Total synthesis of (±)-scopadulcic acid B

Full text of DOI:10.1021/ja972427k

VOLUME 119, NUMBER 50
DECEMBER 17, 1997
© Copyright 1997 by the
American Chemical Society
Total Synthesis of (()-Scopadulcic Acid B
Larry E. Overman,* Daniel J. Ricca,1a and Vinh D. Tran1b
Contribution from the UniVersity of California, IrVine, Department of Chemistry,
516 Physical Sciences 1, IrVine, California 92697-2025
ReceiVed July 18, 1997X
Abstract: The first total synthesis of a scopadulan diterpene is described. The key step is a double Heck cyclization
of dienyl aryl iodide 8 to form tetracyclic enones 24 and 25 in 80-85% combined yield.
Introduction
The widely distributed plant Scoparia dulcis L. has long been
considered by native populations to posses medicinal properties.
It is used to improve digestion and protect the stomach in
Paraguay, as a cure for hypertension in Taiwan, and for treating
toothaches, blennorhagia, and stomach disorders in India.2-4 In
recent screenings of the Paraguayan crude drug “Typycha´
Kuratuˆ”, Hayashi and co-workers isolated a number of structur-
ally unique tetracyclic diterpenes, exemplified by scopadulcic
acids A (1, SDA), B (2, SDB), and scopadulciol (3), that are
active ingredients.5,6 Scopadulciol has also been isolated from
a Bangladeshi collection of S. dulcis L.7 The structure of SDA
was established by X-ray analysis of the crystalline methanol
solvate,8 while SDB and other scopadulan diterpenes were
characterized through a combination of NMR, MS, UV and IR
X Abstract published in AdVance ACS Abstracts, November 15, 1997.
(1) Current address: (a) SARCO, Inc., P.O. Box 14608, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709. (b) Pharmacopeia, 101 College Road East,
Princeton Forrestal Center, Princeton, NJ 08540.
(2) Gonzales Torres, D. M. Cattalogo de Plantas Medicinales (y
Alimenticias y Utiles) Usada en Paraguay; Asuncio´n: Paraguay, 1986; p
349.
data.5-7,9 The absolute stereochemistries of SDA and SDB have
been proposed on the basis of their positive Cotton effects in
the CD spectra.5 The tetracyclic scopadulan ring system is new,
although it is related to that of other diterpenes containing a
bicyclo[3.2.1]octane substructure, such as aphidicolin (4)10 and
stemarin (5).11
A broad pharmacological profile has been observed for
scopadulan diterpenes. SDB and 3 are powerful inhibitors of
H+,K+-adenosine triphosphatase.9,12,13 Since their mode of
inhibition of this enzyme is different from that of omeprazole,
a widely used clinical proton pump inhibitor, they represent new
(3) Chow, S. Y.; Chen, S. M.; Yang, C. M.; Hsu, H. J. Formosan Med.
Assoc. 1974, 73, 729.
(4) Satyanarayana, K. J. Ind. Chem. Soc. 1969, 46, 765
(5) (a) Hayashi, T.; Kishi, M.; Kawasaki, M.; Arisawa, M.; Shimizu,
M.; Suzuki, S.; Yoshizaki, M.; Morita, N.; Tezuka, Y.; Kikuchi, T.;
Berganza, L. H.; Ferro, E.; Basualdo, I. Tetrahedron Lett. 1987, 28, 3693.
(6) Hayashi, T.; Asano, S.; Mizutani, M.; Takeguchi, N.; Kojima, T.;
Okamura, K.; Morita, N. J. Nat. Prod. 1991, 54, 802.
(7) Ahmed, M.; Jakupovic, J. Phytochemistry 1990, 29, 3035.
(8) Hayashi, T.; Kishi, M.; Kawasaki, M.; Arisawa, M.; Morita, N. J.
Nat. Prod. 1988, 51, 360.
S0002-7863(97)02427-X CCC: $14.00 © 1997 American Chemical Society

12032 J. Am. Chem. Soc., Vol. 119, No. 50, 1997
OVerman et al.
leads for developing agents to treat peptic ulcers, gastritis, and
esophagitis.12 SDA and SDB also show good activity against
herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1),14,15 and SDB and some
semisynthetic analogs show antitumor activity in several human
cell lines as well as inhibition of the action of tumor-promoting
phorbol esters.16,17 In recent studies, SDB has been shown to
inhibit bone resorption by osteoclast cells, and, thus, the
scopadulan diterpenes warrant further evaluation as possible
therapeutic agents for treating osteoporosis.18
Scheme 1
The unusual structure of scopadulan diterpenes and their
extensive medicinal potential has prompted considerable syn-
thetic work in this area. Total syntheses of (()-SDB19 and (()-
SDA20 were reported from our laboratories in 1993 and
constituted the first total synthesis accomplishments in the
scopadulan diterpene area. In 1995, Ziegler and Wallace
reported total syntheses of (()-SDB and (()-SDA, as well as
the first total synthesis of scopadulciol.21 The use of an
advanced common intermediate in these latter syntheses pro-
vided further confirmation of the structural relationship of these
three scopadulan diterpenes.
In this paper, we provide full details of the first total synthesis
of (()-scopadulcic acid B.
Results and Discussion
A. Synthesis Plan. Extensive investigations during the last
decade have established the immense utility of intramolecular
Heck reactions in the construction of complex molecules.22 Our
own studies in this area have focused on the remarkable ability
of intramolecular Heck reactions to form quaternary carbon
centers, even in highly congested arenas.23,24 Our plan for
preparing the scopadulan diterpenes aimed to exploit this facility
by assembling the scopadulan B, C, and D rings by tandem
intramolecular Heck cyclization of a 5-methylenecycloheptene
precursor (8 f 6, Scheme 1). At the time our investigations
began, this was a quite bold strategy, since sequential Heck
cyclizations of simple dienes had been described only earlier
that year.25 We initially chose to examine this plan in a series
having an aryl A ring, since this choice would allow us to more
quickly examine the critical cyclization step. We were mindful
from the outset, however, that this template might not be ideal
for developing the full functionality of the scopadulan A ring.
Our initial model studies in a system lacking the C(6) oxygen
and bridgehead C(12) methyl functionality have been sum-
marized and provided requisite encouragement to undertake the
total synthesis of SDB.25,26 We envisaged constructing cycliza-
tion substrate 8 from 2-iodobenzaldehyde (11) and vinylcyclo-
propyl bromide 1227 using a divinylcyclopropane rearrangement
of an enoxysilane intermediate (10 f 9) to develop the seven-
membered ring.28 If tetracycle 6 could be reached, we hoped
to reduce this intermediate, or a derivative, as a prelude to
introducing the final two quaternary centers of the A ring. We
anticipated that the facial bias provided by the bicylooctane
substructure of 6 would provide the crucial initial stereocontrol
element in this functionalization; that the two carbon bridge
should direct introduction of the angular methyl group from
the â face is apparent in a molecular model (Figure 1).
(9) Hayashi, T.; Okamura, K.; Kakemi, M.; Asano, S.; Mizutani, M.
Takeguchi, N.; Kawasaki, M.; Tezuka, Y.; Kikuchi, T.; Morita, N. Chem.
Pharm. Bull. 1990, 38, 2740.
(10) Dalziel, W.; Hesp, B.; Stevenson, K. M.; Jarvis, J. A. J. J. Chem.
Soc., Perkin Trans 1 1973, 2841.
(11) Manchand, P. S.; Blount, J. F. J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. 1975,
894.
(12) Asano, S.; Mizutani, M.; Hayashi, T.; Morita, N.; Takeguchi, N.
J. Biol. Chem. 1990, 265, 22167.
(13) Hayashi, T.; Asano, S.; Mizutani, M.; Takeguchi, N.; Kojima, T.;
Okamura, K.; Morita, N. J. Nat. Prod. 1991, 54, 802.
(14) Hayashi, K.; Niwayama, S.; Hayashi, T.; Nago, R.; Ochiai, H.;
Morita, N. AntiViral Res. 1988, 9, 345.
(15) Hayashi, T.; Hayashi, K.; Uchida, K.; Niwayama, S.; Morita, N.
Chem. Pharm. Bull. 1990, 38, 239.
(16) Hayashi, K.; Hayashi, T.; Morita, N. Phytother. Res. 1992, 6, 6.
(17) Nishino, H.; Hayashi, T.; Arisawa, M.; Satomi, Y.; Iwashima, A.
Oncology 1993, 50, 100.
B. Preparation of Dienyl Aryl Iodide 8. The convergent
assembly of cyclization precursor 8 began with 4-arylbutanal
15 and the known cis-cyclopropyl bromide 12.27-29 Aldehyde
15 was readily prepared on a large scale from commercially
available 2-iodobenzaldehyde (11) as follows. Treatment of 11
with allylmagnesium bromide followed by tert-butyldimethyl-
(18) Miyahara, T.; Komiyama, H.; Miyanishi, A.; Takata, M.; Nagai,
M.; Kozuka, H.; Hayashi, T.; Yamamoto, M.; Ito, Y.; Odake, H.; Koizumi,
F. Toxicology 1995, 97, 191.
(19) Overman, L. E.; Ricca, D. J.; Tran, V. D. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1993,
115, 2042.
(20) Kucera, D. J.; O’Connor, S. J.; Overman, L. E. J. Org. Chem. 1993,
58, 5304.
(25) (a) Abelman, M. M.; Overman, L. E. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1988, 110,
2328. (b) The extensive contributions of the groups of Grigg, Negishi, Trost,
de Meijere and others to the development of multiple Heck cyclizations as
a powerful strategy in organic synthesis are summarized in ref 22.
(26) Overman, L. E.; Abelman, M. M.; Ricca, D. J.; Tran, V. D. In
Organometallic Reagents in Organic Synthesis; Bateson, J. H., Mitchell,
M. B., Eds.; Academic: London, 1994; Chapter 6.
(21) Ziegler, F. E.; Wallace, O. B. J. Org. Chem. 1995, 60, 3626.
(22) For a recent reviews, see: (a) Gibson, S. E.; Middleton, R. J.
Contemp. Org. Synth. 1996, 3, 447. (b) de Meijere, A.; Meyer, F . E. Angew.
Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 1994, 33, 2379.
(23) Overman, L. E.; Abelman, M. M.; Kucera, D. J.; Tran, V. D.; Ricca,
D. J. Pure Appl. Chem. 1992, 64, 1813.
(27) Skattebol, L. J. Org. Chem. 1964, 2951.
