A concept of first choice for the synthesis of the title compounds had been proposed by Dane in the late 1930s. It was soon turned down, because the opening move–a chirogenic Diels-Alder reaction – did not work. With Lewis acids as mediators, however, a successful start has been achieved now. With Ti complexes of chelating ligands (Seebach's TADDOLs (= α,α,α′,α′-tetraaryl-1,3-dioxolane-4,5-dimethanols))
Dane在1930年代后期提出了合成标题化合物的首选方法。很快就被拒绝了,因为开场动作–致色Diels - Alder反应–无效。但是,以
路易斯酸为介质,现在已经取得了成功的开始。使用螯合
配体的Ti络合物(Seebach 's
TADDOLs(=α,α,α',α'-四芳基-
1,3-二氧戊环-4,5-二
甲醇)),确实发生了所需加合物的对映选择性形成。已经完成了2和3a的有效总合成。