Formal Total Synthesis of (+)-Salicylihalamides A and B: A Combined Chiral Pool and RCM Strategy

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo0301550

The formal total synthesis of the (+)-salicylihalamides A and B is detailed, utilizing a chiral pool approach to generate the three stereogenic centers and a ring-closing metathesis (RCM) for the formation of the macrocyclic ring structure. Starting from a known glucose-derived alcohol, the formal total synthesis was achieved in an efficient 13-step protocol in 26% overall yield. It was found that substitution at the remote phenolic group significantly influenced the ratio of the E-and Z-double bond products in the RCM step. The introduction of phenol protecting groups provided E-isomers preferentially and also enhanced the rates of the RCM reactions.

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F or m a l Tota l Syn th esis of (+)-Sa licylih a la m id es A a n d B:
A Com bin ed Ch ir a l P ool a n d RCM Str a tegy
KyoungLang Yang, Burchelle Blackman, Wibke Diederich, Patrick T. Flaherty,
Craig J . Mossman, Subho Roy, Yu Mi Ahn, and Gunda I. Georg*
Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Center for Cancer Experimental Therapeutics, and
the Drug Discovery Program, Higuchi Biosciences Center, University of Kansas,
1251 Wescoe Hall Drive, Lawrence, Kansas 66045-7582
georg@ku.edu
Received May 6, 2003
The formal total synthesis of the (+)-salicylihalamides A and B is detailed, utilizing a chiral pool
approach to generate the three stereogenic centers and a ring-closing metathesis (RCM) for the
formation of the macrocyclic ring structure. Starting from a known glucose-derived alcohol, the
formal total synthesis was achieved in an efficient 13-step protocol in 26% overall yield. It was
found that substitution at the remote phenolic group significantly influenced the ratio of the E-
and Z-double bond products in the RCM step. The introduction of phenol protecting groups provided
E-isomers preferentially and also enhanced the rates of the RCM reactions.
In tr od u ction
The salicylihalamides (Figure 1) are naturally occur-
ring cytotoxic macrolides, sharing a medium-sized mac-
rolide ring bearing a salicylate moiety and a dienylen-
amide side chain. Isolated from an Australian sponge of
the genus Haliclona, they were the first examples of a
novel class of compounds showing a striking pattern of
differential cytotoxicity in the NCI 60-tumor cell line
screen1,2 with a mean panel GI50 of approximately 15 nM.3
Due to their unique profile in the COMPARE pattern
recognition analysis,4,5 it was proposed that they act by
a novel mechanism of action.3 Further COMPARE analy-
ses implicated the V-type (H+) ATPases as a molecular
target.6 It is now known that the salicylihalamides inhibit
the mammalian V-ATPases with unprecedented selectiv-
ity.6 The V-type ATPase-mediated regulation of the
intracellular pH in eukaryotic cells7 is important for
cellular activities such as the sorting of membrane and
organellar proteins, neurotransmitter uptake, cellular
degradative processes, and receptor recycling. Abnormal
V-ATPase function is implicated in several disease states
including osteoporosis and cancer.8,9
F IGURE 1. Structures of salicylihalamides A and B.
Since the discovery of the salicylihalamides in 1997, a
growing number of structurally related natural products
have been reported, among them the lobatamides
A-F,10-12 oximidines I and II,13 apicularens A and B,14,15
and CJ -12,950 and CJ -13,357.16
Due to their unique architecture and intriguing bio-
logical activity, the class of the benzolactone enamides
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Synthesis of (+)-Salicylihalamides A and B
lobatamide C29,30 have been reported as well as studies
on the synthesis of the macrocyclic core31-37 and the
enamide side chain.38-41 The initially proposed absolute
stereochemistry of the salicylihalamides was revised by
total synthesis and is now assigned as shown in Figure
1 (12S,13R,15S).17,42
Retr osyn th etic An a lysis. Since we commenced our
synthetic effort at a time when the stereochemistry of
the naturally occurring (-)-salicylihalamides had been
assigned incorrectly,17,42 our initial focus was the comple-
tion of the total synthesis of the (+)-salicylihalamides A
and B. The two main synthetic challenges associated with
these target molecules are the efficient synthesis of the
12-membered macrocycle, in particular the geometry and
the regiochemistry of the double bond, as well as the
introduction of the labile enamide side chain. We rea-
soned that the sensitive enamide functionality would be
best installed at a very late stage of our synthetic
approach, leading to key intermediate 2.23 The synthesis
of the macrocyclic aldehyde 2 following an enantioselec-
tive route was first reported by the Labrecque group in
their total synthesis of (+)- and (-)-salicylihalamides A
and B.23
Our synthetic strategy (Figure 2) for the preparation
of core structure 2 involves the use of the aromatic
component allylsalicylic acid 5 and readily available
diacetone-D-glucose 8, the chiral source for the required
stereocenters, as our two building blocks. Formation of
the C9 to C10 alkene43 through ring-closing metathesis
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SCHEME 1a
SCHEME 2a
a
Reagents and conditions: (a) sec-BuLi, TMEDA, THF, allyl
bromide, -90 °C to rt, 46%. (b) BCl3, (n-Bu)4NI, CH2Cl2, -78 °C
to rt, 90%.
SCHEME 3a
a
Reagents and conditions: (a) refs 51-53. (b) (i) Tf2O, 2,6-
lutidine, CH2Cl2, 0 °C, 30 min to 1 h; (ii) (CH2dCHCH2)2Cu(CN)Li2,
THF, -78 °C, 30 min, 84%. (c) 70% aq acetic acid, 50 °C, 5 h, 83%.
(d) MeOH, HCl, dioxane, rt, 1 h, 95%. (e) Ag2CO3/Celite, benzene,
80 °C, 1 h, 95%.
Resu lts a n d Discu ssion
The starting point for the macrolide synthesis was the
alcohol 9 (Scheme 1), which was prepared from diacetone-
D-glucose 8 in five steps.51-53 The secondary hydroxyl
group of 9 was converted to its corresponding triflate and
used immediately, without purification, in the next step.
Reaction of the triflate with a higher order allylcyano-
cuprate54 provided allylated intermediate 10 with com-
plete inversion of stereochemistry in 84% yield. Initial
attempts to achieve this conversion employing the me-
sylate, tosylate, or imidazolate of alcohol 9 were unsuc-
cessful. Deprotection of the acetonide functionality of 10
was carried out with 70% acetic acid to yield alcohol 11.
Methanolysis of 10 gave rise to the cyclic hemiacetal 12.
The salicylic acid moiety 5 was prepared in a two-step
sequence utilizing commercially available O-methylsali-
cylic acid 7 (Scheme 2). Ortho-metalation55-57 of 7 with
sec-BuLi at low temperature followed by trapping of the
resulting bislithium anion with allyl bromide gave rise
to 2-allyl-6-methoxybenzoic acid 14 in moderate yield.
Cleavage of the aromatic methyl ether was accomplished
by reaction with BCl3/(n-Bu)4NI,58 providing the key
intermediate 5 in 38% overall yield.
a
Reagents and conditions: (a) Ph3P, DEAD, 90 °C, benzene or
toluene, 7 h, 17% (50% starting material recovered). (b) Ph3P,
DEAD, rt, toluene, 1 h, 87%. (c) (i) R ) H; Ph3P, DEAD, -78 °C
to rt, THF, 5 h, 90%; (ii) R ) Me; Ph3P, DEAD, -78 °C to rt, THF,
5 h, 98%.
Preliminary model studies (Scheme 3) addressing the
esterification and concomitant inversion of the stereo-
genic center at C3 (C15 salicylihalamide numbering) of
the cyclic hemiacetal 12 with 2-allylbenzoic acid 1559,60
under Mitsunobu conditions in benzene or toluene at
elevated temperatures resulted only in low yields of 16.
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selective oxidation of lactol 11 with Ag2CO3/Celite (Scheme
1),61 furnished the ester 17 in 87% yield at room tem-
perature. Oxidation of the lactol to the corresponding
lactone, which leads to a more rigid ring system, presum-
ably decreases the steric hindrance at position 3, and
increases the electrophilicity of this carbon, hence facili-
tating a nucleophilic attack. Analogously, the esterifica-
tion of the carbohydrate building block 13 with 2-allyl-
6-hydroxybenzoic acid (5) or 2-allyl-6-methoxybenzoic
acid (14) under Mitsunobu conditions furnished the
intermediates 18a and 18b in 90% and 98% yield,
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Synthesis of (+)-Salicylihalamides A and B
isomers (1:3, R: â).62 RCM with 20a and 20b employing
the same reaction conditions as before now provided the
desired products. However, in both cases, the Z-isomer
was found to be the major one (entries 1 and 2, Table 1)
with E:Z ratios of 15:85 (for E-21a :Z-22a ) and 43:57 (for
E-21b:Z-22b), respectively. These results indicated that
the substituent at the phenolic 3-hydroxyl group must
have had a significant influence on the E:Z ratio during
the RCM reaction. It is of interest to note that reaction
products 21 and 22 were isolated as â-anomers only,62
although we had started with a mixture of anomers 20
(1:3 to 1:6 ratio of R- to â-anomers). We speculated that
most likely the â-anomers of 20 were undergoing RCM
reaction preferentially and that anomerization of R-20
to â-20 occurred during the reaction. It is also possible
that anomerization of R-21,22 to the corresponding
â-anomers took place after RCM reaction.