(28) (a) Piers, E.; Nagakura, I.; Tetrahedron Lett. 1976, 3247. (b) Marino,
J. P.; Browne, L. J. Tetrahedron Lett. 1976, 41, 3245. (c) Wender, P. A.;
Filosa, M. P. J. Org. Chem. 1976, 41, 3490. (d) Wender, P. A.; Eissenstat,
M. A.; Filosa, M. P. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1979, 101, 2196.
(29) Seyferth, D.; Yamazaki, H.; Alleston, D. J. Org. Chem. 1963, 28,
703.
(24) Overman, L. E. Pure Appl. Chem. 1994, 66, 1423.

Total Synthesis of (()-Scopadulcic Acid B
J. Am. Chem. Soc., Vol. 119, No. 50, 1997 12033
overall yield from 22. After careful optimization, the sequence
summarized in Scheme 2 provided Heck cyclization precursor
8 on multigram scales in 22% overall yield from 2-iodoben-
zaldehyde.
Palladium-Catalyzed Cyclization of 8 and Conversion of
24 and 25 to Ketone 31. The critical cyclization of dienyl
aryl iodide 8 could be accomplished with a variety of Pd(0)
catalysts. Cyclizations conducted with a catalyst system32 that
we had previously found effective at minimizing double bond
migration (10% Pd(OAc)2, 2-4 equiv of Ph3P, 2 equiv of
Ag2CO3 in refluxing MeCN) afforded variable yields (30-60%)
of a ∼3:1 mixture of enones 24 and 25 (Scheme 3). Repro-
ducibly high yields were obtained using 10% Pd(OAc)2, 20%
Ph3P, and an excess of Et3N in refluxing MeCN. This procedure
provided enones 24 and 25 in 80-85% combined yield on scales
as large as 14 g. The unconjugated enone 24 predominated to
the extent of 1.3-1.8:1, although this ratio decreased at longer
reaction times. No conditions we examined completely sup-
pressed double bond migration. Face selection in the initial
insertion step was not high, since the ∆13,14-enone 24 was formed
as a 1.2-1.5:1 mixture of stereoisomers.
With gram quantities of the tetracyclic nucleus in hand, we
directed our attention toward introducing oxidation at C(13),
as well as converging the two stereoisomers of 24 and 25 into
a common intermediate. Dehydrogenation of the 24/25 mixture
with dichlorodicyanoquinone (DDQ) in refluxing chlorobenzene
readily accomplished the latter objective and provided dienone
26 in 63% yield. Subsequent oxidation of 26 with 1.1 equiv of
m-chloroperbenzoic acid (m-CPBA) at room temperature oc-
curred at the distal double bond, and exclusively from the â
face, to form epoxide 27. Selective reduction of this intermedi-
ate with NaTeH33 then delivered hydroxy enone 28 in 42%
overall yield from the mixture of Heck cyclization products.
Our initial attempts to saturate the double bond of 28 met
with difficulties. Hydrogenation of 28 with Pd/C resulted in
significant deoxygenation of the benzylic ketone. This problem
could be minimized by using transfer hydrogenation conditions
(Pd/C, HCO2NH4); however, 29 was the major product. Ste-
reoselection in this reduction was somewhat solvent dependent,
with a 2:1 mixture of ketones 29 and 30 being produced in
MeOH or EtOH and an 8:1 mixture in DMF. Single-crystal
X-ray analysis of 30 allowed unambiguous confirmation of the
unanticipated diastereoselection in this catalytic hydrogenation.
Fortunately, the desired stereochemical outcome could be
realized by utilizing the â-alcohol at C(13) as a stereodirecting
element. Following precedents of Liotta, Maryanoff, and co-
workers,34 enone 28 was reduced with LiAlH4 in THF at -78
°C to provide ketone 30 as a single diastereomer in 73% yield.
Attempted protection of this alcohol as a methyl ether by
treatment with excess KH and CH3I resulted in concomitant
methylation at C(7). However, exposure of 30 to methyl
trifluoromethanesulfonate and 2,6-di-tert-butylpyridine in CH2Cl2
did provide 31 in satisfactory yield. The stage was now set for
functionalization of the A ring.
Figure 1. Molecular mechanics model SDB (2); hydrogens are omitted
for clarity.
silyl (TBDMS) protection of the hydroxy group delivered 13.
Hydroboration-oxidation of the terminal vinyl group of 13
yielded 14, which furnished aldehyde 15 upon Swern oxida-
tion.30 This four-step sequence was performed routinely on a
0.5 mol scale without purification of intermediates and provided
15 in 44% overall yield from 11.
A 3:2 mixture of cyclopropyl bromides 12 and 16 is available
in two steps from isoprene according to the procedure of
Skattebol.27 The required cis-isomer 12 was initially separated
from this mixture by column chromatography. However, due
to the volatility of 12, it was subsequently found preferable to
couple the 12/16 mixture with aldehyde 15 and defer separation
of stereoisomers to a later stage.
Metalation of the 12/16 mixture with t-BuLi, followed by
condensation of the resulting lithium reagents with 15, provided
the desired alcohols 17 in low yield. Apparently, these lithium
reagents react with the aryl iodide functionality of 15 faster than
with the aldehyde carbonyl group. It was eventually found that
metathesis of the cyclopropyllithium reagents with MgBr2‚OEt2
produced an organometallic species with the desired nucleophilic
properties. Thus, treatment of a solution of the 3:2 mixture of
bromides 12/16 with t-BuLi in ether at -78 °C, followed by
sequential addition of a freshly prepared solution of MgBr2‚OEt2
and aldehyde 11 provided 17 in good yield. These alcohols
were not purified, but rather submitted directly to oxidation with
pyridinium chlorochromate (PCC)31 to furnish an inseparable
mixture of cis- and trans-cyclopropyl ketones 18 in 75-85%
overall yields from 15 (33-37% overall yields over five steps
from 2-iodobenzaldehyde).
Preliminary studies using the pure cis-cyclopropane isomer
of 18 (obtained from pure 12) and the mixture of isomers 18
demonstrated, as expected,28 that enoxysilane derivatives of only
the cis-isomer underwent [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement in
refluxing benzene. Thus, the mixture of stereoisomeric cyclo-
propyl ketones 18 was treated with trimethylsilyl triflate
(TMSOTf) and Et3N, and the resulting enoxysilane derivatives
19 were heated for 1 h in refluxing benzene. Selective cleavage
of the resulting trimethylsilyl enol ethers 20 and 21 with
pyridinium p-toluenesulfonate (PPTS) in EtOH-H2O provided
∆4-cycloheptenone 22 in 51% yield, together with 26% of the
trans-isomer of cyclopropyl ketone 18. Separation of trans-18
from cycloheptenones 22 on silica gel was possible at this stage,
and recovered trans-18 could be recycled to a 1:1.5 mixture of
cis- and trans-18 by exposure to NaOMe in refluxing MeOH.
Two recycles allowed cycloheptenones 22 to be obtained in 60-
65% overall yield from the mixture of cis- and trans-cyclopropyl
ketones 18.
Elaboration of Ring A. Having established rings B, C, and
D of the scopadulan skeleton, we next focused on functional-
ization of ring A. As a prelude to attempted Birch reduction,
the benzylic ketone functionality of 31 was protected as
imidazolidine.35 This transformation was best accomplished
The cycloheptenone ring was further elaborated by reaction
of 22 with Ph3PdCH2, followed by removal of the silyl ether
protecting group to provide 23. Oxidation of 23 with PCC31
then gave the desired methylenecycloheptene ketone 8 in 77%
(32) Abelman, M. M.; Oh, T.; Overman, L. E. J. Org. Chem. 1987, 52,
4130.
(33) Osuka, A.; Taka-oka, K.; Suzuki, H. Chem. Lett. 1984, 271.
(34) Solomon, M.; Jamison, W. C. L.; McCormick, M.; Liotta, D.;
Cherry, D. A.; Mills, J. E.; Shah, R. D.; Rodger, J. D.; Maryanoff, C. A. J.
Am. Chem. Soc. 1988, 110, 3702.
(30) Swern, D.; Mancuso, A.; Huang, S. J. Org. Chem. 1978, 43, 2480.
(31) Corey, E. J.; Suggs, J. W. Tetrahedron Lett. 1975, 2647.
(35) Birch, A. J.; Dastar, K. P. Aust. J. Chem. 1973, 26, 1363.

12034 J. Am. Chem. Soc., Vol. 119, No. 50, 1997
OVerman et al.
Scheme 2
Scheme 3
Scheme 4
of this reduction sequence, including employing potassium or
sodium as reductants, proved unfruitful.
It is well appreciated that aromatic derivatives containing two
or more electron-donating substituents reluctantly undergo Birch
reduction.36 Thus, a better substrate for dearomatization would
be benzoic acid 36. Furthermore, the dianion generated from
Birch reduction of 36 could be amenable to methylation37 to
introduce directly the C(4) geminal substituents of SDB (Scheme
5). To reach carboxylic acid 36, ketone 31 was initially reduced
with LiAlH4 at -78 °C to provide 34 in high yield. We hoped
to use the equatorial alcohol of 34 to direct functionalization to
C(4) of the aromatic ring. Although ortho metalation of benzyl
alcohols is well-known,38,39 this transformation has rarely been
employed in complex molecule construction. Thus, we were
pleased to find that the desired benzoic acid 36 could be
using a large excess of N,N′-dimethylethylenediamine (TMEDA)
and catalytic amount of camphorsulfonic acid (CSA) in toluene
under Dean-Stark conditions (Scheme 4). Reduction of the
crude imidazolidine 32 with excess Li in NH3-THF containing
t-BuOH, followed by cleavage of the diamine protecting group
and selective catalytic hydrogenation of the disubstituted double
bond (H2, Rh/Al2O3), gave the desired enone 33, albeit in low
yield (15-25% from 31). All attempts to improve the efficiency
(36) See, inter alia: (a) Bennett, C. R.; Cambie, R. C. Tetrahedron 1966,
22, 2845. (b) Fringuelli, F.; Mancini, V.; Tatticchi, A. Tetrahedron 1969,
25, 4249.
(37) (a) deMos, J. C.; van Bekkum, H.; van den Bosch, C. B.; van
Minnen-Pathuis, G.; van Wijk, A. M. Recl. TraV. Chim. Pays-Bas 1971,
90, 137. (b) Hook, J. M.; Mander, L. N. Natl. Prod. Rep. 1986, 3, 35.
