Concise synthesis of the neo-clerodane skeleton of teucrolivin A using a pericyclic reaction cascade

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Herein, we describe the synthesis of advanced intermediate 39 on the path towards the total synthesis of teucrolivin A (3) in 16 steps from commercially available 1,3-cyclohexadiene. We have constructed the trans-decalin core of the natural product 3 as a

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Concise Synthesis of the neo-Clerodane Skeleton of Teucrolivin A
Using a Pericyclic Reaction Cascade
Steve Arns and Louis Barriault*
Department of Chemistry, 10 Marie-Curie, UniVersity of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 6N5
lbarriau@science.uottawa.ca
ReceiVed September 29, 2005
Herein, we describe the synthesis of advanced intermediate 39 on the path towards the total synthesis of
teucrolivin A (3) in 16 steps from commercially available 1,3-cyclohexadiene. We have constructed the
trans-decalin core of the natural product 3 as a single diastereomer using a tandem oxy-Cope/Claisen/
ene cascade and in doing so have incorporated sufficient functionality to allow completion of the total
synthesis.
neo-Clerodane diterpenoids1 are a large family of natural
products which are isolated from a variety of natural sources,
in particular from plants of the genus Teucrium.2 This group of
compounds has attracted considerable interest from the natural
products community as they often exhibit specific and pro-
nounced biological activity as insect antifeedants,3 antifungal,
antimicrobial, and antitumor agents4 and even as hallucinogens.5
Several examples include plectrornatin A (1),4 which shows
moderate antimicrobial and strong antibacterial activity against
Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, and salvinorin C
(2),5 one of the most potent naturally occurring hallucinogens
thus far identified and the only known diterpene which induces
hallucinations in humans (Figure 1).
Another neo-clerodane diterpenoid, teucrolivin A (3), is
isolated from the aerial parts of Teucrium oliVerianum, a plant
native to Saudi Arabia which finds use as a folk medicine for
the treatment of diabetes (Figure 2).6 Rodriguez and co-workers
assigned its structure and relative stereochemistry in 1990
through extensive spectroscopic measurements and X-ray dif-
fraction analysis, and to date, there has been no determination
of its absolute configuration. Although the biological activity
is undetermined, this complex natural product is an attractive
synthetic target because of several challenging structural motifs
(1) Although more correctly described as ent-clerodanes, the term neo-
clerodane is preferred by most, as proposed by Rogers et al. (Rogers, D.;
Unal, A. A.; Williams, D. J.; Ley, S. V.; Sim, G. A.; Joshi, B. S.;
Ravindranath, K. R. J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. 1979, 97.), and is
commonly used to describe all structures with this framework.
(2) Bruno, M.; Bondi, M. L.; Rosselli, S.; Maggio, A.; Piozzi, F.; Arnols,
N. A. J. Nat. Prod. 2002, 65, 142 and references therein.
(3) Simmonds, M. S. J.; Blaney, W. M.; Ley, S. V.; Bruno, M.; Savona,
G. Phytochemistry 1989, 28, 1069.
(4) Rijo, P.; Gaspar-Marques, C.; Simoes, M. S.; Duarte, A.; Apreda-
Rojas, M. del-C.; Cano, F. H.; Rodriguez, B. J. Nat. Prod. 2002, 65, 1387.
(5) Valdez, L. J., III; Chang, H.-M.; Visger, D. C.; Koreeda, M. Org.
Lett. 2001, 3, 3935.
(6) Bruno, M.; Omar, A. A.; Perales, A.; Piozzi, F.; Rodriguez, B.;
Savona, G.; de la Torre, M. C. Phytochemistry 1991, 30, 275.
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SCHEME 1. Retrosynthesis
FIGURE 1. Some representative neo-clerodane diterpenoids.
SCHEME 2 a
FIGURE 2. Structure of teucrolivin A (3).
including its compact, highly oxygenated trans-decalin core,
six contiguous stereogenic centers including all-carbon quater-
nary centers7 at C5 and C9, and an unusual 3-furanyl-substituted
hemiacetal functionality. There are no other ongoing synthetic
pursuits.
Recently, our laboratory reported a cascading oxy-Cope/
Claisen/ene reaction8 sequence that rapidly accesses highly
functionalized trans-decalin systems with a quaternary carbon
at C9 and a tertiary alcohol at C10 that map perfectly onto the
core structure of teucrolivin A (3). Cascading reaction sequences
are powerful tools by which significant molecular complexity
can be established in a single transformation.9 Hence, it is to
be expected that these types of transformations see wide use in
synthesis. Such reactions are made more attractive if they can
be used to construct functionality or structural elements that
are difficult to establish using more conventional methods.
We envisaged that teucrolivin A (3) could ultimately be
obtained via a 1,4-addition/enolate trapping sequence or a 2,3-
Wittig rearrangement protocol performed on intermediates
derived from compound 4. This advanced intermediate could
be obtained from trans-decalin 5 by oxidative cleavage of the
olefins, oxidation of the resulting lactol, and alkylation using
3-lithiofuran (Scheme 1). These trans-decalin systems are
accessed via the oxy-Cope/Claisen/ene reaction, revealing allyl
ether 6 as a key intermediate on the path to (()-teucrolivin A
(3). The precursor of the tandem reaction could be synthesized
from commercially available 1,3-cyclohexadiene.
a (a) O2, TPP, hν, CH2Cl2. (b) Thiourea, MeOH, 83% over two steps.
(c) mCPBA, Et2O/EtOAc (1:1), 0 °C to room temperature, 50%. (d) PMBCl,
NaH, NaI, DMF, 90%. (e) CH2dC(CH3)MgBr, CuI, THF/Et2O (1:1), -10
°C, 100%. (f) I2, MeOH, reflux, 85%. (g) 2,2-Dimethoxypropane, PTSA,
acetone, 0 °C, 72%. (h) Dess-Martin periodinane, CH2Cl2, 87%.
tioned oxy-Cope/Claisen/ene sequence. We then elaborate the
core to an intermediate with appropriate functionality to
construct the quaternary carbon at C5.
