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formation of the b-lactone (Scheme 5). The 1H, 13C
NMR, and elemental analysis of 327 were in agreement
with the assigned structure. Unambiguous proof of the
stereochemistry was obtained from single crystal X-ray
crystallography (CCDC 603759) (Fig. 5).11
(dd, 1H, J = 9.7, 13.4 Hz), 3.15 (d, 1H, J = 5.2 Hz), 3.28
(dd, 1H, J = 3.4, 13.4 Hz), 3.60 (quintet, 1H, J= 6.8 Hz),
3.99 (dd, 2H, J = 5.2, 10.4 Hz), 4.07 (dd, 1H, J = 1.5,
9.2 Hz), 4.14 (dd, 1H, J = 2.5, 8.8 Hz), 4.24 (dd, 2H,
J = 7.4, 9.2 Hz), 4.74 (m, 1H), 7.24 (m, 5H); 13C NMR
(CDCl3, 50 MHz): d 12.7, 24.0, 26.8, 28.3, 38.2, 41.4, 55.4,
58.5, 66.2, 75.1, 81.0, 94.4, 127.2, 128.8, 129.4, 135.5,
153.2, 154.7, 175.2; Anal. Calcd for C24H34N2O7: C, 62.32;
H, 7.41; N, 6.06%; Found: C, 62.31; H, 7.49, N; 6.08%.
11. Crystallographic data for the structures in this letter have
been deposited with the Cambridge Crystallographic Data
Centre as supplementary publication numbers CCDC
603757 for 6a, CCDC 603758 for 6b, and CCDC 603759
for 3. Copies of the data can be obtained free of charge on
application to CCDC, 12 Union Road, Cambridge, CB2
1EZ, UK [fax: +44 0 1223 336033 or e-mail: deposit@
ccdc.cam.ac.uk].
In conclusion, we have demonstrated a strategy to
install a spiro fused b-lactone-c-lactam ring possessing
3,4-substituted functional groups using an aldol reac-
tion, followed by a crossed Cannizzaro reaction. Ruthe-
nium tetroxide mediated oxidation on an already
installed pyrrolidine ring system led to improved yields
in c-lactam formation.
Acknowledgements
12. Crimmins, M. T.; Choy, A. L. J. Org. Chem. 1997, 62,
7548–7549.
D.M. thanks CSIR, New Delhi, for financial support in
the form of a research fellowship. We thank Dr. Mohan
M. Bhadbhade and Dr. P. R. Rajmohanan for X-ray
crystallographic assistance and NMR data, respectively.
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13. Analytical and spectral data of compound 5. ½aꢁD +31.4 (c
1
1.25, CHCl3); IR (CHCl3): 1684 cmꢀ1; H NMR (CDCl3,
200 MHz): d 1.01 (d, 3H, J = 6.8 Hz), 1.46 (s, 9H), 2.30
(quintet, 1H, J = 6.8 Hz), 2.92 (dd, 1H, J = 7.8, 10.7 Hz),
3.55 (dd, 1H, J = 7.8, 10.7 Hz), 3.60–3.80 (m, 2H), 3.92
(dt, 1H, J = 2.4, 11.7 Hz), 4.12 (m, 1H), 4.54 (d, 1H,
J = 11.5 Hz), 4.61 (d, 1H, J = 11.5 Hz), 7.34 (s, 5H); 13C
NMR (CDCl3, 50 MHz): d 15.6, 28.3, 36.2, 50.8, 60.4,
63.4, 72.5, 80.1, 83.8, 127.7, 127.8, 128.4, 137.4, 156.4;
Anal. Calcd for C18H27NO4: C, 67.26; H, 8.47; N, 4.36%;
Found: C, 67.26; H, 8.53; N, 4.36%.
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(re-crystallized from ethyl acetate/hexane): ½aꢁD ꢀ33.0 (c
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;
NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHz): d 1.24 (s, 3H), 1.46 (d, 3H,
J = 7.8 Hz), 1.52 (s, 3H), 1.58 (s, 9H), 2.70 (dq, 1H, J =
4.0, 7.8, 11.5 Hz), 3.65 (d, 1H, J = 11.3 Hz), 4.11 (d, 1H,
J = 11.3 Hz), 4.64 (t, 2H, J = 11.3 Hz), 5.60 (d, 1H, J =
4.0 Hz), 7.45 (t, 2H, J = 7.5 Hz), 7.58 (t, 1H, J = 7.5 Hz),
8.06 (d, 2H, J = 7.5 Hz); 13C NMR (CDCl3, 100 MHz): d
15.3, 20.1, 27.2, 28.0, 43.7, 59.5, 61.9, 64.0, 75.2, 84.4, 98.8,
128.5, 129.6, 129.8, 133.3, 150.1, 165.5, 174.5; Anal. Calcd
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128 °C; ½aꢁD ꢀ6.6 (c 1.0, CHCl3); IR (CHCl3): 1688,
1
1781 cmꢀ1; H NMR (CDCl3, 200 MHz): d 1.34 (d, 3H,
J = 6.8 Hz), 1.45 (s, 9H), 1.49 (s, 3H), 1.59 (s, 3H), 2.77