Phenylpropanoid natural products containing a cinnamaldehyde motif were easily synthesized from allylarenes mediated by 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone (DDQ) oxidation. Representative examples described herein are five types of 4-hydroxycinnamaldehyde derivatives from monolignols biosynthesis, Boropinal C, and 7-methoxywutaifuranal from plant extracts. Especially, simple synthesis of 7-methoxywutaifuranal was exploited through selective mono-oxidation and subsequent isomerization–ring-closing-metathesis strategy.
含有肉桂醛基团的苯丙烯类天然产物可以通过2,3-二氯-5,6-二氰基-1,4-苯醌(DDQ)氧化介导的烯丙基芳烃轻松合成。本文描述的代表性示例包括来自单木质素生物合成的五种4-羟基肉桂醛衍生物、来自植物提取物的Boropinal C和7-甲氧基乌太呋醛。特别是,通过选择性单氧化和随后的异构化-环闭合-鲁米诺烯交换策略,实现了对7-甲氧基乌太呋醛的简单合成。