(38) (a) Uemura, M.; Tokuyana, S.; Sakan, T. Chem. Lett. 1975, 1195.
(b) Meyer, N.; Seebach, D. Chem. Ber. 1980, 118, 1304.
(39) Snieckus, V. Chem. ReV. 1990, 90, 879.

Total Synthesis of (()-Scopadulcic Acid B
J. Am. Chem. Soc., Vol. 119, No. 50, 1997 12035
Scheme 5
ride,43 methyl copper tri-n-butylphosphine,44 “higher order”
cyano methyl cuprates,45 BF3‚Et2O-catalyzed cuprate addition,46
and nickel acetylacetonate-catalyzed addition of dimethylzinc.47
Typically, the starting enone and/or the 1,2-adduct were obtained
in these reactions.
We finally turned to diethylaluminium cyanide, which has
proven to be an excellent reagent for effecting conjugate addition
of a carbon nucleophile at highly encumbered centers.48 Treat-
ment of enone 38 with Et2AlCN at room temperature for 12 h
provided cyano ketone 41 in 48% yield (92% based on
consumed 38) (Scheme 6). The efficiency of this conversion
could be raised to 85% yield with two recycles of recovered
enone 38. The stereochemical outcome of this reaction was
tentatively assigned on the basis of substantial literature
precedent that CN addition would occur in an axial fashion.48
The conversion of 41 to SDB was greatly simplified by the
observation that exposure of 41 to an excess of LiAlH4 in
refluxing THF gave rise to pentacyclic aminal 42 in essentially
quantitative yield. This propitious reduction introduces the
required â-alcohol at C(6) and captures the C(10) substituent
at the aldehyde oxidation state. Aminal 42 was not purified,
but directly subjected to Wolff-Kishner reduction under forcing
conditions to provide tetracycle 43 in 74% overall yield from
41.
accessed from 34. The optimal procedure was to expose alcohol
34 to excess n-BuLi in refluxing TMEDA-pentane to produce
a red solution of the dianion,40 which was quenched at 0 °C
with solid CO2. After acidification, benzoic acid 36 was
obtained in 53% yield, together with 10% of lactone 35 (which
could be efficiently converted to 36) and 30% of recovered 34.
Finally, Birch reduction of 36 and in situ methylation41
generated a 1,4-cyclohexadiene, which was not isolated, but
immediately hydrogenated over Rh/Al2O3 to afford lactone 37
in ∼65% yield from 36. Reduction of this intermediate with
LiAlH4, followed by oxidation of the allylic alcohol with MnO2-
provided enone 38. This four-step conversion was typically
accomplished without isolation or purification of intermediates
and provided 38 in up to 56% overall yield. The good efficiency
of this conversion requires that face selectivity in the pivotal
methylation step is high. That the methyl group had indeed
been introduced from the required â-face was apparent from
isolation of lactone 37.
Completion of the synthesis of SDB (2) from 43 required
benzoylation of the secondary alcohol, oxidation of the primary
alcohol to a carboxylic acid, and conversion of the methyl ether
to a ketone. To achieve these functional group modifications,
the primary alcohol was first protected by treatment of 43 with
tert-butyldimethylsilyl triflate and 2,6-lutidine in CH2Cl2 at -78
°C to afford 44. Conventional benzoylation of the hindered
axial secondary alcohol of 44 with benzoyl chloride and pyridine
was unsuccessful. However, when 44 was treated with benzoyl
triflate in the presence of 2,6-lutidine,49 followed by desilylation
with tetra-n-butylammonium fluoride (TBAF), hydroxy benzoate
45 was obtained in good yield (78% from 43). Finally,
50
oxidation of 45 with RuO4 afforded (()-scopadulcic acid B
(2) in 60% yield. Synthetic 2 showed 500 MHz 1H NMR, 125
MHz 13C NMR, and chromatographic properties that were
indistinguishable from those of an authentic sample of SDB.
Introduction of the Quaternary Methyl Group at C(10)
and Completion of the Total Synthesis of (()-SDB. Having
developed a viable route to pentacyclic enone 38, we were now
confronted with the formidable task of introducing the remaining
quaternary methyl group. From the outset we had anticipated
that this functionalization would be difficult, since C(10) was
adjacent to a quaternary center of the bicyclo[3.2.1]octane unit.
Although â,â-disubstituted enones are known to be poor Michael
acceptors, we found that 1,4-adduct 40 could be obtained in
good yield when model enone 39 was treated with 5 equiv of
lithium dimethylcuprate in ether at -15 °C (eq 1). However,
attempts to effect this transformation in the scopadulan series
(with enone 38 or the corresponding methyl ester) were
unrewarding. Many conjugate addition procedures were sur-
veyed,42 including lithium dimethylcuprate/trimethylsilyl chlo-
Conclusion
The first total synthesis of (()-scopadulcic acid B was
accomplished in 30 steps and with an overall yield of 0.5%
from 2-iodobenzaldehyde. The central strategic element of this
(43) (a) Corey, E. J.; Boaz, N. W. Tetrahedron Lett. 1985, 6015. (b)
Alexakis, A.; Berlan, J.; Besace, Y. Tetrahedron Lett. 1986, 1047.
(44) Suzuki, M.; Suzuki, T.; Kawagishi, T.; Noyori, R. Tetrahedron Lett.
1980, 1247.
(45) (a) Lipshultz, B. H.; Wilhelm, R. S.; Kozlowski, J. Tetrahedron
Lett. 1982, 3755. (b) Lipshultz, B. H. Tetrahedron Lett. 1983, 127.
(46) Smith, A. B., III; Jerris, P. J. J. Org. Chem. 1982, 47, 1845.
(47) (a) Luche, J. L.; Petrier, C.; Lansard, J. P.; Greene, A. E. J. Org.
Chem. 1983, 48, 3837. (b) Greene, A. E.; Lansard, J. P.; Luche, J. L.; Petrier,
C. J. Org. Chem. 1984, 49, 931.
(48) Nagata, W. Org. React. (N.Y.) 1977, 25, 255.
(49) Brown, L.; Koreeda, M. J. Org. Chem. 1984, 49, 3875.
(50) Sharpless, K. B.; Martin, V. S.; Katsuki, T.; Carlsen, P. H. J. J.
Org. Chem. 1981, 46, 3936.
(51) Hayashi, T.; Sugimoto, T.; Takewaki, N.; Takeguchi, N.; Tran, V.
D.; O’Connor, S. J.; Rucker, P. V.; Overman, L. E. Bioorg. Med. Chem.
Lett. 1995, 5, 2943.
(40) Panetta, C. A.; Dixit, A. S. Synthesis 1981, 59.
(41) (a) Hook, J. M.; Mander, L. N.; Woolias, M. Tetrahedron Lett. 1982,
23, 1095. (b) Taber, D. F. J. Org. Chem. 1976, 41, 2649.
(42) Posner, G. H. Org. React. (N.Y.) 1972, 19, 1.

12036 J. Am. Chem. Soc., Vol. 119, No. 50, 1997
OVerman et al.
Hz, 1H), 5.13 (dd, J ) 17.1, 1.1 Hz, 1H), 3.00 (dd, J ) 7.5, 4.7 Hz,
1H), 1.25 (t, J ) 6.4 Hz, 1H), 1.24 (s, 3H), 1.05 (dd, J ) 6.4, 4.7 Hz,
1H). Other general experimental details have been described.52
4-(2-Iodophenyl)-4-(tert-butyldimethylsiloxy)-1-butene (13). To
a cooled (ice bath) solution of aldehyde 11 (56.3 g, 243 mmol) and
THF (475 mL) was added dropwise a solution of allylmagnesium
bromide (300 mL, 1.0 M in Et2O). After 0.5 h, the reaction mixture
was allowed to warm to room temperature (rt); saturated aqueous NH4Cl
(200 mL) was then added, and the resulting mixture was poured into
a mixture of Et2O (250 mL) and H2O (250 mL). The organic layer
was washed with H2O (200 mL), dried over (MgSO4), and concentrated
to give a golden yellow oil (63.8 g, 96%), which could be used without
purification in the subsequent step.
Scheme 6
This material eventually crystallized; recrystallization from hexanes
afforded colorless needles: mp 44-45 °C; 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3)
δ 7.80 (dd, J ) 7.9, 1.1 Hz, 1H), 7.51 (dd J ) 7.8, 1.7 Hz, 1H), 7.35
(td, J ) 7.6, 0.9 Hz, 1H), 6.97 (td, J ) 7.6, 1.7 Hz, 1H), 5.96-5.82
(m, 1H), 5.24-5.16 (m, 2H), 4.92 (br d J ) 6.0 Hz, 1H), 2.65-2.55
(m, 1H), 2.40 (s, 1H), 2.35-2.25 (m, 1H); 13C NMR (75.5 MHz, CDCl3)
δ 145.4, 139.2, 134.2, 129.1, 128.4, 126.9, 118.6, 97.3, 76.2, 42.7; IR
(KBr) 3332-3227, 988, 920 cm-1; MS (CI) m/z 257, 233, 186, 131,
130, 129.
To a solution of this alcohol (63.8 g, 232 mmol), DMF (650 mL),
and imidazole (25.8 g, 379 mmol) was added tert-butyldimethylchlo-
rosilane (47.9 g, 318 mmol) portionwise over 0.5 h. The reaction was
allowed to stir at rt overnight and then at 65 °C for 2 h. After cooling
to rt, the solution was partitioned between hexanes (500 mL) and H2O
(500 mL). The organic layer was washed with H2O (500 mL), saturated
aqueous NaHCO3 (300 mL) and brine (300 mL), dried (MgSO4), and
concentrated to give 91.6 g, (86%) of 13 as a colorless oil, which could
be used in the subsequent step without purification.
A pure sample of 13 was obtained by radial chromatography on
silica gel (97:3 hexanes-EtOAc): 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.79
(dd, J ) 7.9, 1.1 Hz, 1H), 7.55 (dd, J ) 7.8, 1.7 Hz, 1H), 7.37 (td, J
) 7.6, 1.1 Hz, 1H), 6.97 (td, J ) 7.6, 1.7 Hz, 1H), 6.00-5.87 (m,
1H), 5.15-5.08 (m, 2H), 4.94 (dd, J ) 8.0, 3.8 Hz, 1H), 2.51-2.42
(m, 1H), 2.37-2.28 (m, 1H), 0.93 (s, 9H), 0.09 (s, 3H), -0.08 (s, 3H);
13C NMR (75.5 MHz, CDCl3) δ 146.9, 138.8, 134.9, 128.7, 128.1,
127.9, 117.2, 96.9, 78.0, 43.6, 25.8, 18.2, -4.6, -4.9; IR (film) 992,
914 cm-1; MS (EI) m/z 347, 331, 163, 99, 75, 73.