Our synthesis commenced by converting 1,3-cyclohexadiene
into ketone 15 using a modification of a procedure recently
reported by our laboratory.10 A [4+2] cycloaddition of singlet
oxygen generated by irradiation with a tungsten lamp in the
presence of 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-21H,23H-porphine (TPP)11
produced endoperoxide 8 which was immediately reduced using
methanolic thiourea12 to give the 1,4-diol 9 in 83% yield over
two steps (Scheme 2). Directed epoxidation was achieved using
mCPBA to give 10 in 50% yield (dr > 25:1). The diol was
protected as a PMB ether using PMBCl to afford 11 in 90%
yield.
Opening of the epoxide moiety in 11 was achieved with
isopropenylmagnesium bromide and copper(I) iodide to afford
12 in quantitative yield. Subsequent deprotection of the bis-
PMB-protected diol 12 proceeded smoothly using a refluxing
1% w/v solution of iodine in methanol,13 providing the corre-
sponding 1,2-diol 13 in 85% yield. The latter was protected by
employing 2,2-dimethoxypropane and catalytic PTSA to give
acetonide 14 in 72% yield, and oxidation of the secondary
alcohol using Dess-Martin periodinane led to ketone 15 in 87%
yield.14
In this paper, we describe our efforts to construct the carbon
framework of the core of teucrolivin A (3) using the aforemen-
(7) For examples of the stereoselective formation of quaternary carbons
using the tandem pericyclic reaction, see: (a) Barriault, L.; Denissova, I.
Org. Lett. 2002, 4, 1371. (b) Barriault, L.; Farand, J. A.; Denissova, I.
Heterocycles 2004, 62, 735. For reviews on the synthesis of quaternary
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Tetrahedron 1980, 36, 419.
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(b) Ziegler, F. ComprehensiVe Organic Synthesis, Combining C-C a´ Bonds;
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SCHEME 3 a
SCHEME 5 a
a
(a) E-2-Bromo-2-butene, t-BuLi, Et2O, -78 °C, 35%. (b) Allyl
bromide, KH, NaI, DME, 0 °C to room temperature, 82%. (c) Toluene,
microwaves, 220 °C, 82%.
SCHEME 4. Tandem Reaction Mechanism
a (a) O3, CH2Cl2, -78 °C then DMS. (b) TPAP, NMO, 4 Å molecular
sieves, CH2Cl2, 97%, two steps. (c) NaBH4, MeOH, 90%. (d) TMSOTf,
2,6-lutidine, CH2Cl2, -78 °C, 96%. (e) 3-Bromofuran, t-BuLi, various
conditions.
lactone 22 in 97% yield over two steps (Scheme 5). Selective
reduction of the ketone moiety in 22 using NaBH4 afforded the
axial secondary alcohol 23 (dr > 25:1) as the sole product in
90% yield, and protection of this alcohol as the TMS ether was
achieved by treatment with TMSOTf to provide 24 in 96% yield.
Attack of the reducing reagent on the top face of 22 was not
observed, as the five-membered lactone blocks this face from
attack by an incoming nucleophile.
The stage was then set to install the 3-furanyl hemiketal
moiety that is seen in teucrolivin A (3). Unfortunately, all
attempts at alkylation of lactone 24 were met with failure, and
all conditions employed simply resulted in the return of the
starting material. We suspected a competing enolization of the
lactone that effectively quenches the nucleophile.
Having encountered a potentially fatal roadblock in the
completion of the synthesis using the aforementioned approach,
we found that it was necessary to devise another method to
install the 3-substituted furan functionality. We postulated that
if we could synthesize an appropriately substituted allyl ether
such as 6, where R ) 3-furan, we might be able to perform a
tandem reaction analogous to the transformation of 17 to 18,
as displayed in Scheme 4. Simple oxidative cleavage of the
olefin would then result in the formation of the hemiacetal seen
in 3.18
The preparation of the desired allyl bromide 32 from
commercially available methyl glycolate 26 is illustrated in
Scheme 6. Protection of the primary alcohol as the TBS ether
27 proceeded smoothly in 94% yield by treatment with
TBDMSCl in the presence of imidazole. Conversion to the
Weinreb amide19 28 and subsequent alkylation to 29 via
lithium-halogen exchange of 3-bromofuran20 were achieved in
80 and 85% yields, respectively. Wittig olefination of 29 to 30
was achieved in 93% yield, and deprotection of the primary
alcohol using TBAF in THF smoothly generated 31 in 76%
With ketone 15 in hand, we were prepared to synthesize the
precursor of the tandem oxy-Cope/Claisen/ene reaction. Alky-
lation of 15 by lithium-halogen exchange of E-2-bromo-2-
butene afforded 16 as a single diastereomer, albeit in a modest
yield of 35% (Scheme 3).15 Treatment of 16 with KH and allyl
bromide in DME produced allyl ether 17 in 82% yield, and
subjecting this compound to microwave irradiation16 induced
the tandem oxy-Cope/Claisen/ene reaction, ultimately giving 18
in 78% yield as the only detectable diastereomer.
The cascading sequence is initiated by an oxy-Cope rear-
rangement that gives the ten-membered macrocycle 19 (Scheme
4). This intermediate immediately undergoes a [3,3] Claisen shift
which generates a second macrocyclic intermediate 20. The latter
is poised to react in a transannular carbonyl ene reaction which
results in the formation of the final trans-decalin product 18 in
the tandem process. It has been shown by previous work in our
laboratory that the diastereoselectivity in this reaction cascade
is a direct result of the preferred conformations of the intermedi-
ate macrocycles at the transition states of the latter two pericyclic
reactions.8
Ozonolysis of the olefins in 18 followed by workup with
dimethyl sulfide afforded lactol 21, which was immediately
oxidized with catalytic TPAP17 in the presence of NMO to give
(15) Any and all attempts at improving the efficiency of this transforma-
tion unfortunately did not result in any improvements in yield.
(16) For a review on microwaves in organic synthesis, see: (a) Kappe,
C. O. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2004, 43, 6250. (b) Lidstro¨m, P.; Tierny, J.;
Wathey, B.; Westman, J. Tetrahedron 2001, 57, 9225. (c) Loupy, A.;
Perreux, L. Tetrahedron 2001, 57, 9199. (d) Loupy, A.; Petit, A.; Hamelin,
J.; Texier-Boullet, F.; Jacquault, P.; Mathe´, D. Synthesis 1998, 1213. (e)
Majetich, G.; Hichs, R. J. J. MicrowaVe Power Electromagn. Energy 1995,
30, 27.
