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1639
5
2
.25 (td, J = 6.4, 1.1 Hz, 1H), 10.0–10.5 (br s, 1H); MS m/z (rel. int.)
50 (M , 1), 205 (1), 195 (4), 136 (33), 121 (56), 105 (7), 95 (14), 81
(br s, 1H); 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl
115.0, 39.5, 33.5, 26.5, 25.6, 17.6, 16.4. HRMS m/z calcd for
3
) 178.9, 139.7, 132.1, 123.9,
+
(
40), 69 (88), 53 (10), 41 (100). HRMS m/z calcd for C16
H
26
O
2
11 18 2
C H O 182.2627, found 182.2601.
2
50.3812, found 250.3814.
4
.7. (+)-Tetrahydroactinidiolide 9 [(3aR,7aS)-(+)-octahydro-4,4,
4.4. (+)-Sclareolide 1 {(3aR,5aS,9aS,9bR)-(+)-1,2,3a,4,5,5a,6,7,8,9,
9a,9b-dodecahydro-3a,6,6,9a-tetramethylnaptho[2,1-b]furan-
2-one}
7a-trimethyl-benzofuran-2-one]
0
0
To a solution of (R)-2-benzyloxy-2 -hydroxy-1,1 -binaphthyl
(
87 mg, 0.23 mmol) in toluene (3 mL) was added tin(IV) chloride
0
0
To a solution of (R)-2-benzyloxy-2 -hydroxy-1,1 -binaphthyl
(0.13 mL, 1.1 mmol) at ꢀ20 °C and the solution was stirred for
30 min. Subsequently this mixture was cooled to ꢀ78 °C and a solu-
tion of homogeranic acid 8 (150 mg, 0.82 mmol) in toluene (3 mL)
was added dropwise over a period of 15 min. The reaction mixture
was stirred at ꢀ78 °C for 3 h and kept at ꢀ20 °C for 3 d, quenched
with cold water, and extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined or-
(
(
3
260 mg, 0.69 mmol) in toluene (9 mL) was added tin(IV) chloride
0.4 mL, 3.37 mmol) at ꢀ20 °C and the solution was stirred for
0
0
0 min. This complex of 2-benzyloxy-2 -hydroxy-1,1 -binapthyl–
SnCl
4
prepared in situ was cooled to ꢀ78 °C and homofarnesic acid
5
(600 mg, 2.4 mmol) in toluene (9 mL) was added dropwise over a
period of 5 min. The reaction mixture was stirred at ꢀ78 °C for 3 h
4
ganic extracts were dried over anhydrous MgSO and concentrated.
The crude product was purified by column chromatography on neu-
and kept at ꢀ20 °C for 3 d, quenched with saturated aqueous NaH-
CO
3
, and extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined organic ex-
tral alumina, to yield (+)-tetrahydroactinidiolide 9 (120 mg, 80%,
2
D
5
25
25
D
tracts were dried over anhydrous MgSO
4
and concentrated. The
hexane–ethyl acetate 95:5). ½
aꢂ
¼ þ64 (c 1, hexane), Lit.
½
a
ꢂ
¼
crude product was purified by column chromatography on silica
þ71 (c 0.04 hexane); GC (initial column temperature 135 °C for
gel to yield (+)-sclareolide 1 (352 mg, 58.6 %, hexane–ethyl acetate
5 min, heat 1 °C/min, final temperature 210 °C, injection tempera-
2
25
D
9
2:8); mp 120–122 °C (hexane); (Lit. mp 121–124 °C); ½
aꢂ
¼
ture 230 °C), t
R
= 42.0 (major isomer of 9, 95%), 42.5 (minor isomer
-lactone), 1458,
3
1382 cm ; H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl ) d 0.91 (s, 3H), 1.05 (s, 3H),
2
25
D
þ42:6 (c 0.5 CHCl
3
), Lit. ½
a
ꢂ
¼ þ47:3 (c 0.9 CHCl
3
); GC (initial col-
of 9, 5%) min, ee 90%. IR (KBr) 2940, 2871, 1765 (c
ꢀ1 1
umn temperature 171 °C for 5 min, heat 1 °C/min, final temperature
2
10 °C, injection temperature 230 °C), t
R
= 37.2 (major isomer of 1,
1.32 (s, 3H), 1.6–1.4 (m, 4H), 1.84 (m, 2H), 2.07 (dd, J = 13.2, 8.8 Hz,
9
4 %), 37.8 (minor isomer of 1, 6.0%) min, ee 88%. IR (KBr) 1770
1H), 2.42 (dd, J = 8.4, 17.6 Hz, 1H), 2.53 (dd, J = 17.2, 12.8 Hz, 1H);
ꢀ1
1
13
(c
3
-lactone) cm ; H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl ) d 0.83 (s, 3H), 0.88 (s,
3
C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl ) d 175.8, 86.1, 51.9, 34.7, 33.6, 33.3, 32.2,
+
3
H), 0.90 (s, 3H), 1.04 (dd, J = 12.8, 3.7 Hz,1H), 1.21 (m, 2H), 1.32
30.1, 28.4, 26.9, 18.9. MS m/z (rel. int. %) 182 (M , 2), 167 (100),
(
s, 3H), 1.35–1.5 (m, 6H), 1.88 (dq, J = 13.2, 3.7 Hz,1H), 1.95 (dd,
J = 14.4, 6.7 Hz, 1H), 2.06 (dt, J = 12.0, 3.5 Hz,1H), 2.21 (dd, J = 16.8,
.4 Hz,1H), 2.4 (dd, J = 16.8, 14.4 Hz,1H); 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl
d 176.7, 86.3, 59.1, 56.6, 42.2, 39.5, 38.7, 36.1, 33.2, 33.1, 28.7, 21.6,
139 (31), 126 (7), 111 (22), 96 (29), 81 (28), 69 (43), 55 (22), 43
(40); HRMS m/z calcd for C11H O 182.2627, found 182.2618.
18 2
6
3
)
+
Acknowledgments
2
(
0.9, 20.6, 18.1, 15.1, MS m/z (rel. int. %) 250 (M , 0.7), 235 (12), 206
16), 191(13), 150 (15), 123 (49), 67 (77), 55 (66), 43 (100), HRMS
m/z calcd for C16 250.3812, found 250.3807.
We are grateful to Kelkar Education Trust, Mumbai for encour-
agement and support. We are also thankful to Department of
Chemistry and Sophisticated Analytical Instrumentation Facility,
Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai for NMR spectral data.
26 2
H O
4
.5. Synthesis of (E)-4,8-dimethyl-3,7-nonadienoic acid
N,N-dimethylamide 7
A mixture of (R)-(ꢀ)-linalool 6 (12.0 g, 0.077 mol), DMFDMA
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