F IGURE 3. Structures of Grubbs catalysts 1 and 2.
SCHEME 4a
Since we had noted a remote effect of the phenolic
substituent on the stereoselectivity of the RCM reaction,63
we decided to further investigate the influence of phenolic
protecting groups on the double bond geometry with
respect to our goal of achieving higher E-selectivity.
We therefore employed cyclic hemiacetals of type 20,
accessible via 18a by introducing an appropriate protect-
ing group followed by reduction with DIBAL-H, in the
RCM reactions. The results of these studies are shown
in Table 1. The RCM reactions were carried out by
refluxing substrates 20a -20d in CH2Cl2 in the presence
of 12 to 26 mol % of Grubbs catalyst 1 for 12 to 21 h, or
by refluxing in toluene in the presence of 4 mol % of
Grubbs catalyst 2 (Figure 3) for 2 to 4 h.
When the phenolic hydroxyl group in 20a was replaced
by a triisopropylsilyloxy substituent (compound 20c,
entry 3, Table 1), E-isomer formation was favored (64:
36 ratio of E-21c:Z-22c). The best E-selectivity was
obtained after introducing a TBDPS protecting group
(compound 20d , 75:25 ratio of E-21d :Z-22d , entry 4 in
Table 1).
After deprotection of the silyl ethers E-21c,d and
Z-22c,d , the stereoisomers E-21a and Z-22a could be
separated by column chromatography, affording, in the
case of E-21d and Z-22d , the desired pure E-isomer
E-21a in 60% yield.
a
Reagents and conditions: (a) for R ) Me; Grubbs catalyst 1,
CH2Cl2, reflux, 12 h. (b) DIBAL-H, ether, -78 °C, 30 min, 20a
(82%), 20b (95%), 20c (88%), 20d (90%). (c) Grubbs catalyst 1,
CH2Cl2, reflux, 12 h (yields see Table 1).
These results demonstrated that the presence of steri-
cally demanding substituents probably either promotes
a conformational change of the transition state during
the RCM reaction, thus enhancing the formation of the
E-alkene, or increases the final thermodynamic stability
of the E- versus the Z-isomer.
In our efforts to increase the E-selectivity of the RCM
reaction, we also explored the more reactive perhy-
droimidazoline Grubbs 2 catalyst. However, reaction of
substrate 20a with the Grubbs 2 catalyst (entry 5, Table
1) at room temperature provided Z-olefin Z-22a as the
sole reaction product. In the case of the TBDPS-protected
substrate 20d (entry 6, Table 1), again E-product forma-
respectively (Scheme 3). In this case THF was selected
as a solvent, because the reaction was carried out at -78
°C.
After installing the three stereogenic centers, our next
objective was the regioselective introduction of the trans
9,10
∆
alkene via RCM.
RCM Stu d ies
Surprisingly, all attempts subjecting lactone 18b to
RCM reaction conditions (10 mol % of Grubbs catalyst 1
(Figure 3), CH2Cl2, reflux, 12 h) hoping to form macro-
cycle 19 proved to be unsuccessful (Scheme 4). Appar-
ently, the presence of the lactone ring in 18 prevents
favorable conformations that allow RCM reactions to take
place. Therefore, the lactone moieties of intermediates
18a and 18b were selectively reduced with DIBAL-H,
rendering the corresponding lactols 20a (R ) H) and 20b
(R ) Me). Both were obtained as mixtures of diastereo-
(62) The 13C chemical shifts for R-anomeric carbons of furanoses
typically resonate at higher field compared to the â-anomeric carbons.
Pretsch, E.; Seibel, J .; Simon, W.; Clerc, T. Tables of Spectral Data for
Structure Determination of Organic Compounds; Springer: Berlin,
Germany, 1989; p C210.
(63) The influence of remote phenolic substituent on the E:Z ratio
of RCM product formation toward the salicylihalamide macrolactone
was also noted by Fu¨rstner et al.33 and Wu et al.17 Results of our study
were reported earlier.68
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TABLE 1. E:Z Ra tios a n d Yield s for RCM Rea ction s
Grubbs
catalyst
yield,
%
entry
compd
R
E:Z ratiosa
E-21:Z-22
15:85
1
2
3
4
5
6
20a
20b
20c
20d
20a
20d
H
Me
TIPS
TBDPS
H
1
1
1
1
2
2
69
38
60
75
59
80
43:57
64:36b
75:25b
0:100
TBDPS
60:40b
23:24
7
8
27, 28
29, 30
TBDPS
H
1
1
92:8c
96
25:26
20:80c
33d
a
b
Ratios determined by 1H NMR. Ratios determined by 1H NMR after removal of the silyl groups. c Ratios determined by 1H NMR
d
after removal of the silyl groups and reduction of the C16 double bond. 50% conversion after 1 d.
SCHEME 5a
a
Reagents and conditions: (a) Ph3PdCHCN, toluene, reflux, 1 h, 68%. (b) TBAF, THF, rt, 20 min, 99%. (c) Ph3PdCHCN, toluene,
reflux, 1 h, 97%. (d) TBAF, THF, 0° to rt, 15 min, 60%. (e) Grubbs catalyst 1, CH2Cl2, reflux, 6 h, 96%. (f) Grubbs catalyst 1, CH2Cl2,
reflux, 1 d, 33%.
tion dominated. The results from these experiments
suggest that the thermodynamically more favored isomer
is formed in the reaction as the major product and that
the reversible nature of the RCM reaction64,65 can drive
the reaction to the energetically most favorable isomer.
refluxing toluene afforded the macrocycles 23 and 24
carrying the masked aldehyde functionality (nitrile) as
a mixture of diastereoisomers in high yield (Scheme 5).
The same reaction, employing the corresponding alde-
hyde ylide instead of the nitrile ylide, was low yielding.
Due to the fact that the “loss of material” caused by the
formation of the undesired Z-configurated macrocycles
22a -d during the RCM reaction should not be disre-
garded in a total synthesis, we explored a different route
toward key intermediate 23.
Com p letion of th e F or m a l Tota l Syn th esis
Treating a mixture of lactols 21d , 22d with the sta-
bilized ylide (triphenylphosphoranylidene)acetonitrile in
The ruthenium-based RCM catalysts are characterized
by exceptional compatibility with polar functional groups
such as alcohols, acids, esters, ketones, aldehydes, and
others. Problematic functionalities include thioethers,
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recently described: Love, J . A.; Morgan, J . P.; Trnka, T. M.; Grubbs,
R. H. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2002, 41, 4035-4037.
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SCHEME 6a
disulfides, amines, and nitriles, which are thought to be
generally unsuitable for ruthenium catalysts.48,64 Not-
withstanding, we introduced the carbons C17 to C18 via
a Wittig reaction applying (triphenylphosphoranyliden)-
acetonitrile, anticipating that the resulting conforma-
tionally less-constrained intermediates 27 and 28, com-
pared to the earlier employed lactols 20, would be
appropriate precursors for the subsequent RCM reaction,
although bearing a nitrile functionality. By employing
the above reaction conditions, lactol 20d (1:4 R:â mixture
of diastereoisomers) gave rise to the intermediates 27 and
28 in excellent yield. Subsequent deprotection afforded
the RCM-precursors 29 and 30 (Scheme 5). The following
treatment of substrates 29 and 30 in CH2Cl2 with 10 mol
% of Grubbs catalyst 1 indeed resulted in a 50% conver-
sion after 24 h; however, the Z-isomer 26 was the major
reaction product (20:80 ratio of 25:26, entry 8, Table 1).
These results are comparable to those we obtained for
the corresponding conformationally restricted substrate
20a (entry 1, Table 1) regarding the E:Z ratio, although
we noted an increase in reaction time. On the basis of
our earlier observations that sterically demanding sub-
stituents at the phenolic moiety enhance E-selectivity,
we next subjected a mixture of TBDPS-protected sub-
strates 27 and 28 to RCM reaction conditions (10 mol %
of Grubbs catalyst 1). Most interestingly, the RCM
reaction not only proceeded with high stereoselectivity,
but also gave rise to the key intermediate 23 in excellent
yield (E:Z ratio 92:8, yield 96%, entry 7, Table 1). The
relatively short reaction time of 6 h for the RCM reaction
indicates that the presence of the TBDPS substituent in
substrates 27 and 28 not only serves as a major element
of control to induce E-olefin geometry but also enhances
the reaction rate compared to derivatives 29 and 30,
carrying a phenolic moiety.
a
Reagents and conditions: (a) [Ph3PCuH]6, benzene, rt, 31/32
(15 min, 81%), 33/34 (30 min, 94%).