(18) Assuming that the stereochemistry of the anomeric center in the
natural product is the thermodynamic isomer, we should observe the
stereochemistry upon oxidative cleavage and subsequent cyclization should
be equivalent to that seen in 3.
(19) Nahm, S.; Weinreb, S. M. Tetrahedron Lett. 1981, 22, 3815.
(20) Politis, J. K.; Nemes, J. C.; Curtis, M. D. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001,
123, 2537.
(17) Ley, S. V.; Griffith, W. P. Aldrichimica Acta 1990, 23, 1.
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SCHEME 6 a
SCHEME 8
a (a) TBDMSCl, imidazole, THF, 95%. (b) HN(OMe)Me‚HCl, AlMe3,
CH2Cl2, 0 °C, 80%. (c) 3-Bromofuran, t-BuLi, THF, -78 °C, 83%. (d)
IPPh3CH3, KHMDS, THF, 0 °C, 93%. (e) TBAF, THF, 76%. (f) CBr4,
PPh3, CH2Cl2, 69%.
SCHEME 7 a
and protecting the hemiacetal as the mixed acetal 36 in 95%
yield. Formation of carbonate 37 using triphosgene was achieved
in quantitative yield. The treatment of 37 with DBU afforded
the R,â-unsaturated ketone 38 in 98% yield. The secondary
alcohol in 38 was easily protected as the TES ether 39 using
TESCl, Et3N, and DMAP in 97% yield.
We foresee several methods by which we can overcome the
last major hurdle of installing the remaining quaternary center
at C5. Currently, we are examining several routes which include
a 2,3-Wittig rearrangement, 40f 41, and a 1,4-addition/enolate
trapping sequence, 39f 42 (Scheme 8).
In conclusion, we have described the rapid synthesis of the
trans-decalin core of teucrolivin A (1) in 16 steps from 1,3-
cyclohexadiene using a cascading oxy-Cope/Claisen/ene reaction
as the key step. This synthesis demonstrates the usefulness of
this tandem process to construct decalin frameworks, embedding
sufficient functionality to further advance intermediates toward
the goal of total synthesis. A description of our studies to install
the remaining quaternary carbon at C5, subsequent elaboration
of the ketone and epoxide moieties in the A ring, and finally
completion of teucrolivin A (3) synthesis will be reported in
due course.
a (a) 32, KH, NaI, DME, 0 °C to room temperature, 47%. (b) Toluene,
microwaves, 220 °C, 59%. (c) OsO4, NMO, THF/H2O (5:1), 72%. (d)
MeOH, PTSA, 95%. (e) Triphosgene, pyridine, CH2Cl2, 0 °C, 100%. (f)
DBU, benzene, 98%. (g) TESCl, Et3N, DMAP, THF, 97%.
Experimental Section
8: 2,3-Dioxa-bicyclo[2.2.2]oct-5-ene. A solution of 1,3-cyclo-
hexadiene (10.00 g, 124.8 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (500 mL) was degassed
with O2 for 15 min, after which was added 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-
21H,23H-porphine (TPP) (275.2 mg, 0.4480 mmol). The resulting
deep purple solution was irradiated with a 200 W tungsten lamp
for 8 h while being bubbled with a constant stream of O2. The
reaction mixture was then concentrated under reduced pressure to
a total volume of 50 mL, and this crude mixture was used directly
in the next reaction.
9: cis-Cyclohex-2-ene-1,4-diol. To a solution of crude mixture
8 in MeOH (500 mL) was added thiourea (11.40 g, 149.8 mmol).
The resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 18 h,
after which it was filtered through a short pad of Celite. The
resulting clear orange solution was concentrated under reduced
pressure, and the residue was preadsorbed onto silica gel (20 g).
The product was isolated by flash chromatography (EtOAc) to
afford 9 as a white solid (11.87 g, 104.0 mmol, 83% over two steps).
All spectral data are in agreement with that found in the literature.11
16: E-4-Isopropenyl-2,2-dimethyl-5-(1-methylpropenyl)hexahy-
dro-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ol. To a solution of E-2-bromo-2-butene
(3.74 mL, 36.9 mmol) in ether (100 mL) cooled at -78 °C was
added t-BuLi (1.70 M, 43.4 mL, 73.8 mmol), and the resulting
solution was stirred for 2 h. After this, a solution of 15 (2.22 g,
10.5 mmol) in ether (50 mL) was added, and the solution was stirred
for 2 h while warming to room temperature and then for a further
yield. Finally, light-sensitive allyl bromide 32 was obtained in
69% yield by treating the primary alcohol with CBr4 and PPh3
in CH2Cl2.
The allylation of 16 using allyl bromide 32 was successful,
albeit in a modest yield of 47%. Any attempts at ameliorating
this problem by varying reaction conditions and leaving groups
in the allyl fragment were fruitless. The microwave irradiation
of 33 gave 34 as the sole diastereomer in 59% yield (Scheme
7). In light of these results, we had effectively solved the
problem of not being able to install the furan via an alkylation
protocol.
We were then prepared to advance our synthesis to a point
where we could attempt to install the quaternary carbon at the
C5 ring junction of the trans-decalin in 3. Exposure of 34 to
OsO4 and NMO followed by treatment with NaIO4 smoothly
oxidized the olefins, generating hemiacetal 35 in 72% yield.
As we expected, and as proven by extensive 2D NMR
experiments, the stereochemistry at the hemiacetal anomeric
center is the same as that at the hemiacetal anomeric center in
the natural product 3. Treatment of 35 with catalytic PTSA in
MeOH served the double purpose of removing the acetonide
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16 h at room temperature. The reaction was quenched with aqueous
saturated NH4Cl, and the layers were separated. The aqueous layer
was extracted with ether (3 × 75 mL), and the organic layers were
combined, dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated. Flash
chromatography (20% EtOAc/Hex) afforded 16 (0.984 g, 3.68
the solution. The reaction was quenched by adding Me2S, followed
by stirring while warming to room temperature over 0.5 h. The
resulting solution was concentrated under reduced pressure to give
an orange oil (0.1335 g), which was used without purification in
the next step of the synthesis.
