2-[(1S,5R,6R)-4-Methyl-5,6-bis(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yloxy)cyclohex-3-enyl]acrylaldehyde (8). Asuspension
of MnO (3.01 g, 34.6 mmol) in CCl (25 mL) was treated with a solution of 7 (207 mg, 0.588 mmol) in CCl (20 mL) and
2
4
4
stirred for 16 h at room temperature. The precipitate was filtered off. The solvent was distilled off. The solid was purified by
flash chromatography over silica gel (9 g, 60–200 ꢅ, Macherey-Nagel) with elution by hexane and EtOAc (10%) in hexane to
afford 8 (155 mg, 0.443 mmol, 75%) as a mixture of four diastereomers (1:1:1:1, two additional asymmetric centers 11 and
1
16). Í NMR spectrum (CDCl + ÑÑl (1:1), ꢂ, ppm, J/Hz): 1.72 (3H, m), 1.73 (3H, m), 1.80 (3H, m) and 1.82 (3H, m) – all
3
4
J
2.5 – 12H-10, 1.86–1.96 (4H, m, 4H-5e), 2.21–2.37 (4H, m, 4H-5a), 3.04–3.19 (4H, m, 4H-6a), 3.29–3.54 (m), 3.67–3.85
(m) and 3.94–4.03 (m) – 16H, 8H-15, 20, 3.66 (1H, br.s, H-2e), 3.82 (1H, br.d, J = 3.0, H-2e), 4.01 (1H, br.d, J = 2.8,
2e,1e
2e,1e
H-2e), 4.05 (1H, br.d, J
= 2.8, H-2e), 3.74 (1H, dd, J
= 3.0, J
= 1.8, H-1e), 3.92–3.94 (2H, m, 2H-1e), 4.16 (1H, dd,
2e,1e
1e,2e
1e,6a
J
= 2.8, J
= 2.0, H-1e), 4.38 (1H, dd, J = 4.5, 3.1), 4.49 (1H, dd, J =4.8, 3.1), 4.54 (1H, dd, J = 5.0, 2.8), 4.62 (1H, dd,
1e,2e
1e,6a
J = 5.5, 2.7), 4.72 (1H, dd, J = 4.3, 2.8), 4.77 (1H, dd, J = 3.5, 2.7), 4.81 (1H, dd, J = 3.8, 3.0), 4.83 (1H, dd, J = 3.5, 2.8) – 4H-11,
16, 5.59–5.69 (4H, m, 4H-4), 6.03 (1H, m), 6.04 (1H, br.s), 6.06 (1H, br.s), 6.07 (1H, br.s), 6.30 (1H, m), 6.36 (1H, m), 6.41
13
(1H, m), 6.51 (1H, m), all J 2.0, 8H-8, 9.52 (3H, s) and 9.53 (1H, s) – 4H-9, 1.36–1.87 (m, other protons). C NMR
spectrum, (CCl – CDCl (1:1 v/v), ꢂ, ppm): 70.86, 74.03, 75.64, 78.66 (4 d, 4C-1), 71.98, 74.73, 76.43, 78.34 (4 d, 4C-2),
4
3
130.79, 130.85, 131.25, 131.52 (4 s, 4C-3), 124.87, 125.11, 125.24, 125.63 (4 d, 4C-4), 24.68, 24.86, 24.99, 25.66 (4 t, 4C-5),
30.75, 31.01, 31.33, 31.35 (4 d, 4C-6), 151.05, 151.09, 151.35, 151.66 (4 s, 4C-7), 134.41, 134.62, 134.62, 134.95 (4 t, 4C-8),
193.53, 193.69, 193.80, 193.82 (4 d, 4C-9), 21.23, 21.26, 21.39, 21.52 (4 q, 4C-10), 96.26, 96.40, 97.36, 97.47, 100.61,
100.79, 100.99, 101.09 (8 d, 4C-11, 16), 30.57, 30.58, 30.62, 30.89, 30.92, 30.95, 31.00, 31.32 (8 t, 4C12, 17), 18.91, 19.18,
19.50, 19.69, 19.73, 19.82, 19.91, 19.95 (8 t, 4C-13, 18), 25.37, 25.38, 25.40, 25.42, 25.52, 25.52, 25.61, 25.62 (8 t, 4C-14,
19), 61.63, 61.78, 62.33, 62.36, 62.52, 62.64, 62.92, 63.28 (8 t, 4C-15, 20).
2-[(1S,5R,6R)-5,6-Dihydroxy-4-methylcyclohex-3-enyl)acrylaldehyde (3). A solution of p-TsOHꢄH O (0.500 g,
2
2.63 mmol) in H O (10 mL) was treated with a solution of 8 (0.134 g, 0.383 mmol) in dioxane (60 mL) and stirred for 20 h at
2
room temperature. The dioxane was distilled off. NaHCO (0.35 g, 4.17 mmol) and saturated NaCl solution (10 mL) were
3
added in portions. The mixture was extracted with EtOAc (4 20 mL). The combined organic phase was dried over Na SO .
