New Entry to Chiral Butenolide Synthons. Application to Expeditious Syntheses of (+)-Nephrosteranic Acid, (+)-trans-Whisky Lactone, and (+)-trans-Cognac Lactone

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)73129-7

A new entry to chiral butenolide synthons starting with iodolactonization of the readily available, homochiral N-benzyl-N-methyl-3-hydroxy-4-pentenamide (1) and its application to the syntheses of (+)-nephrosteranic acid (5), (+)-trans-whisky lactone (6), and (+)-trans-cognac lactone (7) are described.