Absolute Configuration and Synthesis of β- and δ-Lactones Present in the Pheromone System of the Giant White Butterfly Idea leuconoe
摘要:
Males of the giant white butterfly Idea leuconoe release a complex mixture of compounds during courtship. Besides alkaloids, aromatics, terpenoids and hydrocarbons, several lactones have been identified in the pheromone bouquet. Two simple stereoselective methods to create the lactones in good enantiomeric excesses have been developed. The generation of the stereocenters of the beta-lactones 1a and 1b is based on a controlled C-C coupling by a Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons approach, followed by asymmetric dihydroxylation, whereas the synthesis of the delta-lactone 3b uses an enantioselective hydrogenation of a dioxoalkanoate precursor. The absolute configurations of the natural lactones 1a, 1b and 3b were determined by gas chromatography on a chiral stationary phase. Both 1a and 1b are of (S,S) configuration, suggesting their biosynthetic origin from (-)-viridifloric acid (7a) or (-)norviridifloric acid (7b), respectively. In contrast, natural 3b is a mixture of all enantiomers, in which the (5S,7S) enantiomer dominates.
Absolute Configuration and Synthesis of β- and δ-Lactones Present in the Pheromone System of the Giant White Butterfly Idea leuconoe
摘要:
Males of the giant white butterfly Idea leuconoe release a complex mixture of compounds during courtship. Besides alkaloids, aromatics, terpenoids and hydrocarbons, several lactones have been identified in the pheromone bouquet. Two simple stereoselective methods to create the lactones in good enantiomeric excesses have been developed. The generation of the stereocenters of the beta-lactones 1a and 1b is based on a controlled C-C coupling by a Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons approach, followed by asymmetric dihydroxylation, whereas the synthesis of the delta-lactone 3b uses an enantioselective hydrogenation of a dioxoalkanoate precursor. The absolute configurations of the natural lactones 1a, 1b and 3b were determined by gas chromatography on a chiral stationary phase. Both 1a and 1b are of (S,S) configuration, suggesting their biosynthetic origin from (-)-viridifloric acid (7a) or (-)norviridifloric acid (7b), respectively. In contrast, natural 3b is a mixture of all enantiomers, in which the (5S,7S) enantiomer dominates.
The Vinylogous Aldol Reaction of Unsaturated Esters and Enolizable Aldehydes Using the Novel Lewis Acid Aluminum Tris(2,6-di-2-naphthylphenoxide)
作者:Jeffrey A. Gazaille、Tarek Sammakia
DOI:10.1021/ol300738f
日期:2012.6.1
(ATNP), and its use in the vinylogous aldol reaction between methyl crotonate and enolizable aldehydes are described. ATNP is related to Yamamoto’s Lewis acid, aluminum tris(2,6-diphenylphenoxide) (ATPH), but the 2-naphthyl groups more effectively block the α-position of aldehydes, enabling the selective enolization of crotonateesters in the presence of enolizable aldehydes. Vinylogous aldol reactions