申请人:Japan Tobacco Inc.
公开号:US05216177A1
公开(公告)日:1993-06-01
First, levoglucosenone is made to react with methyl lithium in the presence of copper iodide in order to introduce a methyl group into an enone group of levoglucosenone, and to obtain 1,6-anhydro-3,4-dideoxy-4-C-methyl-.beta.-D-erythro-hexopyranose-2-ulose. This methyl compound is oxidized in acetic acid for lactone formation, and (3S,4S)-5-hydroxy-3-methylpentan-4-olide is thus obtained. Further, this lactone is made to react with tosyl chloride in anhydrous pyridine to obtain (3S,4S)-3-methyl-5-tosyloxypentan-4-olide (tosylate). The obtained tosylate is alkylated with n-propyl lithium in the presence of copper iodide to obtain (3S,4R)-3-methyl-4-octanolide. Here, the (3S,4S)-3-methyl-5-tosyloxypentan-4-olide may be treated with potassium carbonate to cleave lactone ring once, thereby obtaining epoxide. After that, the obtained epoxide is alkylated to form lactone ring again to obtain (3S,4R)-3-methyl-4-octanolide.
首先,将levoglucosenone与甲基锂在铜碘的存在下反应,以引入甲基基团到levoglucosenone的烯酮基团中,并获得1,6-脱氧-4-C-甲基-β-D-erythro-己吡喃糖-2-醛。将这种甲基化合物在醋酸中氧化生成内酯,从而得到(3S,4S)-5-羟基-3-甲基戊酸-4-内酯。进一步,将这种内酯与无水吡啶中的对甲苯磺酰氯反应,获得(3S,4S)-3-甲基-5-对甲苯磺酰氧基戊酸-4-内酯(对甲苯磺酸酯)。在铜碘的存在下,用正丙基锂烷基化获得(3S,4R)-3-甲基-4-辛内酯。这里,(3S,4S)-3-甲基-5-对甲苯磺酰氧基戊酸-4-内酯可以用碳酸钾处理一次裂解内酯环,从而获得环氧化合物。然后,用烷基化合物再次形成内酯环,获得(3S,4R)-3-甲基-4-辛内酯。