4-(2-Iodophenyl)-4-(tert-butyldimethylsiloxy)butanal (15). An
adaptation of a published procedure was employed.53 To a cooled
solution (ice bath) of alkene 13 (91.6 g, 236 mmol) and hexane (80
mL) was added dropwise BH3‚SMe2 (8.5 mL, 10 M in BH3), and the
resulting solution was maintained at rt overnight. EtOH (80 mL) was
then added to quench the excess hydride and to facilitate stirring,
followed by sequential addition at 0 °C of 3 M NaOH (30 mL) and
30% H2O2 (34 mL); H2O2 was added at such a rate that the internal
temperature did not exceed 40 °C. The resulting solution was heated
under gentle reflux with vigorous stirring for 5 h. After cooling to rt,
the reaction mixture was poured into cold H2O (1 L) and extracted
with Et2O (750 mL). The organic layer was washed with H2O (150
mL), brine (150 mL), dried (MgSO4), and concentrated to give an
orange liquid (85.4 g, 89%), which was purified by flash chromatog-
raphy (4:1 hexanes-EtOAc) to give 60.3 g (63%) of alcohol 14: 1H
NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.74 (dd, J ) 7.9, 1.1 Hz, 1H), 7.49 (dd,
J ) 7.8, 1.7 Hz, 1H), 7.33 (td, J ) 7.6, 1.0 Hz, 1H), 6.92 (td, J ) 7.7,
1.7 Hz, 1H), 4.88 (m, 1H), 3.65 (m, 2H), 1.82 (br s, 1H), 1.8-1.6 (m,
4H), 0.89 (s, 9H), 0.06 (s, 3H), -0.15 (s, 3H); 13C NMR (75.5 MHz,
CDCl3) δ 147.0, 138.8, 128.7, 128.1, 127.9, 96.8, 77.9, 62.8, 35.4, 28.7,
25.8, 18.1, -4.6, -5.0; HRMS (EI) m/z 349.0116 (349.0120 calcd for
C12H18IO2Si).
synthesis is the palladium-catalyzed biscyclization of dienyl aryl
iodide 8 which occurs with complete regioselectivity and in high
yield to form the core scopadulan ring system.
Although this synthesis is too lengthy to provide practical
access to SDB, it did yield several simpler analogs that proved
to be inhibitors of H+,K+-ATPase.51 Surprisingly, the most
effective was siloxy enone 22, which inhibited hog gastric
H+,K+-ATPase in a dose-dependent fashion with IC50 ) 8.2
µM.51
Two aspects of this first generation entry to the scopadulan
terpenes would merit attention if an efficient total synthesis of
these potentially pharmacologically significant materials were
to be realized. First, an aromatic ring is not an ideal structural
template for developing the two quaternary centers of the
scopadulan A ring. Second, some improvement in synthetic
efficiency would result if the initial step of the double Heck
cyclization occurred stereoselectively to form the required cis-
arrangement of the angular C(8) hydrogen and the one carbon
bridge of the bicyclo[3.2.1]octane unit. These objectives were
ultimately realized in a second generation strategy, culminating
in the first total synthesis of (()-scopadulcic acid A.20
Alcohol 14 was oxidized on a 150 g scale using the procedure of
Swern.30 Purification of the crude product by flash chromatography
(9:1 hexanes-EtOAc) afforded 119 g (80%) of 15 as a clear oil: 1H
NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 9.78 (t, J ) 1.7 Hz, 1H), 7.76 (dd, J )
7.9, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 7.48 (dd, J ) 7.8, 1.7 Hz, 1H), 7.34 (td, J ) 7.4, 1.2
Hz, 1H), 6.95 (td, J ) 7.4, 1.7 Hz, 1H), 4.92 (dd, J ) 7.3, 4.0 Hz,
1H), 2.51 (td, J ) 7.4, 1.7 Hz, 1H), 2.1-1.8 (m, 3H), 0.88 (s, 9H),
Experimental Section
General Experimental Details. An ∼1.5:1 mixture of cis- and
trans-1-bromo-2-methyl-2-vinylcyclopropanes (12 and 16) was prepared
from isoprene as described by Skattebol.27 The major (more polar)
cis-bromide could be separated on silica gel (Waters LC 500 preparative
chromatograph) using hexane as the eluent: 1H NMR (250 MHz,
CDCl3) δ 5.80 (dd, J ) 17.1, 10.8 Hz, 1H), 5.17 (dd, J ) 10.8, 1.1
(52) Deng, W.; Overman, L. E. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1994, 116, 11241.
(53) Brown, H. C.; Mandal, A. K.; Kulkarni, S. U. J. Org. Chem. 1977,
42, 1392.

Total Synthesis of (()-Scopadulcic Acid B
J. Am. Chem. Soc., Vol. 119, No. 50, 1997 12037
0.05 (s, 3H), -0.16 (s, 3H); 13C NMR (75.5 MHz, CDCl3) δ 202.3,
146.1, 139.0, 129.0, 128.2, 127.9, 96.7, 77.0, 39.7, 31.2, 25.8, 18.0,
-4.7, -5.1; IR (film) 1727 cm-1; HRMS (EI) m/z 404.0667 (404.0668
calcd for C16H25IO2Si).
39.7, 31.9, 29.5, 29.3, 29.2, 26.1, 26.0, 25,8, 18.0, -4.5, -4.7, -5.0;
IR (film) 1707 cm-1; HRMS (CI) m/z 485.1364 (485.1349 calcd for
C12H33O2SiI).
Epimerization of trans-18 to a Mixture of cis- and trans-Isomers.
To a solution of trans-cyclopropyl ketone 18 (4.0 g, 8.3 mmol) and
methanol (20 mL) at rt was added sodium metal (0.38 g, 17 mmol) in
small portions over 15 min. The resulting solution was heated at reflux
for 1 d and allowed to cool to rt, and brine (7 mL) was added. The
layers were separated, the aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc (3
× 15 mL), and the combined organic layers were dried (MgSO4),
filtered, and concentrated to give a light brown oil. Purification of the
residue on silica gel (20:1 hexane-EtOAc) afforded 3.8 g (95%) of a
1:1.5 mixture of the cis- and trans-cyclopropyl ketones 18 (90% pure
by GLC analysis).
cis- and trans-[4-(tert-Butyldimethylsiloxy)-4-(2-iodophenyl)-1-
oxobutyl]-2-methyl-2-vinylcyclopropane (18). A solution of the 3:2
diastereomeric mixture of cis- and trans-cyclopropyl bromides 12 and
16 (41.6 g, 0.258 mol) and Et2O (500 mL) were cooled to -78 °C,
and then tert-butyllithium (400 mL, 1.7 M in pentane) was added
dropwise. The resulting solution was maintained at -78 °C for 1.5 h,
freshly prepared MgBr2‚OEt2 (170 mL, 0.45 mol, 2.6 M in Et2O) was
added, and the solution was warmed to 0 °C for 0.5 h. A solution of
the aldehyde 15 (83.6 g, 0.207 mol) and Et2O (200 mL) was then added
dropwise. The resulting solution was maintained at 0 °C for 15 min
and then allowed to warm to rt for 15 min before the reaction was
quenched with saturated aqueous NH4Cl (300 mL). Ether (500 mL)
and H2O (500 mL) were then added, the layers were separated, the
aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc (700 mL), and the combined
organic layers were dried (MgSO4) and concentrated to give alcohols
17 as a pale yellow oil.
2-[2-Hydroxy-2-(2-iodophenyl)ethyl]-5-methyl-1-methylenecyclo-
hept-4-ene (23). Oven-dried methyltriphenylphosphonium bromide
(50.1 g, 0.140 mol) was suspended in THF (1.5 L), the mixture was
cooled to 0 °C, and n-BuLi (76 mL, 0.124 mol, 1.63 M in hexane)
was added dropwise. The resulting bright yellow solution was
maintained at 0 °C for 0.5 h, and a solution of cycloheptenone 22 (40.0
g, 0.083 mol) and THF (120 mL) was added dropwise. The reaction
was maintained at 0 °C for 0.5 h and allowed to warm to rt for an
additional 0.5 h. The reaction was then quenched by the addition of
acetone (100 mL), solvents were removed under reduced pressure, and
the residue was dissolved in methanol (500 mL) and extracted with
pentane (5 × 800 mL). The combined pentane extracts were dried
(MgSO4) and concentrated to give (32 g, 80%) of crude 2-[2-(tert-
butyldimethylsiloxy)-2-(2-iodophenyl)ethyl]-5-methyl-1-methylenecy-
clohept-4-ene as thick orange syrup, which was used directly in the
next step without purification. A sample purified by flash chroma-
tography (hexane) showed the following diagnostic data: 13C NMR
(75.5 MHz, CDCl3) δ 156.6, 154.3, 148.3, 148.0, 140.1, 139.6, 138.8,
128.7, 128.3, 128.2, 128.1, 127.0, 122.8, 122.5, 110.7, 108.6, 96.7,
76.5, 76.2, 43.8, 43.0, 41.6, 41.1, 34.8, 34.7, 34.2, 33.0, 32.3, 30.5,
25.9, 18.0, -4.2, -4.4, -4.7, -5.0; MS (CI) m/z 483, 407, 351, 224.
