Furanoterpene Synthesis via Intramolecular Nitrile Oxide Cycloaddition Reaction: A Total Synthesis of (+)-Menthofuran
摘要:
A fused furan assembling strategy based on an intramolecular [3+2] dipolar cycloaddition reaction of nitrile oxide has been applied to a total synthesis of perfumy furanomonoterpene (+)-menthofuran (1). The key cycloaddition substrates (9) and (1 2) are easily prepared via straightforward routes starting from (+)-citronellal and these are treated with sodium hypochlorite and p-chlorophenyl isocyanate, respectively. The cycloaddition reactions generate 10 : 1 mixture of diastereoisomeric isoxazolines (2a) and (2b) in good to excellent yields. The isoxazolines (2a,b) thus obtained are converted to (+)-menthofuran (1) by sequential reductive hydrolysis and alkaline hydrolysis (or vice versa) followed by acid treatment of the resulting beta,gamma-dihydroxy ketone (1 4).
Furanoterpene Synthesis via Intramolecular Nitrile Oxide Cycloaddition Reaction: A Total Synthesis of (+)-Menthofuran
摘要:
A fused furan assembling strategy based on an intramolecular [3+2] dipolar cycloaddition reaction of nitrile oxide has been applied to a total synthesis of perfumy furanomonoterpene (+)-menthofuran (1). The key cycloaddition substrates (9) and (1 2) are easily prepared via straightforward routes starting from (+)-citronellal and these are treated with sodium hypochlorite and p-chlorophenyl isocyanate, respectively. The cycloaddition reactions generate 10 : 1 mixture of diastereoisomeric isoxazolines (2a) and (2b) in good to excellent yields. The isoxazolines (2a,b) thus obtained are converted to (+)-menthofuran (1) by sequential reductive hydrolysis and alkaline hydrolysis (or vice versa) followed by acid treatment of the resulting beta,gamma-dihydroxy ketone (1 4).
Total synthesis of optically active menthofuran, a perfumy monoterpene, has been accomplished employing the intramolecular [3 + 2] cycloaddition-based methodology for the construction of fused furans.