An Expeditious Nazarov Cyclization Strategy toward the Hydroazulene Core of Guanacastepene A
作者:Pauline Chiu、Shuoliang Li
DOI:10.1021/ol036433z
日期:2004.2.1
The hydroazulene core of guanacastepene A has been synthesized in five steps from commercially available starting materials using a classical Nazarov cyclization to install the stereochemistry in the cyclopentanone diastereoselectively. In the presence or absence of Lewis bases, a hydroazulenone or a spirocyclic ketone generated via a novel Wagner-Meerwein rearrangement is obtained with excellent selectivity and yield.