PMR spectrum ( , ppm, J/Hz): 0.94 (3H, s, H -20), 1.07 (1H, m, H-3), 1.28 (3H, s, H -19), 1.32 (1H, m, H-1), 1.62
3
3
(1H, dd, J = 14.6, 2.8, H-5), 1.81 (1H, m, H-2), 1.84 (3H, s, H -17), 1.93 (1H, m, H-2), 2.00 (1H, m, H-1), 2.26 (1H, m, H-3),
3
2.34 (1H, m, H-1), 2.45–2.52 (4H, m, H-11, 12), 2.77 (1H, dd, J = 17.6, 14.6, H-6), 3.46 (1H, dd, J = 17.6, 2.8, H-6), 6.30 (1H,
dd, J = 1.6, 0.8, H-14), 7.28 (1H, d, J = 0.8, H-16), 7.35 (1H, dd, J = 1.6, 0.8, H-15).
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C NMR spectrum ( , ppm): 13.32 (q, C-20), 16.68 (q, C-17), 19.33 (t, C-2), 21.68 (t, C-6), 25.17 (t, C-12), 28.21 (q,
C-19), 29.66 (t, C-11), 36.31 (t, C-3), 37.48 (t, C-1), 40.27 (s, C-10), 43.66 (s, C-4), 49.67 (d, C-5), 110.55 (d, C-14), 124.12
(s, C-13), 124.57 (s, C-8), 138.45 (d, C-16), 142.82 (d, C-15), 153.54 (s, C-9), 158.17 (s, C-7), 182.84 (s, C-18).
Mass spectrum (m/z, I , %): 345 (14), 328 (26), 315 (20), 314 (44), 264 (45), 251 (39), 250 (96), 248 (19), 234 (23),
rel
233 (57), 232 (76), 188 (24), 187 (62), 186 (37), 175 (28), 174 (21), 173 (73), 171 (23), 159 (31), 145 (38), 133 (27), 131 (22),
119 (40), 107 (24), 105 (35), 96 (23), 95 (48), 93 (23), 91 (40), 81 (100), 79 (22), 77 (24), 67 (25), 55 (21), 53 (34). C H O N.
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[M] 345.1940.
(1S,4aS,8aR,E)-Methyl 7-Hydroxyimino-1,4a,6-trimethyl-5-[2-(furan-3-yl)ethyl]-1,2,3,4,4a,7,8,8a-
octahydronaphthalen-1-carboxylate (9). A solution of 7 (1.00 g, 2.90 mmol) in MeOH (20 mL) was treated with
hydroxylamine hydrochloride (0.24 g, 3.48 mmol) and NaOAc (1.31 g, 15.96 mmol), stirred for 5 h at room temperature, and
left overnight. The solvent was evaporated. The solid was treated with H O (40 mL) and extracted with CHCl (3 ꢋ 30 mL).
2
3
The organic layer was washed with H O (3 ꢋ 30 mL) and dried over MgSO . The solvent was evaporated in vacuo. The solid
2
4
was chromatographed over silica gel (petroleum ether:Et O eluent, 4:1). Crystallization from petroleum ether afforded 9
2
20
(1.02 g, 98%) as a white powder, mp 131–133°C, [ꢂ] +134.50° (c 0.8). UV spectrum (ꢍ , nm, log ꢎ): 201 (4.1), 243
D
max
–1
(4.25). IR spectrum (ꢌ, cm ): 3248, 2943, 2854, 1724, 1626, 1502, 1462, 1439, 1379, 1356, 1236, 1196, 1143, 1026, 962,
904, 872, 779.
PMR spectrum ( , ppm, J/Hz): 0.81 (3H, s, H -20), 1.04 (1H, dt, J = 13.5, 3.8, H-3), 1.25 (3H, s, H -19), 1.33 (1H, dt,
3
3
J = 13.4, 3.5, H-1), 1.58 (2H, m, H-2, 5), 1.87 (3H, s, H -17), 1.92 (1H, m, H-2), 2.97 (1H, m, H-1), 2.23 (1H, m, H-3), 2.30
3
(1H, m, H-11), 2.41 (1H, m, H-11), 2.47–2.53 (2H, m, H-12), 2.69 (1H, dd, J = 17.7, 14.5, H-6), 3.43 (1H, dd, J = 17.7, 3.5,
H-6), 3.65 (3H, s, OCH ), 6.28 (1H, dd, J = 1.4, 0.9, H-14), 7.23 (1H, d, J = 0.9, H-16), 7.34 (1H, d, J = 1.4, 0.9, H-15).