1
mmol, 35%) as a pale yellow solid. Mp: 85-86 °C. H NMR
22: 7,8-(2,2-Dimethyl[1,3]dioxol)-3a,4-dimethyl-octahydro-
1-oxa-cyclopenta[d]naphthalene-2,6-dione. To a crude solution
of 21 (0.1335 g) in CH2Cl2 (25 mL) was added 4 Å molecular
sieves (0.2139 g, 500 mg/mmol starting material), NMO (0.0752
g, 0.642 mmol), and TPAP (0.0065 g, 0.018 mmol). The resulting
dark orange solution was stirred for 2 h, whereupon it had turned
opaque black. The solution was filtered through a short pad of silica,
and the filter cake was washed with 10% MeOH/EtOAc (100 mL).
The mother liquor was concentrated under reduced pressure, and
the product was isolated by flash chromatography (60% EtOAc/
Hex) to afford 22 (0.1279 g, 0.4149 mmol, 97% over two steps) as
a white solid. Mp: 169-170 °C. 1H NMR (CDCl3, 500 MHz): δ
) 4.66 (dd, J ) 8.8, 5.0 Hz, 1H), 4.33-4.30 (m, 1H), 2.53 (d, J
) 9.1 Hz, 1H), 2.44 (d, J ) 8.3 Hz, 2H), 2.31 (dt, J ) 13.9, 4.0
Hz, 2H), 2.15-1.91 (m, 3H), 1.67-1.61 (m, 2H), 1.41 (s, 3H),
1.35 (s, 3H), 1.20 (s, 3H), 1.00 (d, J ) 6.7 Hz, 3H). 13C NMR
(CDCl3, 125 MHz): δ ) 204.8, 173.9, 108.4, 93.3, 72.0, 71.7, 53.4,
45.1, 44.9, 40.4, 38.4, 28.2, 27.7, 26.1, 22.1, 17.1, 12.0. IR (neat):
νmax ) 2959 (s), 2927 (s), 2854 (m), 1780 (s), 1727 (s), 1457 (m),
1381 (m), 1244 (m), 1220 (m), 1170 (w), 1160 (m), 1045 (m),
1037 (s), 922 (m). HRMS (EI): calcd for C17H24O5 308.1624, found
308.1629.
23: 7,8-(2,2-Dimethyl[1,3]dioxol)-3a,4-dimethyl-octahydro-
1-oxa-cyclopenta[d]naphthalene-6-ol-2-one. To a solution of 22
(0.0385 g, 0.124 mmol) in MeOH (5 mL) was added NaBH4
(0.0323 g, 0.373 mmol), and the resulting solution was stirred at
room temperature for 3 h. The reaction was quenched by adding
saturated aqueous NH4Cl (5 mL) followed by 1 h of vigorous
stirring. MeOH was removed by evaporation, and the resulting
aqueous solution was extracted with EtOAc (4 × 10 mL). The layers
were combined, dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated. Flash
chromatography (60% EtOAc/Hex) afforded 23 (0.0349 g, 0.1123
mmol, 90%) as a colorless oil. 1H NMR (CDCl3, 500 MHz): δ )
4.46 (dd, J ) 9.6, 4.8 Hz, 1H), 4.33-4.28 (m, 1H), 4.12-4.08 (m,
1H), 2.44-2.37 (m, 2H), 2.12-2.02 (m, 3H), 1.95-1.91 (m, 1H),
1.82-1.78 (m, 1H), 1.73 (dt, J ) 13.2, 5.5 Hz, 2H), 1.57-1.54
(m, 2H), 1.43 (s, 3H), 1.35 (s, 3H), 0.95 (s, 3H), 0.90 (d, J ) 6.7
Hz, 3H). 13C NMR (CDCl3, 125 MHz): δ ) 175.1, 108.3, 89.3,
73.7, 72.4, 64.1, 44.5, 43.5, 40.4, 36.3, 28.8, 28.5, 27.7, 26.4, 22.1,
16.6, 12.0. IR (neat): νmax ) 3492 (b), 2982 (m), 2964 (m), 2933
(m), 2881 (m), 1772 (s), 1451 (w), 1381 (m), 1368 (m), 1245 (s),
1213 (s), 1182 (m), 1164 (s), 1135 (w), 1085 (w), 1066 (s), 1050
(s), 1033 (s), 981 (m), 944 (m), 918 (m), 858 (m), 790 (w), 732
(m), 672 (w). HRMS (EI): calcd for C17H26O5 310.1780, found
(M+ - CH3) 295.1530, actual 295.1546.
