Preparation of enantiopure 3,5,5-trialkyl-γ-butyrolactones by diastereospecific 5-endo halo lactonizations
摘要:
A new preparation of 3,5,5-trialkyl-gamma-butyrolactones of defined absolute configuration is reported. This method involves the diastereoselective alkylation of 3,4-ethylenic acids after incorporation of a chiral Evans auxiliary, and then after separation of the two diastereomers and hydrolysis of the auxiliary, stereospecific halo lactonizations. This method was applied to the preparation of a natural product, present in a sponge. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
The [3 + 2] annulation of 2,3-O-isopropylidene-aldehydo-aldose with methallyl ether leads to the stereoselective formation of a substituted tetrahydrofuran system, which is converted to a bicyclic lactone derivative via consecutive deprotection, oxidative cleavage of the terminal diol, oxidation of the resulting lactol, and Barton–McCombie deoxygenation. The efficiency of this process was demonstrated