摘要:
Sorokinianin (1), an inhibitor of barley germination, was synthesized in optically active form employing d-carvone as the only chiral source. The key steps are stereoselective intra- and intermolecular aldol reactions to construct the bicyclo[3.2.1]octane system and to introduce the lactone moiety, respectively. Our synthetic 1 showed dextrorotation and the absolute configuration of natural 1 was confirmed to be 1R,4R,5S,6R,8S,13S,2'R. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.