To a solution of the crude diene (32 g) and THF (350 mL) at rt was
added a solution of TBAF (124 mL, 1 M solution in THF), and the
resulting solution was maintained at rt for 8 h. Brine (50 mL) was
added, the layers were separated, the aqueous layer was extracted with
Et2O (3 × 100 mL), and the combined organic layers were dried
(MgSO4), filtered, and concentrated. The resulting oil was purified
by flash chromatography (3:1 hexane-EtOAc) to afford 22 g (90%)
of alcohol 23, a 1:1 mixture of benzylic alcohol epimers, as a yellow
oil: 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.85-7.75 (m, 1H), 7.6-7.5 (m,
1H), 7.36 (t, J ) 7.5 Hz, 1H), 7.0-6.9 (td, J ) 7.6, 1.7 Hz, 1H), 5.54
(br t, J ) 6.5 Hz, 1H), 5.42 (br t, J ) 6.7 Hz, 1H), 5.0-4.7 (m, 3H),
2.9-2.7 (m, 1H), 2.5-2.1 (m, 7H), 1.9-1.8 (m, 1H), 1.75 and 1.73
(br s, 3H total), 1.7-1.6 and 1.5-1.4 (m, 1H total); 13C NMR (75.5
MHz, CDCl3) δ 156.4, 153.9, 146.6, 140.1, 139.2, 129.0, 128.5, 127.1,
127.0, 122.3, 122.1, 111.3, 110.1, 97.3, 76.5, 75.5, 43.1, 42.0, 41.5,
40.4, 34.5, 32.8, 32.0, 31.6, 31.5, 29.7, 25.8; IR (film) 3415, 1635,
892 cm-1; HRMS (CI) m/z 368.0632 (368.0637 calcd for C17H21IO).
2-[2-(2-Iodophenyl)-2-oxoethyl]-5-methyl-1-methylenecyclohept-
4-ene (8). A solution of 23 (22.0 g, 0.060 mol) and CH2Cl2 (250 mL)
was cooled to 0 °C, and PCC (17.6 g. 0.083 mol), NaOAc (10.1 g,
0.124 mol), and powdered 3 Å molecular sieves (50 g) were added
portionwise over 15 min.31 The dark solution was maintained at 0 °C
for 0.5 h and then at rt for 14 h. The reaction was diluted with Et2O
(800 mL) and filtered through Florisil, and the filtrate was concentrated
and the residue was purified by flash chromatography (20:1 hexanes-
EtOAc) to afford 20 g (90%) of ketone 8 as a colorless oil that was
90% pure by GLC analysis: 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.90 (dd,
J ) 7.9, 1.0 Hz, 1H), 7.4-7.3 (m, 2H), 7.10 (ddd, J ) 7.9, 7.2, 2.0
Hz, 1H), 5.45 (br t, J ) 6.5 Hz, 1H), 4.72 (br s, 2H), 3.1-2.9 (m, 3H),
2.37-2.25 (m, 4H), 2.17-2.07 (m, 2H), 1.74 (br d, J ) 0.8 Hz, 3H);
13C NMR (75.5 MHz, CDCl3) δ 204.1, 154.0, 144.7, 140.5, 133.4,
127.8, 122.0, 110.1, 91.1, 45.7, 40.8, 34.5, 32.7, 32.0, 25.9; IR (film)
1698, 1638, 895 cm-1; HRMS (EI) m/z 366.0499 (366.0481 calcd for
C17H19IO).
This oil was immediately taken up in CH2Cl2 (1.5 L), and PCC (54
g, 0.26 mol), NaOAc (27 g, 0.33 mol), and powdered 3 Å molecular
seives (170 g) were added. The resulting dark mixture was stirred at
rt overnight and then diluted with Et2O (2 L) and filtered through
Florisil. Concentration and filtration of the resulting residue through
silica gel (20:1 hexane-EtOAc) afforded an inseparable mixture of the
cis- and trans-cyclopropyl ketones 18 (80 g, 75%) as a clear oil (90%
pure by GLC analysis).
Spectral data for cis-18 (a mixture of benzylic silyl ether diastere-
omers that was obtained from pure cis-cyclopropyl bromide 12): 1H
NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.75 (d, J ) 7.9 Hz, 1H), 7.47 (dd, J )
7.8, 1.7 Hz, 1H), 7.33 (t, J ) 7.8 Hz, 1H), 6.95 (td, J ) 7.5, 1.6 Hz,
1H), 5.80 (dd, J ) 17.4, 10.7 Hz) and 5.79 (dd, J ) 17.4, 10.8 Hz, 1H
total), 5.1-5.0 (m, 2H), 4.9-4.8 (m, 1H), 2.7-2.5 (m, 2H), 2.1-2.0
(m, 1H), 2.0-1.8 (m, 1H), 1.57 (t, J ) 4.8 Hz, 1H), 1.31 and 1.30 (s,
3H total), 1.06 (dd, J ) 7.6, 4.3 Hz, 1H), 0.98 (s, 3H), 0.051 and 0.046
(s, 3H total), -0.16 (s, 9H); 13C NMR (75.5 MHz, CDCl3) δ 206.9,
146.7, 138.9, 128.9, 128.3, 128.2, 127.9, 113.4, 96.9, 77.7, 40.5, 36.9,
32.7, 31.0, 30.9, 29.7, 25.8, 23.1, 22.1, 18.0, 0.0, -4.7, -4.96, -5.01;
IR (film) 1698, 973, 905 cm-1; HRMS (EI) m/z 484.1262 (484.1294
calcd for C22H33IO2Si).
2-[2-(tert-Butyldimethylsiloxy)-2-(2-iodophenyl)ethyl]-5-methyl-
cyclohept-4-en-1-one (22). The mixture of cyclopropyl ketones 18
(104 g, 0.215 mol) was dissolved in CH2Cl2 (1 L) and cooled to 0 °C,
and Et3N (62 mL, 0.44 mol) and TMSOTf (64 mL, 0.33 mol) were
then added sequentially. The resulting solution was maintained at 0
°C for 0.5 h, diluted with pentane (2.5 L), and washed with saturated
aqueous NaHCO3 (500 mL). The organic layers were dried (K2CO3),
concentrated, and the resulting oil was taken up in benzene (1 L) and
heated to reflux (100 °C external bath) for 1.5 h. After cooling to rt,
the reaction was concentrated, and the resulting pale yellow oil (a
mixture of 20 and 21) was dissolved in EtOH (800 mL). Water was
added until the solution just turned cloudy, and then additional EtOH
was added until the solution cleared. After the addition of PPTS (6.4
g), the resulting solution was maintained at rt for 20 h. After
concentration, the residue was dissolved in Et2O (1 L), and the organic
layer was washed with brine (200 mL), dried (MgSO4), and concen-
trated. The resulting pale yellow oil was purified on silica gel using
a Waters LC 500 chromatograph (20:1 hexane-EtOAc) to afford 53 g
(51%, 92% pure by GLC analysis) of cycloheptenone 22, a pale yellow
oil that was a ∼1:1 mixture of benzylic silyl ether epimers, and 27 g
(26%) of recovered trans-18. Spectral data for cycloheptenone 22: 1H
NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.74 (dd, J ) 7.9, 1.1 Hz, 1H), 7.48 (dd J
) 7.4, 1.6 Hz, 1H), 7.32 (td, J ) 6.9, 1.1 Hz, 1H), 6.92 (td, J ) 7.5,
1.6 Hz, 1H), 5.55 (br t, J ) 5.1 Hz) and 5.47 (br t, J ) 5.3 Hz, 1H
total), 4.94-4.85 (m, 1H), 3.12-3.03 (m, 1H), 2.74-2.54 (m, 1H),
2.53-2.43 (m, 2H), 2.23-1.97 (m, 4H), 1.75 (br s, 3H), 1.57-1.38
(m, 1H), 0.87 and 0.86 (s, 3H total), 0.06 and 0.03 (s, 3H total), -0.19
and -0.23 (s, 9H total); 13C NMR (75.5 MHz, CDCl3) δ 214.1, 213.5,
147.5, 147.3, 138.9, 138.7, 137.6, 137.5, 128.9, 128.8, 128.3, 128.1,
128.0 127.9, 122.6, 122.5, 96.7, 76.3, 75.7, 47.5, 47.1, 41.6, 41.4, 40.8,
(()-(6aR*,9R*,11aR*)-∆7(8)-9,11a-Methano-9-methyl-5-oxo-
5,6,6a,11a-tetrahydro-11aH-cyclohepta[a]naphthalene (24) and
(9R*,11aR*)-9,11a-Methano-9-methyl-5-oxo-5,11a-dihydro-11aH-

12038 J. Am. Chem. Soc., Vol. 119, No. 50, 1997
OVerman et al.
cyclohepta[a]naphthalene (25). A solution of iodide 8 (6.12 g, 0.017
mol), Pd(OAc)2/Ph3P (1:2, 327 mg, 0.425 mmol), Et3N (12 mL, 0.085
mol), and MeCN (150 mL) was heated at reflux for 4 h. After cooling,
the solution was diluted with Et2O (500 mL) and extracted with
saturated aqueous NaHCO3 (150 mL) and brine (70 mL). After drying
(MgSO4), concentration afforded a dark oil. Purification of this material
by flash chromatography (20:1 hexanes-EtOAc) gave 3.86 g (97%,
83% pure by GLC analysis) of tetracyclic products as a 1.5:1 mixture
of the unconjugated and conjugated enones 24 and 25, respectively.
This mixture was resolved by careful flash chromatography (25:1
hexanes-EtOAc) for characterization. Unconjugated enone 24, a
mixture of C(8) epimers: 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.00 (m, 1H),
7.55 (m, 2H), 7.31 (m, 1H), 5.80 (dt, J ) 9.5, 1.5 Hz) and 5.74 (m, 1H
total), 5.47 (dd, J ) 9.5, 3.7 Hz) and 5.29 (dd, J ) 9.5, 1.9 Hz, 1H
total), 3.16 (m, 1H), 2.8-2.3 (m, 2H), 2.0-1.4 (m, 6H), 1.25 and 1.22
(s, 3H total); 13C NMR (major isomer, 300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 197.9,
150.9, 138.8, 133.8, 132.2, 127.3, 126.7, 126.5, 126.0, 47.6, 46.1, 43.6,
43.4, 42.4, 41.7, 32.7, 23.5; IR (film) 1695, 1599 cm-1; HRMS (EI)
m/z 238.1357 (238.1356 calcd for C17H18O). Conjugated enone 25:
1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.17 (dd, J ) 8.2, 0.8 Hz, 1H), 7.60-
7.53 (m, 2H), 7.35 (td, J ) 7.9, 2.1 Hz, 1H), 6.21 (d, J ) 1.9 Hz, 1H),
2.73 (dddd, J ) 15.4, 10.6, 2.7, 1.9 Hz, 1H), 2.52 (dd, J ) 15.4, 5.9
Hz, 1H), 2.36 (ddd, J ) 11.7, 10.6, 5.9 Hz, 1H), 2.20 (dd, J ) 11.7,
2.7 Hz, 1H), 2.06-1.86 (m, 3H), 1.75-1.68 (m, 1H), 1.6-1.5 (m, 2H),
1.17 (s, 3H); 13C NMR (75.5 MHz, CDCl3) δ 184.9, 167.3, 148.1, 132.2,
131.8, 126.4, 126.1, 126.0, 121.6, 55.7, 50.0, 41.9, 39.7, 29.5, 37.1,
31.0, 25.9; IR (film) 1661, 1601 cm-1; HRMS (EI) m/z 238.1371 (94,
238.1357 calcd for C17H18O).