SCHEME 7a
It should be noted that the reactions of substrates 27,
28, 29, and 30 under RCM conditions are some of the
first examples of substrates bearing a nitrile functionality
being successfully used in a RCM reaction.48,64
a
Reagents and conditions: (a) TBDPSCl, imidazole, DMAP,
DMF, 100 °C, 1 d, 84% (64% conversion). (b) TIPSOTf, 2,6-lutidine,
DMF, 80 °C, 12 h, 91%. (c) DIBAL-H, toluene, -78 °C, 2.5 h, 76%.
The selective reduction of the exocyclic double bond at
C16 in substrates 25 and 26 was accomplished by
utilizing triphenylphosphine copper hydride hexamer65
in benzene leading to the diastereomers 33 and 34 in high
yields (Scheme 6), which could be separated by column
chromatography. Employing NaTeH as reducing agent
also furnished the desired products;66 however, yields in
this case were significantly lower and the reaction time
was 2 days. Surprisingly, the reduction of the TBDPS-
protected macrocycles 23 and 24 under similar reaction
conditions solely afforded the intramolecular Michael
addition products 31 and 32.
completing the formal synthesis of the (+)-salicylihal-
amides A and B.67
Con clu sion
A high-yielding formal total synthesis of the (+)-
salicylihalamides has been achieved, employing as key
synthetic strategies a chiral pool approach for the prepa-
ration of the chiral building block, and the ring-closing
metathesis reaction for the formation of the macrocyclic
structure. Starting from known, glucose-derived alcohol
9, a 13-step protocol was devised that provided target
aldehyde 2 in 26% overall yield. It was found that the
RCM reactions had a bias toward the formation of
Z-olefins; however, the introduction of phenolic substit-
uents provided E-isomers preferentially and enhanced
the rates of the reactions. Other key steps in the synthetic
Having the macrocyclic intermediate 33 in hand, our
next objective was the introduction of the identical
protecting groups at positions C3 and C13 of the macro-
cycle, which were employed by the Labrecque group23 in
their total synthesis. We therefore selectively protected
the hydroxyl group at C13 in 33 by conversion to its
TBDPS-ether at elevated temperatures, followed by
formation of the aromatic TIPS-ether, giving rise to 35
in moderate yield (Scheme 7). Reduction of the nitrile
with DIBAL-H afforded the corresponding aldehyde 2,
(67) The NMR data for aldehyde 2 were identical with those of
Labrecque et al.23 We gratefully acknowledge Labrecque et al. for
providing supporting NMR data.
(68) Blackman, B.; Mossman, C. J .; Yang, K. L.; Flaherty, P. T.;
Georg, G. I. Abstracts of Papers; 219th National Meeting of the
American Chemical Society, San Francisco, CA, 2000; American
Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2000; ORG 808.
(66) Zeng, P.; Hu, Y.; Hu, H. Synth. Commun. 1997, 27, 939-944.
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found 173.1181; IR (neat) νmax 3375, 1025 cm-1; [R]25 -6.05
sequence are a very efficient carbon-carbon bond-form-
ing reaction with complete inversion of stereochemistry
of triflate 9 with a higher order cuprate to introduce an
allyl group, and the introduction of the aromatic moiety
by a Mitsunobu reaction at the C2 position of a five-
membered lactone. An example is provided, demonstrat-
ing that the nitrile group can be added to the functional
groups that are stable under RCM conditions. An experi-
mental procedure for a reliable large-scale synthesis of
2-allyl-6-methoxybenzoic acid (14) is provided also. The
application of this chemistry for the synthesis of the (-)-
salicylihalamides and related analogues is under study.
D
(c 0.380, CHCl3).
(1′R,3R,5S)-3-Hyd r oxy-5-(1′-m eth ylbu t-3′-en yl)d ih yd r o-
fu r a n -2-on e (13). A suspension of hemiacetal 11 (610 mg, 3.54
mmol, 1.0 equiv) and Ag2CO3/Celite (6 g, 10.63 mmol, 3 equiv)
in dry benzene (30 mL) was refluxed for 1 h. After completion
of the reaction, indicated by TLC and a color change from dark
green to black, the reaction mixture was filtered through a
short pad of silica, and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo
to give rise to 570 mg (95%) of 13 after column chromatography
(hexane/EtOAc ) 1/1): Rf 0.57 (hexane/EtOAc ) 1/1); 1H NMR
(400 MHz) δ 5.77-5.67 (m, 1 H), 5.05 (d, J ) 5.9 Hz, 1 H),
5.02 (br s, 1 H), 4.50-4.42 (m, 2 H), 4.17 (s, 1 H), 2.31-2.20
(m, 3 H), 1.98-1.93 (m, 1 H), 1.81-1.74 (m, 1 H), 0.87 (d, J )
6.8 Hz, 3 H); 13C NMR (100 MHz) δ 178.0, 135.4, 117.4, 82.5,
67.8, 37.4, 37.0, 33.2, 14.2; MS (EI) m/z 171; HRMS (FAB+)
m/z calcd for C9H15O3 171.1021, found 171.1021; IR (neat) νmax
Exp er im en ta l Section
(1′R,2R,3R,5S)-2,2-Dim et h yl-5-(1′-m et h ylb u t -3′-en yl)-
tetr a h yd r ofu r o[2,3-d ][1,3]d ioxole (10). To a solution of
alcohol 9 (400 mg, 2.13 mmol, 1.0 equiv) and 2,6-lutidine (0.3
mL, 2.55 mmol, 1.2 equiv) in dry CH2Cl2 (15 mL) was added
neat Tf2O (0.4 mL, 2.34 mmol, 1.1 equiv) dropwise at 0 °C.
After completion of the reaction (monitored by TLC) the
mixture was quenched with water (1 mL) and extracted with
Et2O. The combined organic layers were successively washed
with 1 N HCl (1.5 mL), 10% NaHCO3 solution (2 mL), and
brine, and dried over Na2SO4. The solvent was removed in
vacuo at room temperature providing the crude triflate, which
was kept under vacuum at -78 °C until usage. To a suspension
of thoroughly dried CuCN (273 mg, 3.2 mmol, 1.5 equiv) in
THF (3 mL) was added a solution of MeLi in Et2O (1.4 M, 4.56
mL, 6.39 mmol, 3.0 equiv) dropwise at -78 °C and the solution
was slowly warmed to 0 °C upon which the reaction mixture
increasingly turned into a greenish solution. After addition of
neat allyltributyltin (1.98 mL, 6.39 mmol, 3.0 equiv), the
reaction mixture was stirred for an additional 30 min at 0 °C
and then carefully cooled to -78 °C. At this point, the crude
triflate was diluted with dry THF and slowly added to the
reaction mixture. After 30 min, the reaction was carefully
quenched by the dropwise addition of an NH4OH solution,
which had been saturated with NH4Cl prior to use, slowly
warmed to room temperature, stirred overnight, and then
extracted with Et2O. The combined organic layers were washed
with brine, dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated in
vacuo. Column chromatography (hexane/EtOAc ) 9/1) fur-
nished 375 mg (84%) of 10: Rf 0.74 (hexane/EtOAc ) 7/3); 1H
NMR (400 MHz) δ 5.83-5.73 (m, 2 H), 5.05-4.99 (m, 2 H),
4.71 (t, J ) 4.4 Hz, 1 H), 3.97 (ddd, J ) 4.2, 7.8, 10.1 Hz, 1 H),
2.42-2.36 (m, 1 H), 2.04 (dd, J ) 4.1, 13.3 Hz, 1 H), 1.91 (dt,
J ) 8.1, 13.8 Hz, 1 H), 1.72-1.66 (m, 1 H), 1.50 (s, 3 H), 1.53-
1.45 (m, 1 H), 1.31 (s, 3 H), 0.85 (d, J ) 6.8 Hz, 3 H); 13C NMR
(100 MHz) δ 136.9, 116.4, 110.9, 105.4, 81.8, 80.6, 38.3, 37.2,
36.7, 26.9, 26.4, 15.0; MS (ES+) m/z 230.2 HRMS (ES+) m/z
calcd for C12H24N1O3 (M + NH4) 230.1756, found 230.1751; IR
(neat) νmax 1380, 1371, 1022 cm-1; [R]25D -22.6 (c 2.20, CHCl3).