24: 7,8-(2,2-Dimethyl[1,3]dioxol)-3a,4-dimethyl-6-(trimeth-
ylsilyloxy)-octahydro-1-oxa-cyclopenta[d]naphthalene-2-one. A
solution of 23 (0.0101 g, 0.0325 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (2 mL) cooled
at -78 °C was treated with 2,6-lutidene (0.02 mL, 0.172 mmol)
followed by TMSOTf (0.01 mL, 0.0579 mmol), and the resulting
mixture was stirred for 0.5 h. The reaction was then quenched by
the addition of saturated aqueous NH4Cl (5 mL) and warming to
room temperature. The layers were separated, and the aqueous layer
was extracted with CH2Cl2 (3 × 10 mL). Then, the organic layers
were combined, dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated. Flash
chromatography (30% EtOAc/Hex) yielded 24 (0.0120 g, 0.0314
mmol, 96%) as a white solid. Mp: 187-188 °C. 1H NMR (C6D6,
300 MHz): δ ) 4.53 (dd, J ) 9.7, 4.8 Hz, 1H), 4.21 (q, J ) 3.2
Hz, 1H), 4.08-4.06 (m, 1H), 2.12-2.09 (m, 2H), 1.88-1.84 (m,
3H), 1.44 (dt, J ) 14.0, 3.3 Hz, 2H), 1.41-1.34 (m, 4H), 1.29 (s,
3H), 1.05-0.95 (m, 2H), 0.51 (d, J ) 7.0 Hz, 3H), 0.39 (s, 3H),
0.19 (s, 9H). 13C NMR (C6D6, 75 MHz): δ ) 173.8, 107.7, 100.2,
87.3, 74.6, 72.8, 64.4, 44.7, 43.9, 40.4, 37.1, 29.1, 28.4, 26.6, 22.7,
16.6, 11.8, 0.2. IR (neat): νmax ) 2982 (m), 2960 (m), 2934 (m),
(CDCl3, 300 MHz): δ ) 5.44 (q, J ) 6.5 Hz, 1H), 4.96 (s, 1H),
4.78 (s, 1H), 4.28-4.24 (m, 2H), 2.45 (d, J ) 8.7 Hz, 1H), 2.19-
1.90 (m, 3H), 1.70 (s, 3H), 1.60 (s, 3H), 1.56 (d, J ) 7.2 Hz, 3H),
1.51 (s, 3H), 1.34 (s, 3H), 1.27-1.23 (m, 2H). 13C NMR (CDCl3,
75 MHz): δ ) 144.7, 139.7, 116.8, 113.5, 107.7, 76.6, 73.0, 51.4,
30.8, 28.8, 26.3, 24.0, 22.2, 13.6, 13.3. IR (neat): νmax ) 3478
(b), 3072 (w), 2987 (s), 2931 (s), 2874 (m), 1643 (m), 1449 (m),
1377 (s), 1365 (s), 1243 (s), 1218 (s), 1159 (m), 1061 (s), 1026
(s). HRMS (EI): calcd for C16H26O3 266.1882, found 266.1921.
17: E-5-Allyoxy-4-iospropenyl-2,2-dimethyl-5-(1-methylpro-
penyl)hexahydro-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ol. A mixture of NaI (0.0042
g, 0.028 mmol) and KH (30% dispersion in oil, 0.0750 g, 0.561
mmol) was washed with hexanes to remove mineral oil and was
dried under high vacuum. These solids were suspended in DME
(1.5 mL), and the mixture was cooled to 0 °C, whereupon a solution
of 16 (0.0217 g, 0.0691 mmol) in DME (1 mL) was added followed
by 10 min of stirring. To this mixture was added allyl bromide
(0.07 mL, 0.8 mmol), and the mixture was stirred while warming
to room temperature for 2 h and then stirred at room temperature
for 16 h. The reaction was quenched by adding aqueous saturated
NH4Cl (5 mL), and the layers were separated. The aqueous layer
was extracted with ethyl acetate (3 × 15 mL), and the organic layers
were combined, dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated. Flash
chromatography (5% EtOAc/Hex) afforded 17 (0.0178 g, 0.0567
1
mmol, 82%) as a yellow oil. H NMR (CDCl3, 300 MHz): δ )
5.91-5.78 (m, 1H), 5.39 (q, J ) 6.7 Hz, 1H), 5.27 (d, J ) 17.2
Hz, 1H), 5.07 (d, J ) 9.9 Hz, 1H), 4.88 (s, 1H), 4.72 (s, 1H), 4.41
(q, J ) 4.9 Hz, 1H), 4.32-4.30 (m, 1H), 3.67 (m, 2H), 2.18 (d, J
) 9.9 Hz, 1H), 2.07-1.83 (m, 2H), 1.79 (s, 3H), 1.69-1.62 (m,
2H), 1.56 (d, J ) 6.7 Hz, 3H), 1.50 (s, 3H), 1.47 (s, 3H), 1.30 (s,
3H). 13C NMR (CDCl3, 75 MHz): δ ) 144.2, 136.3, 135.7, 120.8,
111.5, 114.8, 108.1, 85.4, 83.9, 77.6, 73.4, 62.8, 56.3, 29.1, 26.9,
26.2, 22.8, 13.9, 13.8. IR (neat): νmax ) 3071(w), 2984 (s), 2968
(s), 2933 (s), 2871 (s), 1643 (m), 1453 (m), 1434 (m), 1379 (s),
1366 (s), 1243 (s), 1216 (s), 1162 (s), 1118 (m), 1060 (s), 1028
(s), 923 (m), 887 (m), 861 (m), 816 (w), 792 (w). HRMS (EI):
calcd for C19H30O3 306.2195, found 306.2333.
18: 6-Allyl-2,2,6,7-tetramethyl-9-methylene-octahydro-naph-
tho[1,2-d][1,3]dioxol-5a-ol. A solution of 17 (0.0255 g, 0.0832
mmol) in toluene (12 mL) was transferred to a microwave cell,
whereupon it was degassed by bubbling with argon for 15 min.
The resulting solution was heated in a microwave oven (20 min
heat ramp to 220 °C followed by 1 h at 220 °C). After cooling, the
solution was concentrated and the major product was isolated by
flash chromatography (10% EtOAc/Hex) to afford 18 (0.0199 g,
0.0649 mmol, 82%) as a yellow oil. 1H NMR (CDCl3, 500 MHz):
δ ) 6.11-6.02 (m, 1H), 5.06 (d, J ) 17.2 Hz, 1H), 5.02 (s, 1H),
4.98 (d, J ) 10.1 Hz, 1H), 4.94 (s, 1H), 4.33 (dd, J ) 8.6, 5.4 Hz,
1H), 4.27-4.24 (m, 1H), 2.34 (dd, J ) 15.4, 9.2 Hz), 2.29 (d, J )
8.8 Hz, 1H), 2.20-2.04 (m, 5H), 1.95-1.88 (m, 2H), 1.68-1.61
(m, 2H), 1.44 (s, 3H), 1.35 (s, 3H), 0.89 (d, J ) 6.3 Hz, 3H), 0.88
(s, 3H). 13C NMR (CDCl3, 125 MHz): δ ) 146.1, 138.2, 116.4,
109.5, 107.8, 79.5, 74.9, 72.8, 47.1, 44.8, 41.1, 40.0, 34.2, 28.6,
26.3, 26.2, 22.5, 16.9, 15.9. IR (neat): νmax ) 3561 (b), 3074 (w),
2983 (s), 2956 (m), 2937 (s), 2880 (s), 1645 (m), 1462 (m), 1447
(m), 1382 (m), 1367 (m), 1246 (s), 1219 (s), 1161 (m), 1055 (s),
1014 (m), 968 (w), 934 (w), 903 (w), 869 (w), 839 (w), 793 (w).