and EtOH (11 mL) was added dropwise. After 10 min, H2O (10 mL)
was added, and after an additional 1 h, the reaction mixture was passed
through a plug of Celite and the filtrate was concentrated. This residue
was partitioned between CH2Cl2 (200 mL) and H2O (40 mL), and the
organic layer was separated and dried (MgSO4). After concentration,
the residue was purified by radial chromatography (9:1 hexanes-i-
PrOH) to provide alcohol 28 (806 mg, 88%) as a pale yellow powder:
mp 189-190 °C (from CHCl3-hexanes); 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3)
δ 8.18 (dd, J ) 7.5, 2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.64-7.54 (m, 2H), 7.37 (ddd, J )
8.1, 6.0, 2.3 Hz, 1H), 6.26 (d, J ) 2.0 Hz, 1H), 3.81 (br t, J ) 4.0 Hz,
1H), 2.93 (ddd, J ) 16.0, 4.8, 2.1 Hz, 1H), 2.53 (dd, J ) 16.0, 0.7 Hz,
1H), 2.45-2.35 (m, 2H), 2.11 (d, J ) 12.0 Hz, 1H), 2.01-1.79 (m,
4H), 1.24 (s, 3H); 13C NMR (75.5 MHz, CDCl3) δ 184.7, 165.0, 147.7,
132.4, 131.7, 126.6, 126.3, 125.9, 123.6, 75.2, 50.1, 48.9, 46.1, 39.4,
38.1, 35.9, 22.1; IR (KBr) 1645, 1595 cm-1; HRMS (EI) m/z 254.1301
(254.1307 calcd for C17H18O2); MS (CI) m/z 255, 237. Anal. Calcd
for C17H18O2: C, 80.28; H, 7.13. Found: C, 80.17; H, 7.15.
(()-(6aR*,8S*,9S*,11aS*)-8-Hydroxy-9,11a-methano-9-methyl-
5-oxo-5,6,6a,11a-tetrahydro-11aH-cyclohepta[a]naphthalene (30).
Hydroxy enone 28 (452 mg, 1.78 mmol) was dissolved in THF (50
mL) and cooled in a -78 °C bath, and LiAlH4 (2.5 mL, 1.0 M in Et2O)
was added dropwise over 5 min. The reaction was maintained at -78
°C for 1 h, and the -78 °C bath was replaced with a -23 °C bath.
After 1 h, the reaction was poured into a mixture of EtOAc (100 mL)
and 5% HCl (25 mL) and the organic layer was separated and dried
(MgSO4). Concentration and purification of the residue by radial
chromatography (95:5 hexanes-i-PrOH) provided keto alcohol 30 (334
mg, 73%) as a thick oil, which solidified upon standing: mp 110-111
(()-(9R*,11aR*)∆7(8)-9,11a-Methano-9-methyl-5-oxo-5,11a-dihy-
dro-11aH-cyclohepta[a]naphthalene (26). A solution of tetracyclic
ketones 24/25 (3.5 g, 1.5:1), DDQ (10 g, 45 mmol), and PhCl (150
mL) was heated at reflux (160 °C oil bath) for 7 h. The cooled reaction
mixture was filtered through a plug of Celite, and the filtrate was
concentrated. The residue was dissolved in CHCl3 (200 mL) and
washed with H2O (3 × 100 mL), and the combined aqueous washes
were back-extracted with CHCl3 (2 × 100 mL). The organic phase
was dried (MgSO4), filtered, and concentrated. The resulting dark oil
was adsorbed on 5 g of silica gel, layered on a silica gel flash column,
and eluted with 3:2 hexanes-EtOAc to afford dienone 26 (1.95 g, 95%
pure by GLC analysis) as an oil, which solidified upon standing: mp
1
°C (from CHCl3-hexanes); H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.01 (d, J
) 7.7 Hz, 1H), 7.55-7.53 (m, 2H), 7.29 (ddd, J ) 8.1, 5.4, 3.0 Hz,
1H), 3.59 (br s, 1H), 2.55-2.40 (m, 3H), 2.17-2.10 (m, 1H), 2.02-
1.90 (m, 2H), 1.77-1.51 (m, 6H), 1.20 (s, 3H); 13C NMR (75.5 MHz,
CDCl3) δ 197.9, 149.5, 133.9, 132.0, 126.9, 126.2, 125.3, 74.2, 47.3,
45.1, 44.7, 41.3, 36.4, 36.0, 35.7, 32.7, 23.8; IR (film) 3465, 1671 cm-1
;
HRMS (EI) m/z 256.1467 (256.1453 calcd for C17H20O2). Anal. Calcd
for C17H20O2: C, 79.65; H, 7.86. Found: C, 79.55; H, 7.82.
(()-(6aR*,8R*,9R*,11aR*)-8-Hydroxy-9,11a-methano-9-methyl-
5-oxo-5,6,6a,11a-tetrahydro-11aH-cyclohepta[a]naphthalene (29). A
mixture of hydroxy enone 28 (165 mg, 0.65 mmol), Pd/C (165 mg),
HCO2NH4 (410 mg, 6.5 mmol), and DMF (7 mL) was stirred for 1 h
at rt and then filtered through Celite. The eluent was partitioned
between CH2Cl2 (100 mL) and H2O (25 mL), and the organic layer
was dried (MgSO4). Concentration gave an oil that was 8:1 mixture
of 29 and 30 (1H NMR analysis). This mixture could be separated by
radial chromatography (95:5 hexanes-i-PrOH) to give a pure sample
of 29 which deposited crystals suitable for single-crystal X-ray
analysis.54
1
87-89 °C; H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.19 (td, J ) 7.7, 1.0 Hz,
1H), 7.65-7.55 (m, 2H), 7.38 (ddd, J ) 8.2, 5.6, 2.7 Hz, 1H), 6.37
(dd, J ) 9.3, 1.0 Hz, 1H), 6.22 (d, J ) 9.3 Hz, 1H), 6.17 (s, 1H),
2.29-2.17 (m, 2H), 2.02-1.75 (m, 5H), 1.37 (s, 3H); 13C NMR (75.5
MHz, CDCl3) δ 185.0, 163.0, 149.6, 147.7, 132.3, 132.0, 126.5, 126.3,
126.0, 125.4, 120.5, 52.8, 48.7, 45.0, 41.3, 38.5, 23.8; IR (KBr) 1645
cm-1; HRMS (EI) m/z 236.1210 (236.1201 calcd for C17H16O). Anal.
Calcd for C17H16O: C, 86.40; H, 6.82. Found: C, 86.23; H, 6.84.
(()-(6aR*,8S*,9S*,11aS*)-9,11a-Methano-8-methoxy-9-methyl-
5-oxo-5,6,6a,11a-tetrahydro-11aH-cyclohepta[a]naphthalene (31).
To a solution of alcohol 30 (659 mg, 2.57 mmol), dry hexane (51 mL),
and CH2Cl2 (13 mL) at rt were added sequentially 2,6-di-tert-
butylpyridine (2.3 mL, 10.3 mmol) and methyl trifluoromethane-
sulfonate (0.6 mL, 5 mmol). The reaction was maintained at rt for 1h
and then heated at reflux for 15 h. After cooling, the reaction mixture
was partitioned between Et2O (100 mL) and 1 M HCl (15 mL), the
layers were separated, and the aqueous layer was extracted with Et2O
(3 × 40 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with brine
(10 mL), dried (MgSO4), filtered, and concentrated. The resulting
residue was purified by radial chromatography (15:1 hexane-EtOAc)
to afford 519 mg (75%) of ketone 31 as colorless oil: 1H NMR (500
MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.00 (d, J ) 7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.53-7.50 (m, 2H), 7.29-
7.25 (m, 1H), 3.33 (s, 3H), 2.96 (br s, 1H), 2.50-2.38 (m, 3H), 2.15-
2.08 (m, 1H), 1.97-1.86 (m, 3H), 1.66 (dd, J ) 12.4, 4.5 Hz, 1H),
1.58 (dd, J ) 13.0, 4.4 Hz, 1H), 1.48-1.56 (m, 1H), 1.38 (ddd, J )
15.0, 12.0, 3.5 Hz, 1H), 1.19 (s, 3H); 13C NMR (125 MHz, CDCl3) δ
198.0, 149.6, 133.7, 131.9, 126.7, 126.0, 125.3, 83.6, 57.1, 46.9, 45.4,
45.0, 41.3, 36.5, 36.1, 32.7, 30.2, 23.8; IR (film) 1686 cm-1; HRMS
(()-(7R*,8S*,9R*,11aR*)-7,8-Epoxy-9,11a-methano-9-methyl-5-
oxo-5,11a-dihydro-11aH-cyclohepta[a]naphthalene (27). A solution
of dieneone 26 (1.9 g, 8.0 mmol), m-chloroperoxybenzoic acid (2.0 g,
titrated at 74%, 8.6 mmol), and CH2Cl2 (100 mL) was maintained at rt
for 48 h and then quenched with 10% aqueous Na2S2O3 (100 mL).
After 1 h, the layers were separated, and the organic layer was washed
with 15% NaOH (50 mL) and dried (MgSO4). Concentration and
purification of the residue by radial chromatography (9:1 hexanes-
EtOAc) gave 1.7 g (83%) of epoxy enone 27 as a colorless oil that
solidified upon standing: mp 110-112 °C; 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3)
δ 8.14 (dd, J ) 8.1, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 7.61-7.51 (m, 2H), 7.37 (td, J )
8.1, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 6.55 (s, 1H), 3.60 (d, J ) 3.6 Hz, 1H), 3.28 (d, J )
3.6 Hz, 1H), 2.25-1.82 (m, 6H), 1.39 (s, 3H); 13C NMR (75.5 MHz,
CDCl3) δ 184.3, 159.6, 147.3, 132.9, 131.5, 128.2, 126.7, 126.5, 125.3,
60.1, 51.9, 47.5, 42.8, 42.3, 41.7, 35.3, 22.6; IR (KBr) 1670, 1600
cm-1; HRMS (EI) m/z 252.1136 (252.1140 calcd for C17H16O2). Anal.