(1′R,2R,3R,5S)- a n d (1′R,2S,3R,5S)-5-(1′-Meth ylbu t-3′-
en yl)tetr a h yd r ofu r a n -2,3-d iol (11). Acetonide 10 (1.6 g, 6.21
mmol) was suspended in 70% aqueous AcOH (100 mL) and
the mixture was stirred at 50 °C for 5 h. The crude reaction
mixture was carefully concentrated in vacuo below 40 °C (to
avoid acetate formation). Purification by silica gel column
chromatograpy (hexane/EtOAc ) 1/3) afforded 871 mg (83%)
of 11 (ratio of R- and â-anomers 1.4:1) as a colorless solid: Rf
0.2 (hexane/EtOAc ) 1/1); mp 47 °C; 1H NMR (500 MHz) δ
5.82-5.72 (m, 1 H), 5.34 (d, J ) 2.9 Hz, 0.58 H), 5.26 (s, 0.42
H), 5.08-4.99 (m, 2 H), 4.67 (br s, 0.58 H), 4.24-4.20 (m, 1
H), 4.14-4.07 (m, 1 H), 3.99 (br s, 0.42 H), 3.26 (br s, 0.58 H),
3.03 (br s, 0.42 H), 2.40-2.36 (m, 0.42 H), 2.30-2.25 (m, 0.58
H), 1.96-1.83 (m, 3 H), 1.74-1.59 (m, 1 H), 0.84 (d, J ) 5.4
Hz, 0.42 H), 0.82 (d, J ) 5.4 Hz, 0.58 H); 13C NMR (125 MHz)
δ 136.82, 136.79, 116.32, 116.30, 102.5, 96.9, 83.8, 80.7, 76.6,
71.9, 39.2, 38.1, 37.7, 37.6, 35.6, 35.2, 14.9, 14.6; MS (CI) m/z
172; HRMS (FAB+) m/z calcd for C9H12O3 (M + H)+ 173.1178,
3425, 1775, 1186, 1114 cm-1; [R]25 +73.3 (c 3.41, CHCl3).
D
2-Allyl-6-m eth oxyben zoic Acid (14). A 1-L three-neck
round-bottom flask, equipped with a digital thermometer, a
mechanical stirrer, and a dropping funnel, was charged with
TMEDA (40 mL, 0.26 mmol, 2.2 equiv) and dry THF (100 mL),
flushed with argon, and cooled to -90 °C with 2-propanol/
liquid N2. To this solution was added sec-BuLi (186 mL, 260
mmol, 1.4 M in cyclohexane, 2.2 equiv) slowly, maintaining
the temperature below -90 °C. The resulting pale yellow
solution was stirred for an additional 30 min followed by the
dropwise addition of a solution of 2-methoxybenzoic acid 7 (18
g, 120 mmol, 1.0 equiv) in dry THF (55 mL) over 30 min,
maintaining the internal temperature at -90 °C. The reaction
mixture was stirred further, while warming to -78 °C until
an orange colored and nearly clear solution was obtained
(approximately 1 h). After addition of allyl bromide (40 mL,
470 mmol, 4.1 equiv) over 1 h, maintaining the temperature
at -78 °C, the resulting mixture was stirred for another 30
min and then quenched slowly with water (100 mL) and
warmed to room temperature. After the layers were separated,
the aqueous layer was washed twice with Et2O (100 mL), and
then the organic layers were discarded. The aqueous layer was
acidified with 6 N HCl (150 mL) and extracted with CH2Cl2
(3 L). The organic layer was dried over MgSO4, filtered, and
concentrated in vacuo to provide 14 (10.5 g, 46%) as colorless
crystals after column chromatography (hexane/EtOAc ) 6/4):
1
Rf 0.54 (hexane/EtOAc ) 1/1); mp 91 °C; H NMR (400 MHz)
δ 7.36 (t, J ) 8.0 Hz, 1 H), 6.93 (d, J ) 8.0 Hz, 1 H), 6.87 (d,
J ) 8.0 Hz, 1 H), 5.98 (m, 2 H), 5.12 (m, 2 H), 3.91 (s, 3 H),
3.56 (d, J ) 6.7 Hz, 1 H); 13C NMR (100 MHz) δ 173.6, 157.2,
139.9, 136.6, 122.6, 122.4, 116.8, 109.6, 56.5, 38.3; HRMS m/z
calcd for C11H12O3 (M + H)+ 193.0865, found 193.0858; IR
(KBr) νmax 2500-3500, 1693, 1588, 1467, 1273, 1081, 923, 775
cm-1
.
2-Allyl-6-h yd r oxyben zoic Acid (5). To a solution of ben-
zoic acid derivative 14 (2.3 g, 12 mmol, 1.0 equiv) and n-Bu4-
NI (5.3 g, 14 mmol, 1.2 equiv) in dry CH2Cl2 (100 mL) was
added a solution of BCl3 in CH2Cl2 (1 M, 15 mL, 1.25 equiv)
dropwise over a period of 20 min at -78 °C. The reaction
mixture was slowly warmed to room temperature, stirred for
additional 2 h, and then quenched with water. The organic
layer was separated and concentrated in vacuo to a remaining
volume of about 10 mL. After addition of 6 N HCl (100 mL)
the mixture was extracted three times with Et2O. The organic
layers were combined, washed with saturated Na2S2O3 solution
and brine, dried over Na2SO4, filtered, and finally concentrated
in vacuo to yield 5 (1.9 g, 90%) as colorless crystals after
recrystallization from hexane: Rf 0.55 (hexane/EtOAc ) 1/1);
mp 103-104 °C; 1H NMR (400 MHz) δ 10.9 (s, 1 H), 7.43 (dd,
J ) 7.7, 8.2 Hz, 1 H), 6.95 (dd, J ) 0.3, 8.0 Hz, 1 H), 6.84 (d,
J ) 7.7 Hz, 1 H), 6.07 (m, 2 H), 5.08 (m, 2 H), 3.81 (d, J ) 6.2
Hz, 1 H); 13C NMR (100 MHz) δ 176.5, 164.0, 144.9, 137.7,
136.2, 123.2, 116.9, 116.2, 110.9, 40.6; HRMS m/z calcd for
C
10H10O3 (M + H)+ 179.0708, found 179.0697; IR (KBr) νmax
3420, 1640, 1605, 1427, 1020, 915, 760 cm-1
.
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Synthesis of (+)-Salicylihalamides A and B
(1′R,3S,5S)-2-Allyl-6-h yd r oxyben zoic Acid 5-(1′-Meth -
ylbu t-3′-en yl)-2-oxo-tetr a h yd r ofu r a n -3-yl Ester (18a ). Di-
ethyl azodicarboxylate (1.75 mL, 11.1 mmol, 2.1 equiv) was
added to a stirred solution of triphenylphosphine (2.9 g, 11.1
mmol, 2.1 equiv) in dry THF (30 mL) at -78 °C. To the
resulting reaction mixture was added dropwise a solution of
benzoic acid derivative 5 (1.0 g, 5.61 mmol, 1.1 equiv) in THF
(20 mL), followed by the subsequent addition of a solution of
lactone 13 (0.90 g, 5.29 mmol, 1.0 equiv) in THF (20 mL) at
-20 °C. The reaction mixture was stirred for an additional 5
h, warmed to room temperature, and concentrated in vacuo.
