main constitutent of natural iris oil, has been stereoselectively synthesized from methyl (2E)-3 -[(2,2,4-trimethyl-3-cyclohexen-1-yl)methoxy]-2-propenoate (3) (6 steps, overall yield 14%). The cis-configuration as the exocyclic position of the double bond of 1 were secured by the thermal ene reaction of the β-(alkenyloxy)acrylate 3 yielding the 3-oxabicyclo [3,3,1] nonane derivative 5 .     

A Short Stereoselective Total Synthesis of Racemic Patchouli Alcohol. Preliminary communication

A stereoselective four-step synthesis of racemic patchouli alcohol starting from the known 2,6,6-trimethyl-2,4-cyclohexadien-1-one [1] and 3-methylpent-4-en-1-ol [2] is described.     

Biogenetic-Type Total Synthesis of (±)-2-Deoxystemodinone. Preliminary Communication

A biogenetic-type total synthesis of(±)-2-deoxystemodinone ( 1 ), by solvolytic rearrangement of the 1-methyl[2.2.2]oct-2-yl methanesulphonate 4 , is described.     

A Short Synthesis of (±)-Muscone

(±)-Muscone ((±)-1) has been synthesised in three steps from 2-(2′-methylprop-2′-enyl)cyclododecan-1-one ( 2 ). The synthesis involves two key transformations: a Lewis-acid-mediated intramolecular ene reaction ( 2→3 ) and the β-cleavage of the bicyclic potassium alkoxide 3a′ to the macrocyclic enone (Z)- 11 .     

A Flexible Stereoselective Synthesis of the Spirosesquiterpenes (±)-β-Acorenol, (±)-β-Acoradiene, (±)-Acorenone-B and (±)-Acorenone via an Intramolecular Ene-Reaction

The racemic spirosesquiterpenes β-acorenol ( 1 ), β-acoradiene ( 2 ), acorenone-B ( 3 ) and acorenone ( 4 ) (Scheme 2) have been synthesized in a simple, flexible and highly stereoselective manner from the ester 5 . The key step (Schemes 3 and 4), an intramolecular thermal ene reaction of the 1,6-diene 6 , proceeded with 100% endo-selectivity to give the separable and interconvertible epimers 7a and 7b . Transformation of the ‘trans’-ester 7a to (±)- 1 and (±)- 2 via the enone 9 (Scheme 5) involved either a thermal retro-ene reaction 10 → 12 or, alternatively, an acid-catalysed elimination 11 → 13 + 14 followed by conversion to the 2-propanols 16 and 17 and their reduction with sodium in ammonia into 1 which was then dehydrated to 2 . The conversion of the ‘cis’-ester 7b to either 3 (Scheme 6) or 4 (Scheme 7) was accomplished by transforming firstly the carbethoxy group to an isopropyl group via 7b → 18 → 19 → 20 , oxidation of 20 to 21 , then alkylative 1,2-enone transposition 21 → 22 → 23 → 3 . By regioselective hydroboration and oxidation, the same precursor 20 gave a single ketone 25 which was subjected to the regioselective sulfenylation-alkylation-desulfenylation sequence 25 → 26 → 27 → 4 .     

Synthesis of (±)-penlanfuran

The title compound was efficiently synthesized from 3-furoic acid and 3-bromoanisole via the Birch reduction.     

Synthesis of (±)-Lsodeoxypodophyllotoxin

A process for the synthesis of (±)-isodeoxypodophyllotoxin starting from ethyl 3,4-methylcnedioxy-benzoacetate and methyl 3,4,5-trimethoxycinnamate is described.     

Synthesis of (±) Peperomins

The total synthesis of natural antitumor agent (±) peperomin A, B and C are reported. These syntheses were started from benzophenones and diethyl succinate by Stobbe condensation. Three successive steps were employed to give the (±)-peperomins.     

Total Synthesis of (±)-Patriscabrol and (±)-Boschnialactone

A total synthesis of (±)-patriscabrol (1) and (±)-boschnialactone (2) is described. The cyclopentapyranone skeleton is assembled by means of Baeyer-Villiger oxidation of ketol 5.