Optically Pure Dihydroxy γ-Alkylated γ-Butyrolactones Starting from <scp>l</scp>-Tartaric Acid: Application to Formal and Total Syntheses of Natural Products
作者:Anne-Marie Fernandez、Jean-Christophe Plaquevent、Lucette Duhamel
DOI:10.1021/jo970117e
日期:1997.6.13
A general and efficient preparation of epimeric optically pure gamma-butyrolactones 2 and 3 is described starting from L-tartaric acid (1). These lactones are well-known to be important building blocks in the syntheses of natural products. L-Tartaric acid (1) was transformed into carbonylated chirons (ketones 4 and aldehyde 5). These chirons, when submitted to highly stereoselective reactions (reduction or organometallic addition), led to epimeric dihydroxy gamma-butyrolactones 2 and 3 after lactonization and deprotection steps. The resulting optically pure lactones are precursors of biological compounds and have allowed a total synthesis of L-biopterin and formal syntheses of quercus lactone, dodecanolactone, avenaciolide, and tetrahydrocerulenin.