Column chromatography (hexane/EtOAc ) 85/15) provided 1.1
g (90%) of 18a : Rf 0.54 (hexane/EtOAc ) 10/3); 1H NMR (400
MHz) δ 10.65 (s, 1 H), 7.38 (t, J ) 8.0 Hz, 1 H), 6.91 (d, J )
8.4 Hz, 1 H), 6.79 (d, J ) 7.3 Hz, 1 H), 6.00 (m, 1 H), 5.78 (m,
1 H), 5.75 (dd, J ) 10.2, 12.6 Hz, 1 H), 5.13 (d, J ) 6.0 Hz, 1
H), 5.09 (s, 1 H), 5.03 (dd, J ) 1.5, 10.2 Hz, 1 H), 4.94 (dd, J
) 1.7, 17.2 Hz, 1 H), 4.33 (m, 1 H), 3.82 (dd, J ) 6.2, 15.8 Hz,
1 H), 3.66 (dd, J ) 5.8, 15.8 Hz, 1 H), 2.87 (m, 1 H), 2.39 (m,
1 H), 2.07 (m, 2 H), 1.96 (m, 1 H), 0.95 (d, J ) 6.8 Hz, 3 H);
13C NMR (100 MHz) δ 171.7, 170.0, 162.9, 143.4, 137.8, 135.4,
135.2, 123.1, 117.7, 116.5, 115.7, 111.5, 80.3, 70.1, 40.3, 37.7,
37.0, 32.8, 13.7; HRMS m/z calcd for C19H22O5 (M + H)+
331.1545, found 331.1515; IR (KBr) νmax 3422, 3082, 2951,
(1′R,2R,3S,5S)- a n d (1′R,2S,3S,5S)-2-Allyl-6-(ter t-bu tyl-
d ip h en ylsila n yloxy)ben zoic Acid 2-Hyd r oxy-5-(1′-m eth -
ylbu t-3′-en yl)tetr a h yd r ofu r a n -3-yl Ester (20d ). Following
the procedure for the synthesis of 20a , employing lactone 18d
(0.7 g, 1.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv) with DIBAL-H (1.0 M in Et2O, 1.3
mL, 1.3 mmol, 1.1 equiv), afforded 20d (630 mg, 90%) as a 1:4
mixture of R- and â-anomers after column chromatography
(hexane/EtOAc ) 4/1): Rf 0.50 (hexane/EtOAc ) 4/1); 1H NMR
(400 MHz) δ 7.77 (m, 4 H), 7.44 (m, 6 H), 6.89 (t, J ) 8.0 Hz,
1 H), 6.76 (d, J ) 7.6 Hz, 1 H), 6.32 (d, J ) 8.2 Hz, 1 H), 5.97
(m, 1 H), 5.79 (m, 1 H), 5.62 (s, 0.8 H), 5.57 (d, J ) 3.7 Hz, 0.2
H), 5.37 (dd, J ) 3.1, 7.1 Hz, 0.8 H), 5.28 (m, 0.2 H), 5.08 (m,
4 H), 4.16 (q, J ) 7.5 Hz, 0.8 H), 3.84 (m, 0.2 H), 3.46 (d, J )
6.4 Hz, 0.4 H), 3.40 (d, J ) 6.5 Hz, 1.6 H), 3.00 (br s, 0.2 H),
2.89 (br s, 0.8 H), 2.60 (m, 1 H), 2.39 (m, 1 H), 1.96 (m, 1 H),
1.80 (m, 2 H), 1.09 (s, 9 H), 0.88 (d, J ) 6.7 Hz, 3 H); 13C NMR
(100 MHz) δ 168.2, 167.9, 152.5, 138.8, 138.5, 136.9, 136.8,
136.7, 136.4, 135.7, 135.6, 132.5, 132.3, 132.2, 130.3, 130.2,
130.1, 128.1, 125.6, 125.4, 122.0, 121.9, 117.2, 117.1, 116.8,
116.6, 116.5, 101.0, 94.6, 82.2, 80.5, 80.3, 74.7, 39.4, 37.9, 37.8,
37.7, 37.6, 34.9, 33.8, 31.8, 31.6, 26.5, 22.9, 19.6, 15.1, 14.9,
14.4; HRMS m/z calcd for C35H42O5Si (M + H)+ 571.2880, found
571.2861; IR (KBr) νmax 3432, 3080, 2939, 2856, 1745, 1587,
1472, 1290, 1108, 828, 705 cm-1; [R]25D +0.950 (c 1.90, CHCl3).
(E)- a n d (Z)-(1S,14R,15S,17R)-5-(ter t-Bu tyld ip h en ylsi-
la n y lo x y )-17-h y d r o x y -14-m e t h y l-2,16-d io x a t r ic y c lo -
[13.2.1.00,0]octa d eca -4,6,8,11-tetr a en -3-on e] (21d a n d 22d ).
P r oced u r e A (en tr y 4, Ta ble 1): A solution of lactol 20d (1.8
g, 3.2 mmol) and Grubbs catalyst 1 (78 mg, 0.096 mmol, 3.0
mol %) in CH2Cl2 (1 L) was refluxed for 12 h, during which
the addition of 3 mol % of Grubbs catalyst 1 was repeated three
times. Concentration in vacuo followed by column chromatog-
raphy (5% EtOAc/hexane) provided 1.3 g (75%) of a mixture
of 21d and 22d (75:25 ratio): Rf 0.65 (hexane/EtOAc ) 4/1).
2864, 1798, 1750, 1457, 1210, 1123, 1055, 1022, 915 cm-1
;
[R]25 +52.5 (c 1.00, CHCl3).
D
(1′R,3S,5S)-2-Allyl-6-(ter t-b u t yld ip h en ylsila n yloxy)-
ben zoic Acid 5-(1′-Meth ylbu t-3′-en yl)-2-oxo-tetr a h yd r o-
fu r a n -3-yl Ester (18d ). A solution of phenol 18a (1.54 g, 4.7
mmol, 1.0 equiv), tert-butylchlorodiphenylsilane (1.45 mL, 5.6
mmol, 1.2 equiv), imidazole (0.41 g, 6.06 mmol, 1.3 equiv), and
DMAP (catalytic amount) in DMF (15 mL) was stirred at
ambient temperature for 5 h. The reaction mixture was
quenched with water (50 mL) and extracted with Et2O. The
combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried over
Na2SO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. Column chroma-
tography (hexane/EtOAc ) 4/1) furnished 2.6 g (98%) of 18d :
Rf 0.53 (hexane/EtOAc ) 4/1); 1H NMR (400 MHz) δ 7.77-
7.72 (m, 4 H), 7.49-7.37 (m, 6 H), 6.90 (t, J ) 7.9 Hz, 1 H),
6.77 (d, J ) 7.6 Hz, 1 H), 6.30 (d, J ) 8.2 Hz, 1 H), 5.98 (dddd,
J ) 6.65, 6.62, 10.1, 16.9 Hz, 1 H), 5.83-5.73 (m, 2 H), 5.15-
5.08 (m, 4 H), 4.29 (ddd, J ) 5.3, 7.7, 10.6 Hz, 1 H), 3.52 (dddd,
J ) 6.4, 6.8, 7.7, 10.1 Hz, 2 H), 2.77 (ddd, J ) 5.3, 8.6, 13.9
Hz, 1 H), 2.40-2.34 (m, 1 H), 2.13 (m, 2 H), 1.96-1.91 (m, 1
H), 1.08 (s, 9 H), 0.91 (d, J ) 6.8 Hz, 3 H); 13C NMR (100 MHz)
δ 172.0, 167.3, 152.5, 139.3, 136.6, 135.7, 135.4, 135.0, 132.5,
132.0, 130.5, 130.34, 130.28, 129.9, 124.4, 122.1, 117.7, 117.1,
116.7, 80.0, 69.6, 37.7, 37.1, 32.9, 29.9, 26.8, 19.6, 13.7; MS
(CI) m/z 586 (+NH4); HRMS (ES+) m/z calcd for C35H41NO5Si
(M + NH4) 586.2989, found 586.3012; IR (neat) νmax 1796, 1738,
21d and 22d : 1H NMR (400 MHz) δ 7.77-7.71 (m, 4 H),
7.43-7.37 (m, 6 H), 6.80-6.76 (m, 1 H), 6.68-6.65 (m, 1 H),
6.34 (d, J ) 8.3 Hz, 0.28 H), 6.28 (d, J ) 8.3 Hz, 0.72 H), 5.65
(s, 0.28 H), 5.61-5.51 (m, 1.78 H), 5.41-5.32 (m, 1 H), 5.06
(d, J ) 6.5 Hz, 0.78 H), 5.01 (d, J ) 6.4 Hz, 0.28 H), 4.44-
4.36 (m, 1 H), 4.17-4.04 (m, 0.28 H), 3.57 (dd, J ) 9.6 Hz,
15.9 Hz, 0.78 H), 3.28-3.23 (m, 0.78 H), 3.02-2.81 (m, 0.56
H), 2.71-2.61 (m, 2.78 H), 2.47-2.37 (m, 0.78 H), 2.15 (d, J )
13.6 Hz, 0.78 H), 2.02-2.95 (m, 1 H), 1.91-1.70 (m, 0.84 H),
1.56-1.49 (m, 0.28 H), 1.18-0.88 (m, 12 H).