HRMS (EI): calcd for C19H30O3 306.2195, found 306.2199.
21: 7,8-(2,2-Dimethyl[1,3]dioxol)-3a,4-dimethyl-octahydro-
1-oxa-cyclopenta[d]naphthalene-2-ol-6-one. A solution of 18
(0.1311 g, 0.4278 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (25 mL) was degassed by
bubbling with O2 for 10 min. The resulting mixture was then cooled
to -78 °C and bubbled with O3 until a pale blue color persisted in
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2895 (m), 2888 (m), 1774 (s), 1451 (w), 1438 (w), 1380 (m), 1367
(m), 1349 (w), 1323 (w), 1291 (w), 1249 (s), 1212 (s), 1184 (m),
1164 (m), 1137 (w), 1093 (m), 1069 (s), 1058 (s), 1036 (s), 1014
(w), 996 (m), 971 (m), 946 (m), 923 (m), 883 (m), 842 (s), 793
(w), 749 (w), 667 (w). HRMS (EI): calcd for C20H34O5Si 310.2144,
found (M+ - CH3) 367.1942, actual 367.1941.
1154 (s), 1128 (m), 1092 (s), 1069 (w), 1034 (m), 1004 (m), 940
(w), 922 (m). HRMS (EI): calcd for C12H20O3Si 240.1182, found
t
(M+ - CH3) 225.0929, actual 225.0947, found (M+ - Bu)
183.0476, actual 183.0477.
30: tert-Butyl-(2-furna-3-yl-allyloxy)-dimethylsilane. To a
suspension of methyltriphenylphosphonium iodide (10.50 g, 26.00
mmol) in THF (100 mL) cooled at 0 °C was added KHMDS (5.18
g, 26.0 mmol), and the resulting yellow mixture was stirred at 0
°C for 0.5 h. To this was then added a solution of 29 (4.27 g, 17.6
mmol) in THF (50 mL), followed by stirring at 0 °C for a further
0.5 h. The reaction was quenched by the addition of saturated
aqueous NH4Cl (150 mL). The layers were separated, and the
aqueous layer was extracted with Et2O (3 × 100 mL). The organic
layers were combined, dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated.
Flash chromatography (5% EtOAc/Hex) afforded 30 (3.95 g, 16.6
mmol, 93%) as a clear yellow liquid. 1H NMR (CDCl3, 300
MHz): δ ) 7.46 (s, 1H), 7.35 (t, J ) 1.7 Hz, 1H), 6.52 (dd, J )
1.8, 0.8 Hz, 1H), 5.29 (s, 1H), 5.24 (s, 1H), 4.36 (s, 2H), 0.91 (s,
9H), 0.08 (s, 6H). 13C NMR (CDCl3, 75 MHz): δ ) 142.8, 138.8,
138.6, 124.0, 109.5, 108.1, 64.6, 25.9, 18.3, -5.4. IR (neat): νmax
) 2956 (m), 2930 (m), 2886 (m), 2857 (m), 1642 (w), 1511 (w),
1472 (m), 1463 (m), 1390 (w), 1361 (m), 1254 (m), 1167 (w), 1149
(s), 1097 (s), 1068 (s), 1024 (m), 1007 (w), 939 (w), 893 (m), 873
(m), 838 (s), 777 (s), 738 (m), 695 (w), 595 (s). HRMS (EI): calcd
for C13H22O2Si 238.1389, found 238.1386, found (M+ - CH3)
27: (tert-Butyl-dimethylsilanyloxy)-acetic Acid Methyl Ester.
A solution of 26 (27.29 g, 303.0 mmol) in THF (600 mL) was
treated with imidazole (61.88 g, 909.0 mmol) followed by TBDM-
SCl (54.80 g, 364.0 mmol), and the mixture was stirred at room
temperature for 16 h. The reaction was then quenched by adding
saturated aqueous NH4Cl (500 mL). The layers were separated. The
aqueous layer was extracted with Et2O (3 × 400 mL), and the
combined organic layers were washed with H2O (200 mL), 1 M
HCl (300 mL), and saturated aqueous NaCl (200 mL). The resulting
solution was dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated. Flash
chromatography (10% EtOAc/Hex) afforded 27 (58.81 g, 287.8
1
mmol, 95%) as a clear pale yellow liquid. H NMR (CDCl3, 500
MHz): δ ) 4.20 (s, 2H), 3.68 (s, 3H), 0.87 (s, 9H), 0.05, (s, 6H).
13C NMR (CDCl3, 125 MHz): δ ) 172.1, 61.6, 51.6, 25.7, 18.3,
-5.6. IR (neat): νmax ) 2954 (m), 2931 (m), 2896 (m), 2859 (m),
1765 (s), 1473 (m), 1464 (m), 1437 (m), 1389 (w), 1362 (m), 1256
(m), 1213 (m), 1189 (w), 1150 (s), 1007 (w), 939 (w), 888 (w),
840 (s), 817 (m), 780 (s), 695 (w), 663 (w). HRMS (EI): calcd for
C9H20O3Si 204.1182, found (M+ - CH3) 189.0958, actual 189.0947,
t
223.1148, actual 223.1154, found (M+ - Bu) 181.0678, actual
t
found (M+ - Bu) 147.0480, actual 147.0477.
181.0685.
28: 2-(tert-Butyl-dimethylsilanyloxy)-N-methoxy-N-meth-
ylacetamide. To a solution of N,O-dimethylhydroxylamine hydro-
chloride (15.64 g, 106.3 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (350 mL) cooled at 0
°C was added trimethylaluminum (2 M in hexanes, 80.16 mL, 160.3
mmol), and the resulting solution was stirred at 0 °C for 25 min.
To this was added a solution of 27 (11.90 g, 58.20 mmol) in CH2-
Cl2 (150 mL), and the mixture was stirred at 0 °C for 20 min,
whereupon the reaction was quenched by the careful addition of
an aqueous solution of 1 M sodium tartrate/1 M NH4Cl (300 mL).
