Highly Enantioselective Synthesis of Both Enantiomers of γ-Substituted Butenolides by Bakers' Yeast Reduction and Lipase-Catalyzed Hydrolysis. Total Synthesis of (3A<i>S</i>,6a<i>S</i>)-Ethisolide, Whisky Lactone, and (−)-Avenaciolide
作者:Sadao Tsuboi、Jun-ichi Sakamoto、Hiroshi Yamashita、Takashi Sakai、Masanori Utaka
DOI:10.1021/jo970045r
日期:1998.2.1
Reduction of 3-chloro-4-oxoalkanoates 5 with bakers' yeast gave (4S)-3-chloro-4-hydraxyalkanoates, which were hydrolyzed and dehydrochlorinated to give (gamma S)-alkylbutenolides with >96% ee. Reduction of 5 with NaBH4 gave syn-3-chloro-4-hydroxyalkanoate 6. Asymmetric hydrolysis of syn-4-chloro-3-hydroxyalkanoate (+/-)-10 with lipase afforded (3R,4R)-6 and (3S,4S)-10 with high optical purities. Hydrolysis and dehydrochlorination of (3R,4R)-6 gave (gamma R)-alkylbutenolides with >85% ee. Total syntheses of (3aS,6aS)-ethisolide, whisky lactone, and (-)-avenaciolide from these butenolides are described.