(2E,12E)-, (2Z,12Z)-, (2E,12Z)-, a n d (2Z,12E)-(7S,9S,-
10R)-(3-[4-(ter t-Bu tyld ip h en ylsila n yloxy)-9-h yd r oxy-10-
m et h yl-5-oxo-7,8,9,10,11,14-h exa h yd r o-5H -6-oxa b en zo-
cyclod od ecen -7-yl]a cr ylon itr ile (23 a n d 24). Meth od B
(fr om 27 a n d 28, en tr y 7, Ta ble 1): A solution of nitriles 27
and 28 (490 mg, 0.83 mmol, ratio 27/28 ) 2.8/1) and Grubbs
catalyst 1 (20 mg, 0.025 mmol, 3 mol %) in degassed CH2Cl2
(190 mL) was refluxed for 6 h. Additional Grubbs catalyst 1
(9 mol %) was added after 2, 3, and 4 h reaction times,
respectively. Concentration in vacuo followed by column chro-
matography (hexane/EtOAc ) 85/15) gave rise to 448 mg (96%)
of the nitriles 23 and 24 (23/24 ) 92:8), each as a mixture of
isomers (C16/C17 E/ Z ) 2.8/1 [salicylihalamide numbering]):
Rf 0.4 (hexane/EtOAc ) 4/1); 1H NMR (400 MHz) δ 7.79-7.72
(m, 2 H), 7.70-7.62 (m, 2 H), 7.52-7.32 (m, 6 H), 6.94-6.68
(m, 2.35 H), 6.63 (dd, J ) 4.2, 16.3 Hz, 0.65 H), 6.42 (d, J )
8.3 Hz, 0.67 H), 6.38-6.23 (m, 0.54 H), 6.13 (br dd, J ) 2.5,
9.0 Hz, 0.1 H), 5.97-5.95 (br m, 0.68 H), 5.68 (dd, J ) 1.8,
16.3 Hz, 0.68 H), 5.63-5.37 (m, 2.15 H), 5.30 (d, J ) 11.5 Hz,
0.19 H), 4.36 (br d, J ) 7.8 Hz, 0.68 H), 4.18 (br s, 0.17 H),
4.10 (br d, J ) 8.7 Hz, 0.16 H), 3.95-3.89 (m, 0.12 H), 3.76-
3.68 (m, 0.88 H), 3.40-3.32 (m, 0.88 H), 3.10-3.06 (m, 0.12
H), 2.36-1.55 (m, 5 H), 1.04-0.86 (m, 12 H); 13C NMR (100
MHz) δ 167.9, 167.7, 166.7, 166.4, 153.0, 152.9, 152.6, 152.0,
151.9, 151.7, 150.5, 139.8, 139.7, 138.9, 138.4, 135.44, 135.40,
135.24, 135.20, 132.65, 132.59, 132.2, 132.0, 131.95, 131.93,
131.7, 131.4, 131.3, 130.6, 130.4, 130.3, 130.2, 130.09, 130.07,
129.9, 129.7, 129.6, 128.7, 128.6, 128.5, 128.4, 128.1, 127.95,
1469, 1098 cm-1; [R]25 -77.8 (c 0.450, CHCl3).
D
(1′R,2R,3S,5S)- a n d (1′R,2S,3S,5S)-2-Allyl-6-h yd r oxy-
ben zoic Acid 2-Hyd r oxy-5-(1′-m eth ylbu t-3′-en yl)tetr a h y-
d r ofu r a n -3-yl Ester (20a ). To a solution of lactone 18a (39
mg, 0.12 mmol, 1.0 equiv) in dry Et2O (3 mL) was added a
solution of DIBAL-H (1 M in toluene, 0.26 mL, 0.26 mmol, 2.2
equiv) dropwise at -78 °C. The reaction mixture was stirred
for 30 min at -78 °C, quenched with Rochelle solution (1 mL),
and warmed to room temperature. After dilution with Et2O
(30 mL), the solution was stirred overnight after which the
layers were separated. The organic layer was washed with
Rochelle solution, dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated
in vacuo. Column chromatography (hexane/EtOAc ) 85/15)
provided 32 mg (82%) of 20a as a 1:3 mixture of R- and
â-anomers: Rf 0.38 (hexane/EtOAc ) 4/1); 1H NMR (400 MHz)
δ 7.39-7.31 (m, 1 H), 6.92-6.86 (m, 1 H), 6.78-6.76 (m, 1 H),
6.10-5.92 (m, 1 H), 5.84-5.73 (m, 1 H), 5.61-5.55 (m, 0.67
H), 5.39-5.36 (m, 0.66 H), 5.08-4.93 (m, 4 H), 4.21-4.12 (m,
1 H), 3.78-3.70 (m, 2 H), 2.66-2.58 (m, 0.63 H), 2.46-2.34
(m, 1.14 H), 1.84-1.79 (m, 1.60 H), 1.28-1.19 (m, 0.63 H),
0.93-0.89 (m, 3 H).
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127.91, 127.86, 127.83, 125.9, 125.7, 124.6, 124.4, 123.1,
122.94, 122.87, 122.7, 117.8, 117.6, 117.4, 117.2, 116.51,
116.47, 114.7, 114.4, 100.2, 100.1, 99.3, 96.1, 72.9, 72.0, 71.9,
71.3, 71.2, 70.7, 68.9, 39.9, 39.6, 38.2, 38.1, 37.9, 37.8, 37.7,
37.5, 37.3, 37.1, 36.7, 36.4, 32.5, 32.3, 32.0, 29.7, 26.6, 26.5,
26.10, 26.07, 19.8, 19.5, 19.4, 19.3, 13.0; MS (CI) m/z 566;
HRMS (FAB+) m/z calcd for C35H40NO4Si (M + H)+ 566.2727,
found 566.2713; IR (neat) νmax 3490, 2227, 1736, 1458, 1281,
1113, 1066, 1027, 972, 826, 786, 755 cm-1; [R]25D -46.6 (c 1.27,
CHCl3).
117.0, 116.7, 101.5, 71.9, 71.1, 39.1, 38.8, 37.7, 37.1, 26.6, 19.6,
15.4; [R]25 -16.1 (c 0.700, CHCl3).
D
Z-CN 28: Rf 0.5 (hexane/EtOAc ) 4/1); 1H NMR (400 MHz)
δ 7.75 (dt, J ) 1.4, 7.9 Hz, 4 H), 7.45-7.40 (m, 6 H), 6.90 (t, J
) 7.9 Hz, 1 H), 6.75 (d, J ) 7.6 Hz, 1 H), 6.59 (dd, J ) 8.4,
11.3 Hz, 1 H), 6.35 (d, J ) 7.8 Hz, 1 H), 6.09 (dt, J ) 3.7, 8.6
Hz, 1 H), 6.02-5.92 (m, 1 H), 5.85-7.74 (m, 1 H), 5.48 (dd, J
) 0.9, 11.2 Hz, 1 H), 5.14-5.00 (m, 4 H), 3.71-3.66 (m, 1 H),
3.40 (d, J ) 6.4 Hz, 2 H), 2.30-2.24 (m, 1 H), 2.13-2.05 (m, 2
H), 2.00-1.92 (m, 1 H), 1.79 (dt, J ) 4.0, 10.4 Hz, 1 H), 1.71-
1.64 (m, 1 H), 1.07 (s, 9 H), 0.90 (d, J ) 6.8 Hz, 3 H); 13C NMR
(100 MHz) δ 167.7, 152.5, 151.8, 138.3, 137.1, 136.3, 135.5,
132.5, 132.2, 130.3, 130.2, 128.1, 122.1, 117.3, 116.9, 116.6,
(2E,12E)-, (2Z,12Z)-, (2E,12Z)-, a n d (2Z,12E)-(7S,9S,-
10R )-3-(4,9-Dih yd r oxy-10-m e t h yl-5-oxo-7,8,9,10,11,14-
h exa h yd r o-5H -6-oxa b en zocyclod od ecen -7-yl)a cr ylon i-
tr ile (25 a n d 26). Meth od B (fr om 23 a n d 24): To a solution
of nitriles 23 and 24 (47 mg, 0.083 mmol, 1.0 equiv, ratio 23/
24 ) 92/8, C16/17 E/Z ) 2.8:1 [salicylihalamide numbering])
in dry THF (3 mL)was added a solution of TBAF in THF (1
M, 0.11 mL, 0.11 mmol, 1.3 equiv) dropwise at ambient
temperature. The reaction mixture was stirred for an ad-
ditional 20 min, cooled to 0 °C, quenched with saturated NH4-
Cl solution (0.5 mL) and brine (1 mL), and finally diluted with
Et2O. The layers were separated, and the organic layer was
washed with brine, dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concen-
trated in vacuo to provide 27 mg (99%) of the macrocycles 25
and 26 (25/26 ) 92/8) as mixture of isomers (C16/17 E/Z )
3/1 [salicylihalamide numbering]) after column chromatogra-
100.9, 72.0, 71.2, 39.1, 38.6, 37.7, 37.0, 26.6, 19.6, 15.4; [R]25
+10 (c 0.05, CHCl3).
D
(E)- a n d (Z)-(7R,9S,10R)-3-(4,9-Dih yd r oxy-10-m et h yl-
5-oxo-7,8,9,10,11,14-h exa h yd r o-5H-6-oxa ben zocyclod od e-
cen -7-yl)p r op ion itr ile (33 a n d 34). To a suspension of diols
25 and 26 (314 mg, 0.96 mmol, 1.0 equiv, ratio 92:8) in dry
benzene (5 mL) was added neat [Ph3PCuH]6 (941 mg, 0.48
mmol, 0.5 equiv) at 0 °C, and the resulting reaction mixture
was stirred at this temperature until its color had turned from
red to dark brown (approximately 30 min). After subsequent
warming to room temperature and filtration through a short
pad of silica, the resulting filtrate was concentrated in vacuo.