After 1 h of vigorous stirring, the layers were separated and the
aqueous layer was extracted with CH2Cl2 (3 × 200 mL). The
organic layers were combined, dried over MgSO4, filtered, and
concentrated. Flash chromatography (20% EtOAc/Hex) afforded
28 (11.11 g, 46.59 mmol, 80%) as a clear yellow liquid. 1H NMR
(CDCl3, 500 MHz): δ ) 4.41 (s, 2H), 3.65 (s, 3H), 3.16 (s, 3H),
0.90 (s, 9H), 0.10 (s, 6H). 13C NMR (CDCl3, 75 MHz): δ ) 171.0,
61.7, 61.3, 60.3, 25.7, 18.4, -5.5. IR (neat): νmax ) 2954 (s), 2931
(s), 2897 (m), 2857 (s), 2824 (w), 1695 (s), 1472 (m), 1464 (m),
1443 (m), 1415 (m), 1390 (m), 1361 (m), 1329 (m), 1254 (m),
1161 (s), 1089 (s), 997 (s), 939 (w), 921 (w), 839 (w), 780 (s), 738
(w), 683 (w), 663 (w), 611 (w). HRMS (EI): calcd for C10H23-
NO3Si 204.1182, found (M+ - CH3) 218.1221, actual 218.1213,
31: 2-Furan-3-yl-prop-2-en-1-ol. A solution of 30 (3.95 g, 16.6
mmol) in THF (160 mL) was treated with TBAF (8.66 g, 33.1
mmol), and the resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature
for 3 h. The reaction was quenched by the addition of saturated
aqueous NH4Cl (150 mL), whereupon the layers were separated
and the aqueous layer was extracted with Et2O (3 × 75 mL). The
organic layers were combined, dried over MgSO4, filtered, and
concentrated. Flash chromatography (40% EtOAc/Hex) afforded
31 (1.57 g, 12.6 mmol, 76%) as a clear yellow oil. 1H NMR (CDCl3,
300 MHz): δ ) 7.50 (s, 1H), 7.35 (s, 1H), 6.51 (s, 1H), 5.30 (s,
1H), 5.19 (s, 1H), 4.32 (s, 2H), 2.43 (s, 1H). 13C NMR (CDCl3, 75
MHz): δ ) 143.1, 138.9, 138.8, 123.8, 110.4, 108.0, 64.6. IR
(neat): νmax ) 3347 (b), 2935 (m), 2870 (m), 1641 (m), 1560 (w),
1509 (m), 1457 (w), 1418 (w), 1321 (w), 1234 (w), 1165 (s), 1137
(m), 1071 (m), 1045 (s), 1024 (s), 964 (m), 898 (m), 873 (s), 792
(s), 738 (m), 695 (w), 594 (s). HRMS (EI): calcd for C7H8O2
124.0524, found 124.0525.
32: 3-(1-Bromomethyl-vinyl)-furan. To a solution of 31 (1.57
g, 12.6 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (100 mL) was added CBr4 (5.24 g, 15.8
mmol), and the mixture was stirred for 5 min. To this was added
a solution of PPh3 (4.97 g, 18.9 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (25 mL). The
resulting solution was stirred at room temperature for 2 h, after
which the reaction was quenched by the addition of hexanes (300
mL) which produced a white precipitate of triphenylphosphine
oxide. The precipitate was removed by repeated filtration through
a pad of Celite (3×) followed by concentration under reduced
pressure. Flash chromatography (10% EtOAc/Hex) afforded 32
(1.63 g, 8.7 mmol, 69%) as a clear yellow liquid. 1H NMR (C6D6,
300 MHz): δ ) 7.31 (s, 1H), 6.95 (t, J ) 1.7 Hz, 1H), 6.16-6.15
(m, 1H), 5.03 (s, 1H), 4.88 (s, 1H), 3.66 (s, 2H). 13C NMR (C6D6,
75 MHz): δ ) 143.5, 140.1, 136.5, 124.0, 114.8, 108.4, 33.3. IR
(neat): νmax ) 3148 (w), 3125 (w), 3095 (w), 2969 (w), 1635 (m),
1584 (w), 1560 (w), 1510 (m), 1443 (w), 1403 (w), 1357 (w), 1322
(w), 1241 (w), 1214 (s), 1175 (w), 1160 (s), 1106 (w), 1072 (s),
1024 (s), 971 (m), 905 (s), 872 (s), 792 (s), 734 (m), 688 (w), 595
(s). HRMS (EI): calcd for C7H7BrO 185.9680, found 185.9664.
33: 5-(2-Furan-3-yl-allyloxy)-4-isopropenyl-2,2-dimethyl-5-
(1-methylpropenyl)hexahydro-benzo[1,3]dioxole. A mixture of
NaI (0.0139 g, 0.0927 mmol) and KH (60% dispersion in oil, 1.7370
g, 13.0 mmol) was washed with hexanes to remove mineral oil
and was dried under high vacuum. These solids were suspended in
DME (10 mL), and the mixture was cooled to 0 °C whereupon a
t
found (M+ - Bu) 176.0762, actual 176.0743.
29: 2-(tert-Butyl-dimethylsilanyloxy)-1-furan-3-yl-ethanone.
To a solution of freshly prepared 3-bromofuran (3.90 mL, 43.1
mmol) in THF (150 mL) cooled at -78 °C was added tBuLi (1.70
M in hexanes, 50.80 mL, 86.40 mmol), and the mixture was stirred
for 2 h at -78 °C, giving a clear orange solution. To this mixture
was added a solution of 28 (5.03 g, 21.5 mmol) in THF (50 mL),
followed by 0.5 h of stirring at -78 °C. The reaction was quenched
by the addition of saturated aqueous NH4Cl (200 mL) at -78 °C
and then warming to room temperature. The layers were separated,
and the aqueous phase was extracted with Et2O (3 × 100 mL).
