Synthesis of the rarely obtained syn-adducts in the reaction of organocopper compounds with 2,3-O-isopropylideneglyceraldehyde. Preparation of optically active epoxy alcohols
Organocoppercompounds, prepared from Grignard reagents and copper(I) iodide in tetrahydrofuran-dimethyl sulphide, react with 2,3-O-isopropylideneglyceraldehyde highly stereoselectively (>10:1) affording the rarelyobtained syn-addition products which can be readily converted into opticallyactiveepoxyalcohols, useful intermediates in organic synthesis.
3-(Dimethoxyphosphorylmethyl)cyclopent-2-enone was converted into (+/-)-prostaglandin B1 methyl ester in two steps involving regioselective alkylation at C(2) with methyl 7-iodoheptanoate and subsequent Horner-Wittig reaction with dimer of 2-hydroxyheptanal (42% overall yield). The use of (R)- and (S)-2-(tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy)heptanal for the Horner olefination reaction gave, after deprotection
Synthesis of (2E,4E)-dienals by double formyl-olefination with an arsonium salt and its application in the syntheses of lipoxygenase metabolites of arachidonic acid
A new facile route to (2E,4E)-dienals by a double formyl-olefination with arsoniumsalts has been developed. By this method and with other arsonium reagents in the key step some lipoxygenase metabolites of arachidonic acid, lipoxin A4 and B4 and leukotriene B4, have been synthesized.