Column chromatography (EtOAc/hexane ) 1/1) gave rise to
297 mg (94%) of the nitriles 33 and 34 (33/34 ) 92/8). Nitrile
33, colorless solid: Rf 0.29 (hexane/EtOAc ) 1/1); mp 198-
200 °C; 1H NMR (acetone-d6, 400 MHz) δ 9.25 (br s, 1 H), 7.19
(t, J ) 8.1 Hz, 1 H), 6.87 (d, J ) 8.2 Hz, 1 H), 6.74 (d, J ) 7.5
Hz, 1 H), 5.43-5.27 (m, 3 H), 4.20-4.15 (m, 1 H), 3.70 (d, J )
4.6 Hz, 1 H), 3.59 (dd, J ) 8.4, 16.3 Hz, 1 H), 3.37 (m, 1 H),
2.84-2.69 (m, 2 H), 2.31-2.27 (m, 1 H), 2.03-1.72 (m, 5 H),
1
phy (Et2O/CH2Cl2 ) 1/4): Rf 0.34 (hexane/EtOAc ) 1/1); H
NMR (400 MHz) δ 7.40-7.31 (m, 1 H), 6.92-6.89 (m, 1 H),
6.79-6.68 (m, 1.79 H), 6.55-6.46 (m, 0.21 H), 6.11 (dd, J )
7.3, 10.9 Hz, 0.17 H), 6.03-5.99 (m, 0.64 H), 5.87 (dd, J ) 7.6,
11.5 Hz, 0.05 H), 5.76 (dd, J ) 5.5, 11.6 Hz, 0.13 H), 5.68 (dd,
J ) 1.7, 16.3 Hz, 0.63 H), 5.56-5.42 (m, 1.19 H), 5.30-5.17
(m, 1.13 H), 4.41-4.34 (m, 0.12 H), 3.95-3.87 (m, 0.37 H),
3.75-3.68 (m, 1.51 H), 3.48-3.39 (m, 0.88 H), 3.18-3.08 (m,
0.19 H), 2.73 (brs, 0.13 H), 2.51 (t, J ) 8.1 Hz, 0.06 H), 2.39-
2.24 (m, 1.17 H), 2.05-1.78 (m, 3.46 H), 1.63 (dd, J ) 7.9, 15.2
Hz, 0.33 H), 1.54-1.47 (m, 1.07 H), 1.36-1.20 (m, 0.83 H),
0.98-0.90 (m, 3 H); 13C NMR (100 MHz) δ 171.1, 170.9, 170.8,
170.3, 163.7, 162.3, 151.8, 151.1, 150.6, 150.5, 145.0, 144.7,
143.1, 142.3, 135.5, 135.4, 135.0, 134.5, 133.6, 132.7, 131.3,
127.8, 127.0, 126.2, 124.0, 123.8, 123.6, 117.0, 116.83, 116.80,
116.7, 116.4, 114.8, 114.7, 113.4, 112.1, 111.0, 110.8, 101.6,
101.2, 100.7, 100.6, 73.4, 72.9, 72.6, 70.6, 69.8, 53.9, 39.9, 39.8,
39.32, 39.26, 38.39, 38.33, 37.8, 36.0, 35.7, 35.5, 35.3, 32.2, 31.9,
31.1, 29.9, 29.4, 28.0, 20.6, 20.1, 13.9, 13.7, 13.2; MS (FAB+)
m/z 328; HRMS (ES+) m/z calcd for C19H22NO4 (M + H)+
328.1549, found 328.1544; IR (neat) νmax 3396-3200, 2226,
1.35 (dd, J ) 9.2, 15.2 Hz, 1 H), 0.87 (d, J ) 6.8 Hz, 3 H); 13
C
NMR (acetone-d6, 100 MHz) δ 168.4, 155.5, 140.0, 131.4, 130.7,
129.2, 122.1, 120.0, 114.6, 73.3, 70.3, 38.1, 37.9, 37.6, 37.1, 37.0,
32.5, 13.2, 13.0; MS (FAB+) m/z 330.2; HRMS (FAB+) m/z
calcd for C19H24N1O4 (M + H)+ 330.1705, found 330.1698; IR
(KBr) νmax 3440-3185, 2247, 1701, 1680, 1469, 1294, 1047, 778
cm-1; [R]25 +28.7 (c 0.440, MeOH).
Nitrile 34, colorless oil: Rf 0.35 (hexane/EtOAc ) 1/1); H
D
1
NMR (acetone-d6, 400 MHz) δ 10.7 (s, 1 H), 7.40 (t, J ) 8.7
Hz, 1 H), 6.86 (d, J ) 8.3 Hz, 1 H), 6.85 (d, J ) 7.5 Hz, 1 H),
5.50 (quintet, J ) 5.7 Hz, 1 H), 5.29 (t, J ) 11.1 Hz, 1 H), 5.13
(t, J ) 10.4 Hz, 1 H), 4.52 (dd, J ) 10.2, 15.2 Hz, 1 H), 3.81-
3.73 (m, 2 H), 3.08 (dq, J ) 2.7, 15.2 Hz, 1 H), 2.62 (t, J ) 7.4
Hz, 2 H), 2.31-2.09 (m, 4 H), 1.88-1.77 (m, 2 H), 1.58 (q, J )
8.0 Hz, 1 H), 0.97(d, J ) 6.8 Hz, 3 H); 13C NMR (acetone-d6,
100 MHz) δ 171.3, 162.3, 144.7, 134.7, 131.0, 128.7, 123.3,
119.7, 116.1, 113.5, 74.6, 68.9, 39.8, 35.6, 34.4, 32.2, 31.0, 13.1,
12.9.
(E)-(7R,9S,10R)-3-[9-(ter t-Bu tyld ip h en ylsila n yloxy)-4-
h yd r oxy-10-m eth yl-5-oxo-7,8,9,10,11,14-h exa h yd r o-5H-6-
oxa ben zocyclod od ecen -7-yl]p r op ion itr ile (35). A solution
of diol 33 (28 mg, 0.085 mmol, 1.0 equiv), imidazole (20 mg,
0.3 mmol, 3.5 equiv), DMAP (catalytic amount), and TBDPSCl
(0.066 mL, 0.26 mmol, 3.05 equiv) in dry DMF (2 mL) was
stirred at 100 °C for 1 day, quenched with H2O, extracted with
Et2O, and washed with brine (2 mL). The combined organic
layers were dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated in
vacuo to provide 26 mg (54%) of the phenol 35 and 10 mg of
starting material (36%) after column chromatography (hexane/
EtOAc/ ) gradient 9/1 to 1/1): Rf 0.48 (hexane/EtOAc ) 7/3);
1H NMR (400 MHz) δ 10.8 (br s, 1 H), 7.56-7.55 (m, 4 H),
7.30-7.19 (m, 7 H), 6.82 (d, J ) 8.3 Hz, 1 H), 6.55 (d, J ) 7.4
Hz, 1 H), 5.25-5.22 (m, 1 H), 4.8 (br s, 2 H), 3.55-3.51 (m, 1
H), 3.47 (d, J ) 8.4 Hz, 1 H), 3.17 (d, J ) 16.4 Hz, 1 H), 2.35-
2.20 (m, 2 H), 1.96-1.84 (m, 3 H), 1.73-1.57 (m, 3 H), 1.48
(dd, J ) 8.3, 14.9 Hz, 1 H), 0.98 (s, 9 H), 0.90 (d, J ) 6.7 Hz,
3 H); 13C NMR (100 MHz) δ 170.6, 162.7, 142.9, 135.9, 135.7,
134.2, 133.9, 133.4, 132.6, 129.7, 129.5, 127.5, 127.4, 126.4,
123.3, 119.1, 116.5, 112.5, 73.4, 72.7, 39.0, 37.8, 36.9, 36.5, 31.4,
1730, 1294, 1025 cm-1; [R]25 -24.6 (c 0.875, CHCl3).
D
(E)- a n d (Z)-(1S,3S,4R)-2-Allyl-6-(ter t-bu tyld ip h en ylsi-
la n yloxy)ben zoic Acid 1-(2-Cya n ovin yl)-3-h yd r oxy-4-m e-
th ylh ep t-6-en yl Ester (27 a n d 28). A suspension of lactol
20d (1:4 ratio of R:â anomers, 470 mg, 0.82 mmol, 1.0 equiv)
and (triphenylphosphoranylidene)acetonitrile (300 mg, 0.989
mmol, 1.2 equiv) in dry toluene (8 mL) was refluxed for 1 h,
during which the reaction mixture slowly turned clear. Re-
moval of the solvent in vacuo followed by column chromatog-
raphy (hexane/EtOAc ) 9/1) yielded the isomeric nitriles 27
(351 mg, 72%) and 28 (123 mg, 25%): Data for mixture: MS
(CI) m/z 594; HRMS (FAB+) m/z calcd for C37H44NO4Si (M +
H)+ 594.3040, found 594.3010; IR (neat) νmax 3583, 2225, 1745,
1469, 1280, 1112 cm-1; [R]25 +4.76 (c 0.105, CHCl3).
