Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
Abstract:
A highly congested bicyclo[3.3.1]nonanone core of polycyclic polyprenylated acylphloroglucinols was constructed using a stereoselective Claisen rearrangement and an intramolecular aldol reaction as the key steps. The stereochemistry of C-4 appeared to control the ground state conformation of the cyclohexenone core, which determined the diastereoselectivity in the Claisen rearrangement.