2
4
The solvent was distilled off. The solid was separated by column chromatography over silica gel (17 g, 60–200 ꢅ, Macherey-
24
Nagel) with gradient elution by EtOAc (0–100%) in hexane to afford 3 (46.9 mg, 0.258 mmol, 67%). [ꢃ] –30.0° (c 0.367,
D
1
2
CHCl ). Í NMR spectrum (CDCl , ꢂ, ppm, J/Hz): 1.81 (3H, m, all J 2.5, H-10), 2.09 (1H, dddq, J = 17.7, J
= 5.6,
3
3
5e,6a
2
J
= 4.5, J
C -OH), 3.10 (1H, dddd, J
= 1.5, H-5e), 2.23 (1H, dddqd, J = 17.7, J
= 9.8, J
= 2.8, J
= 2.5, J = 1.1, H-5a), 2.43 (1H, br.s,
5e,4
1
5e,10
5a,6a
5a,4
5a,10
5a,2e
= 9.8, J
= 5.6, J
= 2.2, J
= 1.0, H-6a), 3.82 (1H, br.d, J
= 3.7, H-2e), 3.87 (1H,
6a,5a
6a,5e
6a,1e
6a,8’
2e,1e
dd, J
= 3.7, J
= 2.2, H-1e), 5.62 (1H, ddq, J
= 4.5, J
= 2.8, J
= 1.4, H-4), 6.16 (1H, s, H-8), 6.51 (1H, br.s,
1e,2e
1e,6a
4,5e
4,5a
4,10
13
H-8ꢀ), 9.54 (1H, s, H-9). C NMR spectrum (CDCl , ꢂ, ppm): 72.03 (d, C-1), 72.31 (d, C-2), 132.53 (s, C-3), 124.10 (d, C-4),
25.61 (t, C-5), 33.42 (d, C-6), 150.49 (s, C-7), 136.87 (t, C-8), 195.49 (d, C-9), 20.44 (q, C-10). Found: m/z 182.0937 [M] .
3
+
+
Ñ Í Î . Calcd [M] : 182.0938.
10 14
3
(3aS,7R,7aR)-7-Hydroxy-6-methyl-3-methylene-3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydrobenzofuran-2(3H)-one (9). A solution of
NaOH (0.242 g, 6.05 mmol) in H O (7 mL) was stirred, treated over 5 min with a solution of AgNO (0.332 g, 1.95 mmol),
2
3
stirred for 5 min, and decanted. The precipitate was washed with H O (3 ꢄ 15 mL), treated with a solution of NaOH (53.0 mg,
2
1.33 mmol) in H O (7 mL) and then a solution of 3 (16.6 mg, 91.2 ꢅmol) in dioxane (9 mL). The mixture was stirred for
2
12 h. The precipitate was filtered off. The solvent was distilled off to a volume of 3–4 mL. The solution was treated with
saturated NaCl solution (8 mL) and conc. HCl (0.8 mL) and extracted with CHCl (4 ꢄ 7 mL). The extracts were dried over
3
Na SO to afford a fraction (3.7 mg) containing 9 (MW 180.0777, C H O ) and 11 (MW 198.0877, C H O ) as the
2
4
10 12
3
10 14 4
principal components. The aqueous phase was saturated with NaCl, treated with conc. HCl (0.4 mL), and extracted with
EtOAc (2 ꢄ 20 mL). The extracts were dried over Na SO to afford another fraction (11.4 mg). Both fractions were combined
2
4
(15.1 mg) and separated by column chromatography over silica gel (1.0 g, 60–200 ꢅ, Macherey-Nagel) with gradient elution
26
1
by EtOAc (0–100%) in hexane to afford 9 (3.5 mg, 19.4 ꢅmol, 21%). [ꢃ] –184.6° (c 0.117, CHCl ). Í NMR spectrum
D
3
2
(CDCl , ꢂ, ppm, J/Hz): 1.82 (3H, m, all J 2.5, H-10), 2.02 (1H, dddq, J = 16.1, J
= 5.8, J
= 4.5, J
= 2.0, H-5e),
3
5e,4
5e,6a
5e,10
2
2.16 (1H, br.s, OH), 2.61 (1H, dddq, J = 16.1, J
= 7.8, J
= 5.4, J
= 1.4, H-5a), 3.24 (1H, ddddd, J
= 9.0,
= 5.8,
5a,6a
5a,4
5a,10
6a,1a
J
= 7.8, J
= 4.5, J
= 3.0, J
= 2.5, H-6a), 4.16 (1H, br.d, J
= 5.8, H-2), 4.55 (1H, dd, J
= 9.0, J
1a,6a 1a,2
6a,5a
6a,5e
6a,9’
6a,9
2,1a
H-1a), 5.60 (1H, d, J
= 2.5, H-9), 5.62 (1H, ddq, J
= 5.8, J
= 5.4, J
= 1.5, H-4), 6.27 (1H, d, J
= 3.0, H-9ꢀ).
9,6a
4,5e
4,5a
4,10
9ꢀ,6a
13
C NMR spectrum (CDCl , ꢂ, ppm): 82.07 (d, C-1), 71.53 (d, C-2), 136.59 (s, C-3), 121.72 (d, C-4), 27.84 (t, C-5), 35.42 (d,
C-6), 139.13 (s, C-7), 170.11 (s, C-8), 122.43 (t, C-9), 18.64 (q, C-10). Found: m/z 180.0777 [M] . Ñ Í Î . Calcd [M] :
3
+
+
10 12
3
180.0781.
486