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(4S)-4-(p-Meth oxyp h en yl)bu t-2-en olid e (8). A solution of
tricyclic adduct 7 (740 mg, 2.85 mmol) in toluene (10 mL) was
heated under reflux for 2 h. The toluene was removed under
reduced pressure, and the residue was purified by flash chro-
matography on silica gel (hexane/CH2Cl2/EtOAc: 50/30/20) to
layer was extracted with ether (2 × 10 mL). The combined
organic layers were washed with saturated aqueous NaHCO3
(3 mL) and water (5 mL) and dried over MgSO4. Concentration
in vacuo and purification of the residue by silica gel chroma-
tography (ether/hexane: 60/40) gave 80 mg (70%) of a mixture
of two stereomers (92/8). Recrystallization from ether/hexane
50/50 (1 mL) afforded 64 mg of pure bromo lactone 10 as a white
solid: mp 82 °C; [R]20D +46° (c 1.0, CHCl3); IR (KBr) 1805, 1785,
give 487 mg (90%) of butenolide 8 as a white solid: mp 88 °C;
1
[R]20 -266° (c 1, CHCl3); IR (KBr) 1775, 1750, 1620 cm-1; H
D
NMR (250 MHz, CDCl3) δ 3.82 (s, 3H), 5.98 (t, J ) 1.6 Hz, 1H),
6.24 (dd, J ) 5.6, 2 Hz, 1H), 6.92 (m, 2H), 7.19 (m, 2H), 7.51
(dd, J ) 5.6, 1.6 Hz, 1H); 13C NMR (63 MHz, CDCl3) δ 55.0,
84.0, 114.1, 120.6, 125.7, 128.0, 155.8, 160.1, 173.0; CIMS (NH3)
m/ z (relative intensity) 208 (MNH4+, 28), 191 (MH+, 100). Anal.
Calcd for C11H10O3: C, 69.46; H, 5.29. Found: C, 69.13; H, 5.10.
(3S,4S)-4-(p-Meth oxyp h en yl)-3-m eth yl-4-bu ta n olid e (9).
To a suspension of CuI (660 mg, 3.47 mmol) in ether (10 mL)
cooled at -20 °C was added dropwise a solution of methyllithium
1.5 M in ether (4.63 mL, 6.94 mmol). The reaction mixture was
warmed to 0 °C and stirred at this temperature until a colorless
clear solution was obtained. To this solution cooled at -78 °C
was added dropwise freshly distilled chlorotrimethylsilane (440
µL, 376 mg, 3.47 mmol) followed by a solution of butenolide 8
(220 mg, 1.16 mmol) in ether (40 mL). After addition completion,
the mixture was stirred for an additional 4 h at -78 °C and the
1620 cm-1 1H NMR (250 MHz, CDCl3) δ 1.15 (d, J ) 6.5 Hz,
;
3H), 2.42 (m, 1H), 3.83 (s, 3H), 4.56 (d, J ) 5.7 Hz, 1H), 5.07 (d,
J ) 9.5 Hz, 1H), 6.94 (m, 2H), 7.28 (m, 2H); 13C NMR (50 MHz,
CDCl3) δ 12.6, 44.6, 47.9, 55.3, 86.0, 114.2, 127.0, 128.1, 160.6,
172.0; CIMS (NH3) m/ z (relative intensity): 304 and 302
(MNH4+, 64 and 77), 287 and 285 (MH+, 99 and100). Anal.
Calcd for C12H13BrO3: C, 50.55; H, 4.60. Found: C, 50.64; H,
4.57.
(2S,3S,4S)-2-Azid o-4-(p-m eth oxyp h en yl)-3-m eth yl-4-bu -
ta n olid e (11). To a solution of bromobutanolide 10 (64 mg, 0,
22 mmol) in dimethyl sulfoxide (1 mL), cooled at 0 °C was added
sodium azide (58 mg, 0.9 mmol). The mixture was stirred for 1
h, and the reaction was quenched with water (1 mL). After
extraction with CH2Cl2 (3 × 5 mL), the organic layers were dried
over MgSO4. The solvent was removed in vacuo and the residue
was purified by chromatography on silica gel (ether/hexane: 60/
40) to give 51 mg (92%) of compound 11 as a white solid: mp 93
°C; [R]20D -141° (c 1.0, CHCl3); IR (KBr) 2140, 1805, 1795, 1620
temperature was allowed to rise gradually to -30 °C.
