ASCOPYRONE P: CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS FROM d-GLUCOSE

The pyranone, 1,5-anhydro-4-deoxy-d-glycero-hex-1-en-3-ulose (1) (ascopyrone P), has been synthesised in eight steps from d-glucose. The key steps were deacetylation of 3,6-di-O-acetyl-1,5-anhydro-d-glycero-hex-3-en-2-ulose (8) to give isomers and hydrates of 1,5-anhydro-4-deoxy-d-glycero-hex-3-en-2-ulose (9). Isomerisation of this mixture afforded 1,5-anhydro-4-deoxy-d-glycero-hex-1-en-3-ulose (1) (ascopyrone P) in a moderate yield.