Calcd for C17H16O2: C, 80.92; H, 6.39. Found: C, 80.28; H, 6.41.
(()-(8R*,9R*,11aR*)-8-Hydroxy-9,11a-methano-9-methyl-5-oxo-
5,11a-dihydro-11aH-cyclohepta[a]naphthalene (28). A slight adapta-
tion of a general procedure was employed.33 Tellurium powder (1.85
g, 14.5 mmol) and NaBH4 (1.1 g, 29.1 mmol) were added to EtOH
(50 mL), and the resulting solution was degassed and then heated at
80 °C for 1 h with vigorous stirring. After 1 h, the pale purple solution
was cooled to 0 °C, and a solution of epoxide 27 (913 mg, 3.62 mmol)
(54) The authors have deposited atomic coordinates for this compound
with the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre. The coordinates can be
obtained, on request, from the Director, Cambridge Crystallographic Data
Centre, 12 Union Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EZ, U.K.

Total Synthesis of (()-Scopadulcic Acid B
J. Am. Chem. Soc., Vol. 119, No. 50, 1997 12039
(EI) m/z 270.1598 (270.1620 calcd for C18H22O2). Anal. Calcd for
C18H22O2: C, 79.96; H, 8.20. Found: C, 79.98; H, 8.17.
which was immediately dissolved in Et2O (5 mL) and cooled to -78
°C. A solution of LiAlH4 (1.6 mL, 1.0 M in Et2O) was added dropwise,
and the resulting mixture was then allowed to warm to 0 °C for 20
min and then to rt over 15 min. The reaction was quenched by
successive addition of H2O (65 µL), 2 M NaOH (65 µL), and H2O
(190 µL). The resulting heterogeneous mixture was stirred at rt for 2
h and filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated to afford the corre-
sponding diol as a colorless oil.
(()-(5R*,6aS*,8R*,9R*,11aR*)-5-Hydroxy-9,11a-methano-8-meth-
oxy-9-methyl-5,6,6a,11a-tetrahydro-11aH-cyclohepta[a]naphthalene-
4-carboxylic acid (36). To a solution of ketone 31 (1.52 g, 5.62 mmol)
and dry THF (250 mL) at -78 °C was added LiAlH4 (8.4 mL, 1.5
equiv, 1.0 M in Et2O) dropwise. The resulting solution was maintained
at -78 °C for 30 min, and then poured into a rapidly stirring mixture
of EtOAc (250 mL) and 1 M HCl (75 mL). The layers were separated,
and the organic layer was dried (MgSO4), filtered, and concentrated to
provide 1.50 g (98%, 96% pure by GC analysis) of alcohol 34 as a
thick crude oil, which was not purified but employed directly in the
next reaction. Alcohol 34 showed a diagnostic doublet of doublets (J
) 10.9, 5.9 Hz) at δ 4.78 for the axial C(6) methine hydrogen.
An adaptation of a published procedure was employed.35 A solution
of this crude alcohol (102 mg, 0.375 mmol), dry pentane (4 mL) and
N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylethylenediamine (freshly distilled from CaH2 and
then from Na, 0.23 mL, 1.49 mmol) was treated dropwise with n-BuLi
(0.89 mL, 1.6 M in hexane) at rt. After 20 min, the resulting pink
mixture was heated at reflux for 3 h. The resulting deep red mixture
was cooled to 0 °C, and solid CO2 was added in small portions over 3
h. The heterogeneous mixture was stirred at rt under a balloon of CO2
for 16 h. The reaction mixture was then diluted with Et2O (35 mL)
and acidified with 1 M HCl to pH 1-2. The layers were separated,
the aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc (5 × 25 mL), and the
combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried (MgSO4),
filtered, and concentrated. The resulting solid residue was recrystallized
from hexane-ether to afford 63 mg (53%) of acid 36 as a colorless
solid. The mother liquors were purified on silica gel (3:1 hexane-
EtOAc) to give 11 mg (9.8%) of lactone 35 as a colorless solid and 33
A mixture of this crude diol, MnO2 (55 mg, 0.63 mmol), and CH2Cl2
(5 mL) was stirred at rt for 15 h and then filtered through a plug of
Celite. The filtrate was concentrated, and the residue was purified by
radial chromatography (3:1 hexane-EtOAc) to afford 160 mg (56%
over four steps) of enone 38 as a colorless solid: mp 125-127 °C; 1H
NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 3.61 (AB q, ∆υ ) 103 Hz, JAB ) 10.6 Hz,
2H), 3.31 (s, 3H), 2.88 (br s, 1H), 2.3-2.1 (m, 5H), 1.83-1.55 (m,
8H), 1.55-1.40 (m, 4H), 1.3-1.2 (m, 1H), 1.18 (s, 3H), 1.10 (s, 3H);
13C NMR (125 MHz, CDCl3) δ 200.6, 165.1, 138.2, 83.4, 70.9, 57.2,
49.2, 44.9, 42.9, 41.9, 38.7, 36.9, 35.9, 35.5, 30.0, 27.9, 27.2, 24.0,
18.5; IR (film) 1662, 1610 cm-1; HRMS (CI) m/z 319.2247 (319.2273
calcd for C20H30O3). Anal. Calcd for C20H30O3: C, 75.43; H, 9.49.
Found: C, 75.48; H, 9.55.
(()-(4R*,4aS*,6aR*,8S*,9S*,11aS*11bR*)-11b-Cyano-4,9-
dimethyl-4-(hydroxymethylene)-9,11a-methano-8-methoxy-5-oxo-
1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,6a,11a,11b-decahydro-11aH-cyclohepta[a]naphtha-
lene (41). A solution of enone 38 (115 mg, 0.362 mmol), Et2AlCN
(1.1 mL, 1.0 M in toluene), and dry toluene (5 mL) was maintained at
rt for 24 h. The reaction was then diluted with Et2O (50 mL) and
quenched with saturated aqueous NaHCO3. The aqueous layer was
extracted with Et2O (3 × 15 mL), and the combined organic phases
were washed with brine, dried (MgSO4), filtered, and concentrated.
Purification of the residue by flash chromatography (3:1 hexane-
EtOAc) afforded 55 mg (48%) of recovered starting material 38 and
60 mg (48%) of nitrile 41 as a clear oil. Recovered 38 was recycled
two times to obtain a total of 106 mg (85%) of nitrile 41: 1H NMR
(500 MHz) δ 3.77 (d, J ) 10.6 Hz, 1H), 3.30 (s, 3H), 3.15 (d, J )
10.6 Hz, 1H), 2.88 (br s, 1H), 2.54 (m, 1H), 2.44 (s, 1H), 2.35 (dd, J
) 15.3, 5.0 Hz, 1H), 2.20-2.10 (m, 2H), 1.95-1.85 (m, 2H), 1.80-
1.16 (m, 12H), 1.29 (s, 3H), 1.09 (s, 3H); 13C NMR (125 MHz) δ
207.3, 122.7, 83.0, 71.0, 57.1, 53.0, 50.8, 45.7, 45.6, 44.0, 39.9, 37.7,
37.3, 36.0, 35.9, 31.0, 30.1, 23.8, 23.0, 18.2, 16.7; IR (film) 3463, 2231,
1714 cm-1; HRMS (CI) m/z 346.2373 (346.2382 calcd for C21H31NO3).
1
mg (32%) of the starting alcohol 34. Acid 36: mp 158-159 °C; H
NMR (500 MHz, CD3OD) δ 7.52 (d, J ) 8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.43 (d, J )
7.3 Hz, 1H), 7.26 (t, J ) 7.7 Hz, 1H), 5.16 (dd, J ) 10.5, 6.7 Hz, 1H),
3.33 (s, 3H), 2.95 (br s, 1H), 2.04 (t, J ) 9.6 Hz, 1H), 1.90-1.80 (m,
4H), 1.71-1.64 (m, 4H), 1.36-1.58 (m, 3H), 1.13 (s, 3H); 13C NMR
(125 MHz, CD3OD) δ 174.4, 145.7, 141.1, 134.3, 130.0, 128.0, 128.1,
85.8, 67.9, 57.5, 48.3, 46.4, 37.4, 36.5, 36.4, 31.0, 24.2, two carbons
buried under solvent peaks; IR (film) 3344, 1659 cm-1; HRMS (CI)
m/z 299.1658, (299.1647 calcd for C19H24O4). Anal. Calcd for
C19H24O4: C, 72.13; H, 7.65. Found: C, 72.10; 7.68. Lactone 35:
mp 150-152 °C; 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.64 (d, J ) 7.3 Hz,
1H), 7.51 (d, J ) 7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.46 (t, J ) 7.5 Hz, 1H), 5.30 (dd, J )
11.7, 5.3 Hz, 1H), 3.38 (s, 3H), 2.95 (s, 1H), 2.20 (ddd, J ) 16.2,
12.8, 3.9 Hz, 1H), 2.22 (dd, J ) 11.2, 5.3 Hz, 1H), 2.02 (d, J ) 11.5,
1H), 1.95-1.75 (m, 3H), 1.65-1.35 (m, 5H), 1.18 (s, 3H); 13C NMR
(500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 170.5, 148.5, 141.1, 130.1, 130.0, 124.5, 122.8,
84.1, 78.7, 57.6, 48.1, 46.8, 45.3, 38.1, 37.6, 36.1, 31.5, 30.0, 23.5; IR
(film) 1760 cm-1; HRMS (CI) m/z 299.1659 (299.1627 calcd for
C19H22O3).
(()-(4R*,4aR*,5R*,6aR*,8S*,9S*,11aS*11bS*)-5-Hydroxy-4-(hy-
droxymethylene)-9,11a-methano-8-methoxy-4,9,11b-trimethyl-
1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,6a,11a,11b-decahydro-11aH-cyclohepta[a]naphtha-
lene (43). To a solution of nitrile 41 (31 mg, 0.09 mmol) and THF
(3.2 mL) at -78 °C was added a solution of LiAlH4 (1.4 mL, 1.0 M
in Et2O), and the resulting solution was allowed to warm to rt and
then heated at reflux for 4 h. The reaction was cooled to 0 °C and
quenched by successive addition of H2O (55 µL), 2 M NaOH (55 µL),
and H2O (170 µL). The resulting heterogeneous mixture was stirred
at rt for 2 h and filtered, and the solid was washed with EtOAc.
