C-1 Reactivity of 2,3-Epoxy Alcohols via Oxirane Opening with Metal Halides: Applications and Synthesis of Naturally Occurring 2,3-Octanediol, Muricatacin, 3-Octanol, and 4-Dodecanolide
摘要:
The C-1 reactivity of 2,3-epoxy alcohols and derivatives has been examined thoroughly. In the first approach a rearrangement opening of 2,3-epoxy alcohols with LiI leads to 1-iodo 2,3-diols with erythro or three stereochemistry starting from trans or cis epoxy alcohols. Subsequent coupling with a carbon nucleophile can lead to a series of vicinal diols with predicted relative and absolute stereochemistry: the described methodology has been applied to the asymmetric synthesis of the naturally occurring (S,S)-2,3-octanediol and (R,R)-muricatacin. The second approach, starting from easily available tosyloxy epoxides, leads to the highly regioselective opening of the oxirane ring with Li halides. The 3-iodohydrins obtained can be reduced to the corresponding 1-(tosyloxy)alkan-2-ols and then coupled with common carbon nucleophiles to afford, in high yields, optically active alcohols. This methodology has been applied to the asymmetric synthesis of naturally occurring pheromones like 3(R)-octanol and 4(R)-dodecanolide.
2,3 epoxy alcohols ( and ) underwent an unusual substitution at C-1, with the use of excess LiI at 70°, affording the corresponding 1-iodo-2,3 diols. Starting with (E) 2,3 epoxy alcohols the stereochemistry of the final diols was demonstrated to be ; a possible mechanism, based on some experimental data, is also showed.
Regioselective opening of epoxy alcohols: mild chemo- and stereoselective preparation of iodohydrins and 1,2-diols
作者:Carlo Bonini、Giuliana Righi、Giovanni Sotgiu
DOI:10.1021/jo00021a045
日期:1991.10
Several 2,3-epoxy alcohols have been opened, at -60-degrees-C, with MgI2, leading to the corresponding 3-iodo 1,2-diols with a high level of regio- and chemoselectivity. The iodohydrins can be reduced "in situ", by means of nBu3SnH, to the corresponding 1,2-diols. The chemo-, regio-, and stereocontrol of the reaction makes the method of wide use. Furthermore, epoxy alcohol derivatives (acetyl, benzyl, or TBMS) still maintain a strong preference for C-3 attack of the nucleophile. The experimental data strongly suggest that a metal (Mg) centered chelate is formed throughout the reaction, which gives rise to the regioselective delivery of the iodide ion.