A
saturated NH4Cl aqueous solution (20 mL) was then added at
this temperature, and the reaction mixture was warmed to rt,
extracted with CH2Cl2 (3 × 30 mL), dried over MgSO4, and
concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash
chromatography on silica gel (ether/hexane: 70/30) to afford 203
cm-1 1H NMR (250 MHz, CDCl3) δ 1.21 (d, J ) 6.7 Hz, 3H),
;
2.32 (m, 1H), 3.84 (s, 3H), 4.04 (d, J ) 11.5 Hz, 1H), 4.86 (d, J
) 10.1 Hz, 1H), 6.94 (m, 2H), 7.28 (m, 2H); 13C NMR (63 MHz,
CDCl3) δ 13.5, 45.8, 55.3, 64.4, 84.7, 114.2, 127.4, 128.1, 160.4,
172.3; CIMS (NH3) m/ z (relative intensity) 265 (MNH4+, 66),
248 (MH+, 71), 222 (57), 220 (100). Anal. Calcd for
mg (85%) of butanolide 9 as a white solid: mp 109 °C; [R]20
D
+11.8° (c 1.0, CHCl3); IR (KBr) 1780, 1770, 1730, 1610 cm-1; 1H
NMR (250 MHz, CDCl3) δ 1.17 (d, J ) 6.4 Hz, 3H), 2.34 (dd, J
) 16.3, 10.7 Hz, 1H), 2.5 (m, 1H), 2.80 (dd, J ) 16.3, 7.1 Hz,
1H), 3.83 (s, 3H), 4.90 (d, J ) 8.4 Hz, 1H), 6.92 (m, 2H), 7.28
(m, 2H); 13C NMR (63 MHz, CDCl3) δ 16.2, 37.4, 39.6, 55.3, 88.1,
114.0, 127.5, 129.6, 159.9, 176.1; CIMS (NH3) m/ z (relative
intensity) 224 (MNH4+, 96), 207 (MH+, 100), 206 (M+, 10). Anal.
Calcd for C12H14O3: C, 69.89; H, 6.84. Found: C, 69.82; H, 6.90.
(2R,3R,4S)-2-Br om o-4-(p -m et h oxyp h en yl)-3-m et h yl-4-
bu ta n olid e (10). To a solution of diisopropylamine (63 µL, 0,
48 mmol) in THF (1 mL) cooled at 0 °C was added dropwise a
solution of butyllithium 1.6 M in hexane (302 µL, 0.48 mmol).
To this mixture, cooled at -78 °C was added dropwise a solution
of butanolide 9 (83 mg, 0.40 mmol) in THF (2 mL). The solution
was stirred for an additional 30 min at -78 °C, and the
temperature was allowed to rise gradually to -40 °C. To the
solution cooled again at -78 °C were added successively freshly
distilled chlorotrimethylsilane (102 µL, 0.80 mmol) and a solu-
tion of phenyltrimethylammonium tribromide (227 mg, 0.6
mmol) in THF (2 mL). The solution was stirred for an additional
3 h at -78 °C, quenched at this temperature by the addition of
saturated aqueous NH4Cl (5 mL), and warmed to ambient
temperature. The organic layer was separated and the aqueous
C
12H13N3O3: C, 58.29; H, 5.30. Found: C, 58.17; H, 5.45.
(2S,3S,4S)-2-Am in o-4-(p-m eth oxyp h en yl)-3-m eth yl-4-bu -
ta n olid e (4). To a solution of azide 11 (44 mg, 0.18 mmol) in
THF (1 mL) was added triphenylphosphine (58 mg, 0.22 mmol),
and this solution was stirred at room temperature until no more
nitrogen was released (∼15 min). After addition of water (200
µL), the mixture was heated at 60 °C for 4 h (monitored by TLC).
The solution was cooled, diluted with water (5 mL), extracted
with ethyl acetate (5 × 5 mL), and dried over MgSO4. The
solvent was removed in vacuo, and the residue was purified by
chromatography on silica gel (EtOAc/CH3OH: 95/5, aqueous
NH4OH 1/1000) to give 32 mg (80%) of amino lactone 4 as an
oil: [R]20 -32.2° (c 0.57, CHCl3); IR (CDCl3) 3450, 1790, 1650,
D
1620 cm-1
;
1H NMR (200 MHz, CDCl3) δ 1.19 (d, J ) 6.5 Hz,
3H), 1.66 (bs, 2H), 2.12 (m, 1H), 3.41 (d, J ) 11.4 Hz, 1H), 3.83
(s, 3H), 4.80 (d, J ) 10.1 Hz, 1H), 6.93 (m, 2H), 7.28 (m, 2H);
13C NMR (63 MHz, CDCl3) δ 13.6, 48.3, 55.2, 58.8, 84.6, 114.0,
128.1, 128.5, 160.1, 177. Anal. Calcd for C12H15NO3: C, 65.14;
H, 6.83. Found: C, 65.03; H, 6.97.
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