The synthesis of mono- and dihydroxy aromadendrane sesquiterpenes, starting from natural (+)-aromadendrene-III

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)88765-2

The monoalcohols (-)-globulol (2), (-)-epiglobulol (3), (-)-ledol (4), and (+)-viridiflorol (5) were synthesized from (+)-aromadendrene (1). The cis-fused alloaromandedrone (14), the key intermediate used in the synthesis of 4 and 5, was obtained from the trans-fused apoaromadendrone (13) via a selective protonation of the thermodynamic enol trimethylsilylether 15. After hydroxylation of the tertiary C11 of 13 with RuO₄, (+)-spathulenol (6), (-)-allospathulenol (7), and the aromadendrane diols 8-11 could be prepared. Compounds 2-11 were tested for antifungal properties, but their activity was only moderate.