Efficient asymmetric synthesis of long chain methyl-branched hydrocarbons, components of the contact sex pheromone of females of the cerambycid beetle, Neoclytus acuminatus acuminatus
摘要:
Both enantiomers of 7-methylheptacosane and 7-methylpentacosane, the major components of the female-produced contact sex pheromone of the red-headed ash borer beetle (Neoclytus acuminatus accuminatus) were synthesized in 62-68% overall yield (six steps) via alkynylation of the triflate of a shared chiral alcohol intermediate (R)- or (S)-2-methyloctanol. The enantiomers of the shared intermediate were prepared via acylation and subsequent asymmetic methylation of (R)- and (S)-4-isopropyloxazolidin-2-one chiral auxiliaries, respectively. The methodology can be readily adapted for the preparation of analogues with any desired chain length and methyl branch positions. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Efficient asymmetric synthesis of long chain methyl-branched hydrocarbons, components of the contact sex pheromone of females of the cerambycid beetle, Neoclytus acuminatus acuminatus
摘要:
Both enantiomers of 7-methylheptacosane and 7-methylpentacosane, the major components of the female-produced contact sex pheromone of the red-headed ash borer beetle (Neoclytus acuminatus accuminatus) were synthesized in 62-68% overall yield (six steps) via alkynylation of the triflate of a shared chiral alcohol intermediate (R)- or (S)-2-methyloctanol. The enantiomers of the shared intermediate were prepared via acylation and subsequent asymmetic methylation of (R)- and (S)-4-isopropyloxazolidin-2-one chiral auxiliaries, respectively. The methodology can be readily adapted for the preparation of analogues with any desired chain length and methyl branch positions. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
A Boron Alkylidene-Alkene Cycloaddition Reaction: Application to the Synthesis of Aphanamal
作者:Xun Liu、T. Maxwell Deaton、Fredrik Haeffner、James P. Morken
DOI:10.1002/anie.201705720
日期:2017.9.11
unusual net [2+2] cycloadditionreaction between boron alkylidenes and unactivated alkenes. This reaction provides a new method for the construction of carbocyclic ring systems bearing versatile organoboronic esters. Aside from surveying the scope of this reaction, we provide details about the mechanistic underpinnings of this process, and examine its application to the synthesis of the natural product