3
13
C NMR spectrum ( , ppm): 13.09 (q, C-20), 16.29 (q, C-17), 19.28 (t, C-2), 21.18 (t, C-6), 25.17 (t, C-12), 27.92 (q,
C-19), 29.57 (t, C-11), 36.36 (t, C-3), 37.72 (t, C-1), 40.00 (s, C-10), 43.88 (s, C-4), 49.76 (d, C-5), 51.32 (q, OCH ), 110.56
3
(d, C-14), 124.53* (s, C-13), 124.67* (s, C-8), 138.43 (d, C-16), 142.80 (d, C-15), 152.06 (s, C-9), 157.97 (s, C-7), 177.36 (s,
C-18).
Mass spectrum (m/z, I , %): 359 (7), 342 (19), 278 (26), 265 (36), 264 (100), 246 (35), 218 (43), 204 (18), 200 (14),
rel
188 (10), 187 (11), 186 (52), 159 (12), 158 (11), 146 (13), 145 (11), 144 (14), 136 (11), 132 (10), 119 (10), 107 (14), 105 (16),
91 (21), 81 (73), 79 (14), 77 (14), 67 (11), 55 (13), 53 (38), 41 (22), 27 (11). C H NO . [M] 359.2087.
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Beckmann Rearrangement of Oxime 8. A solution of 8 (0.50 g, 1.45 mmol) in anhydrous dioxane (20 mL) at 0°C
was treated dropwise with freshly distilled SOCl (2 mL), stirred for 10 min at 0°C and 1 h at room temperature, diluted with
2
H O (30 mL), and extracted with CHCl (3 ꢋ 40 mL). The organic layer was washed with H O (3 ꢋ 40 mL) and dried over
2
3
2
MgSO . The solvent was evaporated in vacuo. The solid was chromatographed over a column of silica gel (CHCl eluent).
4
3
Compounds 10 (0.15 g, 30%) and 11 (0.04 g, 8%) eluted successively. Crystallization of fraction 1 from petroleum ether
isolated (5aS,9S,9aR)-9-carboxy-4,5a,9-trimethyl-5-[2-(furan-3-yl)ethyl]-2-oxo-2,3,5a,6,7,8,9,9a-octahydro-1H-
–1
benzo[d]azepine (10) as a white powder, mp 202–205°C. UV spectrum (ꢍ , nm, log ꢎ): 220 (3.91). IR spectrum (ꢌ, cm ):
max
3433, 2959, 2938, 2858, 1693, 1614, 1468, 1443, 1221, 1165, 1146, 873, 819, 779, 721, 674.
PMR spectrum ( , ppm, J/Hz): 0.81 (3H, s, H -19), 1.13 (1H, dt, J = 13.5, 4.1, H-8), 1.39 (3H, s, H -20), 1.48 (1H, dt,
3
3
J = 13.5, 2.9, H-6), 1.63 (1H, m, H-7), 1.66 (1H, dd, J = 12.4, 3.2, H-9a), 1.99 (3H, s, H -17), 1.98 (1H, m, H-6), 2.17 (1H, td,
3
J = 13.5, 2.7, H-7), 2.32 (1H, m, H-8), 2.42–2.54 (4H, m, H-11, 12), 3.18 (1H, dd, J = 16.8, 3.2, H-1), 3.53 (1H, dd, J = 16.8,
12.4, H-1), 6.27 (1H, d, J = 1.6, H-14), 7.23 (1H, d, J = 0.8, H-16), 7.34 (1H, dd, J = 1.6, 0.8, H-15).
13
C NMR spectrum ( , ppm): 13.66 (q, C-17), 18.46 (q, C-20), 19.15 (t, C-7), 24.63 (t, C-12), 27.96 (q, C-19), 28.82
(t, C-1), 29.65 (t, C-11), 35.69 (t, C-6), 37.62 (t, C-8), 39.42 (s, C-5a), 44.93 (s, C-9), 46.85 (d, C-9a), 110.47 (d, C-14),
124.24* (s, C-13), 124.30* (s, C-4), 138.50 (d, C-16), 142.85 (d, C-15), 158.20 (s, C-5), 165.20 (s, C-2), 172.66 (s, C-18).
C H NO . [M] 345.1931.
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(5aS,9S,9aR)-9-Carboxy-4,5a,9-trimethyl-5-[2-(furan-3-yl)ethyl]-3-oxo-2,3,5a,6,7,8,9,9a-octahydro-1H-
–1
benzo[c]azepine (11), oil. UV spectrum (ꢍ , nm, log ꢎ): 220 (3.90). IR spectrum (ꢌ, cm ): 3432, 2954, 2938, 2861, 1724,
max
1649, 1468, 1458, 1227, 1169, 1149, 734, 673.
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