D
E-CN 27: Rf 0.6 (hexane/EtOAc ) 4/1); 1H NMR (400 MHz)
δ 7.72 (dt, J ) 1.2, 8.0 Hz, 4 H), 7.47-7.38 (m, 6 H), 6.91 (t, J
) 7.9 Hz, 1 H), 6.81-6.75 (m, 2 H), 6.37 (d, J ) 8.1 Hz, 1 H),
6.00-5.75 (m, 3 H), 5.71 (dd, J ) 1.5, 16.4 Hz, 1 H), 5.14-
5.01 (m, 4 H), 3.68-3.63 (m, 1 H), 3.38 (d, J ) 6.2 Hz, 2 H),
3.39 (d, J ) 4.6 Hz, 1 H), 2.26-2.21 (m, 1 H), 1.98-1.90 (m, 2
H), 1.75 (ddd, J ) 3.5, 10.8, 14.3 Hz, 1 H), 1.69-1.62 (m, 1 H),
1.05 (s, 9 H), 0.90 (d, J ) 6.8, 3 H); 13C NMR (125 MHz) δ
168.1, 152.5, 152.0, 138.1, 136.9, 136.2, 135.6, 135.5, 132.3,
132.1, 130.47, 130.42, 130.38, 128.2, 128.1, 125.1, 122.2, 117.5,
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27.1, 19.2, 13.9, 13.4; HRMS (ES+) m/z calcd for C35H45N2O4-
Si (M + NH4) 585.3149, found 585.3129; IR (neat) νmax 3243,
2247, 1687, 1454, 1214, 749 cm-1; [R]25D +103 (c 0.675, CHCl3).
(E)-(7R,9S,10R)-3-[9-(ter t-Bu tyld ip h en ylsila n yloxy)-10-
m et h yl-5-oxo-4-(t r iisop r op ylsila n yloxy)-7,8,9,10,11,14-
h exa h yd r o-5H -6-oxa b en zocyclod od ecen -7-yl]p r op ion i-
tr ile (36). To a solution of phenol 35 (91 mg, 0.16 mmol, 1.0
equiv) and 2,6-lutidine (0.024 mL, 0.21 mmol, 1.3 equiv) in
dry DMF (5 mL) was added triisopropyltrifluoromethane-
sulfonate (0.052 mL, 0.19 mmol, 1.2 equiv) neat at 0 °C, then
the mixture was warmed to room temperature and then stirred
at 80 °C for 15 h. The reaction mixture was quenched with
water and extracted with Et2O (50 mL). The combined organic
layers were washed with brine (3 × 2 mL), dried over MgSO4,
filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. Column chromatography
(5% EtOAc/hexane) provided 106 mg (91%) of the protected
macrocycle 36: Rf 0.31 (5% EtOAc/hexane); 1H NMR (400
MHz) δ 7.84-7.76 (m, 4 H), 7.48-7.37 (m, 6 H), 7.10 (t, J )
8.0 Hz, 1 H), 6.74 (d, J ) 8.3 Hz, 1 H), 6.69 (d, J ) 7.5 Hz, 1
H), 5.25 (br s, 1 H), 5.13 (dd, J ) 9.3, 15.0 Hz, 1 H), 4.62 (br
s, 1 H), 4.16 (br s, 1 H), 3.39 (dd, J ) 9.3, 16.1 Hz, 1 H), 3.18-
3.13 (m, 1 H), 2.41-2.29 (m, 2 H), 1.96 (br s, 3 H), 1.72 (dd, J
) 7.8, 15.0 Hz, 1 H), 1.60 (br s, 2 H), 1.51 (dd, J ) 7.8, 15.0
Hz, 1 H), 1.27 (septet, J ) 7.3 Hz, 3 H), 1.11 (s, 9 H), 1.10 (d,
J ) 7.6 Hz, 6 H), 1.08 (d, J ) 8.3 Hz, 6 H), 1.06 (d, J ) 7.4 Hz,
6 H), 0.88 (d, J ) 6.1 Hz, 3 H); 13C NMR (100 MHz) δ 166.8,
152.6, 138.8, 136.1, 136.0, 134.1, 133.8, 129.3, 129.26, 128.1,
127.2, 127.17, 126.2, 122.5, 119.2, 116.6, 73.3, 71.3, 37.3, 35.9,
31.8, 27.0, 19.2, 17.7, 17.68, 17.5, 12.8, 12.7; MS (FAB+) m/z
724.6; HRMS (ES+) m/z calcd for C44H62NO4Si2 (M + H)+
724.4217, found 724.4235; IR (neat) νmax 2254, 1738, 1461,
the reaction mixture three times with Et2O, the combined
organic layers were washed with Rochelle solution, dried over
MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. Column chroma-
tography (5% EtOAc/hexane) provided 16 mg (76%) of 2: Rf
1
0.31 (hexane/EtOAc ) 19/1); H NMR (acetone-d6, 400 MHz)
δ 9.67 (s, 1 H), 7.79-7.77 (m, 2 H), 7.69-7.67 (m, 2 H), 7.38-
7.30 (m, 6 H), 7.05 (t, J ) 8.0 Hz, 1 H), 6.71 (d, J ) 8.2 Hz, 1
H), 6.63 (d, J ) 7.5 Hz, 1 H), 5.3 (br s, 1 H), 5.02-4.96 (m, 1
H), 4.39 (br s, 1 H), 4.16 (d, J ) 7.4 Hz, 1 H), 3.27-3.19 (m, 1
H), 3.07-3.03 (m, 1 H), 2.50 (t, J ) 7.6 Hz, 2 H), 1.89-1.77
(m, 3 H), 1.64 (dd, J ) 8.5, 15.4 Hz, 1 H), 1.53-1.45 (m, 3 H),
1.29-1.11 (m, 3 H), 0.99-0.93 (m, 27 H), 0.75 (d, J ) 5.8 Hz,
3 H); 13C NMR (CDCl3, 125 MHz) δ 201.3, 167.2, 152.8, 139.0,
136.4, 136.3, 134.3, 134.28, 129.45, 129.42, 129.3, 128.3, 127.4,
127.3, 126.9, 125.5, 122.6, 116.8, 73.6, 72.5, 39.5, 37.5, 36.2,
30.3, 29.7, 28.2, 27.2, 19.5, 17.95, 17.92, 14.1, 13.0; HRMS
(ES+) m/z calcd for C44H63O5Si2 (M + H)+ 727.4214, found
727.4201; IR (neat) νmax 1727, 1461, 1285, 1112, 1064, 739
cm-1; [R]25 -1.50 (c 0.740, CHCl3).
D
Ack n ow led gm en t. This work was financially sup-
ported by the National Cancer Institute (N01-CM-67259
and RO1 CA84173) and the Drug Discovery Program
of the Higuchi Biosciences Center at the University of
Kansas. B.B. gratefully acknowledges financial support
from predoctoral NIH training grant GM-07775, for a
predoctoral fellowship from NIH (CA84173), and the
American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education
(AFPE), for a predoctoral fellowship. W.E.D. gratefully
acknowledges a postdoctoral fellowship from the Deut-
sche Forschungsgemeinschaft.
1119, 1061, 770 cm-1; [R]25 +1.23 (c 1.39, CHCl3).
D
(E)-(7R,9S,10R)-3-[9-(ter t-Bu tyld ip h en ylsila n yloxy)-10-
m et h yl-5-oxo-4-(t r iisop r op ylsila n yloxy)-7,8,9,10,11,14-
h exa h yd r o-5H-6-oxa ben zocyclod od ecen -7-yl]p r op ion a l-
d eh yd e (2). To a solution of 36 (21 mg, 0.03 mmol, 1.0 equiv)
in dry toluene (2.3 mL) was added a solution of DIBAL-H (1
M in toluene, 0.039 mL, 0.039 mmol, 1.3 equiv) dropwise at
-78 °C. The reaction mixture was stirred for 30 min at -78
°C, quenched with Rochelle solution (1 mL), warmed to room
temperature, and stirred for an additional 2 h. After extracting
Su p p or tin g In for m a tion Ava ila ble: Experimental pro-
cedures and spectral data for compounds 12, 16, 17, 18b, 18c,
20b, 20c, 21a /22a , 21b/22b, 21c/22c, 25/26 (method A from
29/30), 21d /22d (procedure B: entry 6, Table 1), 23/24 (method
A) from 21d /22d , 29/30, and 31/32 and 1H and 13C NMR
spectra for all new compounds. This material is available free
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