Concentration of the filtrate afforded 36 mg of crude aminal 42 as
viscous oil, which was used directly in the next reaction: HRMS (CI)
m/z 350.2678 (350.2695 calcd for C21H36NO3).
(()-(4R*,6aR*,8S*,9S*,11aS*)-4,9-Dimethyl-4-hydroxymethylene-
9,11a-methano-8-methoxy-5-oxo-1,2,3,4,5,6,6a,11a-octahydro-11aH-
cyclohepta[a]naphthalene (38). A slight modification of a general
procedure was employed.41b Liquid ammonia (60 mL, dried for 30
min over NaNH2) was distilled under Ar into a predried, three-necked
flask. Dry THF (12 mL) was added, and the resulting solution was
cooled to -78 °C. Lithium metal (108 mg, 15.5 mmol, containing
0.02% Na) was added in small pieces, and then a solution of acid 36
(288 mg, 0.911 mmol) and THF (1.5 mL) was added slowly by syringe.
The resulting deep blue solution was allowed to reflux for 20 min and
was then cooled to -78 °C. Isoprene (∼1 mL) then was added to
quench excess Li, and the resulting mixture was allowed to warm to
rt. After the NH3 had evaporated, the reaction mixture was recooled
to 0 °C and CH3I (2.1 mL) was added. The resulting mixture was
stirred at 0 °C for 15 min, Et2O (100 mL) and H2O (20 mL) were
added, and the aqueous layer was acidified to pH 1 with HCl. The
layers were separated, the aqueous layer was extracted with Et2O (3 ×
25 mL), and the combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried
(MgSO4), filtered, and concentrated.
A mixture of this sample of crude aminal 42 (17 mg, 0.05 mmol),
ethylene glycol (1 mL), hydrazine dihydrochloride (50 mg, 0.48 mmol),
and hydrazine monohydrate (0.2 mL) was placed in a tightly sealed
vial and heated in a 195 °C oil bath for 5 h. The reaction mixture was
cooled to 0 °C, KOH pellets (320 mg, excess) were carefully added,
and this mixture was placed in the 195 °C oil bath for an additional 12
h. After the reaction was allowed to cool to rt, Et2O (10 mL) and H2O
(3 mL) were added, the layers were separated, the aqueous layer was
extracted with EtOAc (6 × 10 mL), and the combined organic layers
were dried (MgSO4), filtered, and concentrated. Purification of the
residue on silica gel (3:1 hexane-EtOAc) gave 12 mg (75%) of the
diol 43 as a colorless oil: 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 4.22 (app d,
J ) 2.3 Hz, 1H), 3.53 (d, J ) 11.0 Hz, 1H), 3.31 (s, 3H), 3.15 (d, J )
11.0 Hz, 1H), 2.80 (br s, 1H), 2.18-2.26 (m, 1H), 1.75-1.62 (m, 3H),
1,01-1.55 (m, 16H), 1.33 (s, 3H), 1.18 (s, 3H), 1.00 (s, 3H); 13C NMR
(125 MHz, CDCl3) δ 84.6, 72.3, 67.8, 62.2, 57.2, 53.1, 44.5, 43.4,
39.4, 38.6, 38.5, 37.8, 36.5, 34.3, 31.1, 28.8, 24.1, 22.3, 22.1, 20.8,
This crude residue was taken up in EtOAc (5 mL), Rh/Al2O3 (30
mg) was added, and the vessel was fitted with a H2 balloon and stirred
under a H2 atmosphere for 12 h. The reaction was then filtered through
a plug of Celite, and the filtrate was concentrated to provide crude 37,

12040 J. Am. Chem. Soc., Vol. 119, No. 50, 1997
OVerman et al.
18.2; IR (film) 3438 cm-1; HRMS (CI) m/z 319.2628 (319.2637 calcd
for C21H36O3).
The aqueous layer was extracted with Et2O (3 × 5 mL), and the
combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried (MgSO4),
filtered, and concentrated. The residue was purified on silica gel (10:1
hexane-EtOAc) to afford 12 mg of alcohol 45 (45%) as colorless oil:
1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.07 (d, J ) 7.5 Hz, 2H), 7.57 (t, J )
7.4 Hz, 1H), 7.45 (t, J ) 7.7 Hz, 2H), 5.57 (app d, J ) 2.0 Hz, 1H),
3.55 (d, J ) 10.9 Hz, 1H), 3.27 (s, 3H), 3.10 (d, J ) 10.9 Hz, 1H),
2.80 (br s, 1H), 2.21-2.15 (m, 1H), 1.78-1.85 (m, 1H), 1.74-1.04
(m, 17H), 1.52 (s, 3H), 1.02 (s, 3H), 0.91 (s, 3H); 13C NMR (125 MHz,
CDCl3) δ 166.4, 132.8, 130.9, 129.7, 128.4, 84.6, 71.5, 70.7, 57.5, 52.9,
43.5, 43.2, 38.7, 38.5, 38.4, 37.8, 36.5, 35.4, 34.1, 31.1, 29.6, 24.1,
22.4, 22.3, 20.3, 18.2; IR (film) 3463, 1712 cm-1; HRMS (CI) m/z
441.2959 (441.3004 calcd for C28H40O4).
(()-(4R*,4aR*,5R*,6aR*,8S*,9S*,11aS*,11bS*)-4-((tert-Butyl-
dimethylsiloxy)methylene)-5-hydroxy-9,11a-methano-8-methoxy-
4,9,11b-trimethyl-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,6a,11a,11b-decahydro-11aH-cyclo-
hepta[a]naphthalene (44). To a solution of diol 43 (38 mg, 0.11
mmol) and CH2Cl2 (5 mL) at -78 °C was added dropwise a solution
of tert-butyldimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate (74 µL, 0.34 mmol),
2,6-lutidine (83 µL, 0.67 mmol), and CH2Cl2 (1 mL). The reaction
was maintained at -78 °C for 10 min, and then brine (1 mL) was
added. After the mixture was allowed to warm to rt, it was diluted
with Et2O (15 mL), the layers were separated, the aqueous layer was
extracted with Et2O (3 × 10 mL), and the combined organic layers
were dried (MgSO4), filtered, and concentrated. Purification of the
residue on silica gel (15:1 hexane-EtOAc) gave 41 mg (92%) of silyl
ether 44 as a viscous colorless oil: 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ
4.15 (app br s, 1H), 3.50 (d, J ) 9.8 Hz, 1H), 3.31 (s, 3H), 2.93 (d, J
) 9.8 Hz, 1H), 2.80 (br s, 1H), 2.22 (m, 1H), 1.75-1.00 (m, 18H),
1.32 (s, 3H), 1.10 (s, 3H), 1.00 (s, 3H), 0.87 (s, 9H), 0.00 (s, 3H),
-0.01 (s, 3H); 13C NMR (125 MHz, CDCl3) δ 84.6, 71.0, 67.9, 57.2,
53.1, 43.4, 43.1, 39.3, 38.8, 38.5, 38.4, 37.9, 36.7, 34.4, 31.1, 28.9,
25.8, 25.7, 24.1, 22.2, 21.1, 18.3, 18.1, -5.6, -5.7; IR (film) 3486
cm-1; HRMS (CI) m/z 433.3486 (433.3493 calcd for C27H50O3Si).
(()-(4R*,4aR*,5R*,6aR*,8S*,9S*,11aS*,11bS*)-5-Benzoyl-4-(hy-
droxymethylene)-9,11a-methano-8-methoxy-4,9,11b-trimethyl-
1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,6a,11a,11b-decahydro-11aH-cyclohepta[a]naphtha-
lene (45). A solution of alcohol 44 (26 mg, 0.058 mmol) and dry
CH2Cl2 (1 mL) at 0 °C was treated dropwise with 2,6-lutidine (140
µL, 1.2 mmol) and benzoyl triflate (94 µL, 0.58 mmol), and the resulting
solution was maintained at 0 °C for 2 h.49 Ether (5 mL) and saturated
aqueous NaHCO3 (0.5 mL) were then added, and the aqueous layer
was separated and extrated with Et2O (3 × 5 mL). The combined
organic layers were washed with brine, dried (MgSO4), filtered, and
concentrated. The resulting residue was purified on silica gel (20:1
hexane-EtOAc) to provide 15.7 mg of the C(6) benzoate (49%, 85%
based on consumed 44) as a thick oil, together with 11 mg of recovered
44. The crude benzoate was used immediately in the next reaction:
HRMS (CI) m/z 555.3833 (555.3869 calcd for C34H55O4Si).
(()-Scopadulcic acid B (2). To a solution of alcohol 45 (12.5 mg,
0.025 mmol), CCl4 (0.2 mL), MeCN (0.2 mL), and H2O (0.3 mL) at rt
was added NaIO4 (91 mg, 0.43 mmol). After 15 min of stirring,
RuCl3‚3H2O (∼1 mg) was added, and the reaction mixture was stirred
at rt overnight.50 After 16 h, the mixture was filtered through a plug
of Celite, and the filter cake was washed with EtOAc. The filtrate
was dried (MgSO4), filtered, and concentrated, and the residue was
purified on silica gel (2:1 hexane-EtOAc) to provide 7.5 mg (60%)
of (()-scopadulcic acid B as a colorless solid: mp 230-232 °C.
Synthetic (()-scopadulcic acid B (2) was in all respects (500 MHz 1H
NMR, 125 MHz 13C NMR, TLC mobility in three solvent systems),
except optical rotation, indistinguishable from an authentic sample of
scopadulcic acid B provided by Professor T. Hayashi.
Acknowledgment. This research was supported by the U.S.
National Institutes of Health (GM-30895). We particularly thank
Professor T. Hayashi for providing a comparison sample of
scopadulcic acid B, Merck & Co. for support through an ACS
Organic Division Fellowship to V.D.T., and the American
Cancer Society for a Postdoctoral Fellowship to D.J.R. NMR
and mass spectra were determined at UCI with spectrometers
acquired with the assistance of NSF and NIH shared instru-
mentation programs. We are grateful to Dr. Joseph Ziller for
single-crystal X-ray analyses and Dr. John Greaves for mass
spectrometric analyses.
A solution of tetrabutylammonium fluoride (0.5 mL, 1.0 M in THF)
was added to this crude benzoate, the resulting solution was maintained
at rt for 16 h, and Et2O (5 mL) and brine (1 mL) were added. The
resulting mixture was stirred at rt for 1 h, and the layers were separated.
JA972427K