The organic layers were combined, dried over MgSO4, filtered, and
concentrated. Subsequent purification by flash chromatography
(10% EtOAc/Hex) afforded 29 (4.27 g, 17.8 mmol, 83%) as a clear
colorless liquid. 1H NMR (CDCl3, 300 MHz): δ ) 8.27-8.26 (m,
1H), 7.41 (t, J ) 1.7 Hz, 1H), 6.79 (dd, J ) 1.9, 0.7 Hz, 1H), 4.52
(s, 2H), 0.92 (s, 9H), 0.11 (s, 6H). 13C NMR (CDCl3, 75 MHz): δ
) 194.1, 148.4, 143.4, 124.5, 108.7, 69.0, 25.8, 18.3, -5.5. IR
(neat): νmax ) 3133 (w), 2955 (s), 2931 (s), 2887 (m), 2858 (s),
1674 (s), 1563 (s), 1511 (s), 1472 (m), 1464 (m), 1440 (w), 1409
(w), 1390 (m), 1362 (m), 1314 (m), 1287 (w), 1256 (s), 1228 (w),
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solution of 16 (0.4944 g, 1.86 mmol) in DME (10 mL) was added
followed by 10 min of stirring. To this mixture was added 32
(1.2621 g, 6.75 mmol), and the mixture was stirred while warming
to room temperature for 2 h and then stirred at room temperature
for 16 h. The reaction was quenched by adding aqueous saturated
NH4Cl (20 mL), and the layers were separated. The aqueous layer
was extracted with ethyl acetate (3 × 50 mL), and the organic layers
were combined, dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated. Flash
chromatography (5% EtOAc/Hex) afforded 33 (0.1489 g, 0.400
(w), 1054 (s), 1005 (m), 990 (m), 950 (w), 914 (w), 904 (w), 874
(m), 806 (m), 733 (m), 602 (w). HRMS (EI): calcd for C21H28O6
376.1886, found (M+ - H2O) 358.1791, actual 358.1780.
36: 2-Furan-3-yl-7,8-dihydroxy-2-methoxy-3a,4-dimethyl-oc-
tahydro-1-oxa-cyclopenta[d]naphthalene-6-one. A solution of 35
(0.0345 g, 0.0916 mmol) in MeOH (5 mL) was treated with PTSA
(0.0017 g, 0.00916 mmol), and the resulting solution was stirred
at room temperature for 1 h. The reaction was then quenched by
the addition of saturated aqueous NaHCO3 (5 mL). The layers were
separated, and the aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc (3 ×
15 mL). The organic layers were combined, dried over MgSO4,
filtered, and concentrated. Flash chromatography (80% EtOAc/Hex)
afforded 36 (0.0306 g, 0.0873 mmol, 95%) as a white solid. Mp:
1
mmol, 47%) as a yellow oil. H NMR (C6D6, 500 MHz): δ )
7.22 (s, 1H), 7.06 (s, 1H), 6.34 (s, 1H), 5.50 (q, J ) 6.7 Hz, 1H),
5.44 (s, 1H), 5.33 (s, 1H), 5.06 (s, 1H), 4.98 (dd, J ) 9.9, 4.8 Hz,
1H), 4.18-4.17 (m, 1H), 3.87 (d, Jab ) 13.5 Hz, 2H), 2.45 (d, J )
10.0 Hz, 1H), 2.08-2.02 (m, 2H), 1.99 (s, 3H), 1.75-1.67 (m,
2H), 1.56 (s, 3H), 1.55 (s, 3H), 1.52 (d, J ) 6.7 Hz, 3H), 1.38 (s,
3H). 13C NMR (C6D6, 125 MHz): δ ) 144.0, 143.0, 138.4, 137.0,
136.3, 128.0, 142.7, 120.4, 115.0, 109.5, 108.0, 108.5, 84.3, 76.7,
72.9, 62.8, 56.2, 28.8, 26.5, 26.0, 22.6, 13.5, 13.2. IR (neat): νmax
) 2983 (m), 2972 (m), 2932 (m), 2872 (w), 1641 (m), 1514 (w),
1500 (w), 1453 (m), 1433 (w), 1379 (m), 1366 (m), 1242 (s), 1216
(s), 1162 (s), 1108 (w), 1060 (s), 1025 (m), 965 (w), 923 (w), 890
(m), 873 (m), 860 (w), 816 (w), 791 (m), 765 (m). HRMS (EI):
calcd for C23H32O4 372.2301, found 372.2299.
1
160-161 °C. H NMR (C6D6, 500 MHz): δ ) 7.48 (d, J ) 0.7
Hz, 1H), 7.09 (t, J ) 1.7 Hz, 1H), 6.20-6.19 (m, 1H), 4.60 (dd, J
) 9.9, 2.6 Hz, 1H), 4.29-4.28 (m, 1H), 4.18 (s, 1H), 3.03 (s, 3H),
2.85 (d, J ) 9.9 Hz, 1H), 2.24 (s, 2H), 2.21-2.15 (m, 1H), 2.10-
2.04 (m, 2H), 2.00-1.92 (m, 3H), 1.81-1.75 (m, 2H), 0.73 (s,
3H), 0.43 (d, J ) 6.8 Hz, 3H). 13C NMR (C6D6, 125 MHz): δ )
212.8, 143.9, 141.1, 129.0, 108.9, 105.1, 93.4, 69.6, 68.1, 52.9,
50.7, 50.1, 48.1, 45.2, 37.3, 27.6, 26.0, 16.5, 12.6. IR (neat): νmax
) 3450 (b), 2966 (s), 2935 (s), 2882 (m), 2826 (w), 1712 (s), 1503
(m), 1461 (m), 1437 (m), 1384 (m), 1341 (m), 1305 (m), 12870
(m), 1252 (w), 1196 (w), 1158 (m), 1139 (m), 1064 (s), 1031 (s),
978 (s), 957 (m), 930 (w), 873 (m), 805 (m), 676 (w). HRMS (EI):
calcd for C19H26O6 350.1729, found 350.1709, found (M+ - OCH3)
319.1534, actual 319.1545.
34: 6-(2-Furan-3-yl-allyl)-2,2,6,7-tetramethyl-9-methylene-
octahydro-naphtho[1,2-d][1,3]dioxol-5a-ol. A solution of 33
(0.1172 g, 0.3146 mmol) in toluene (12 mL) was transferred to a
microwave cell, whereupon it was degassed by bubbling with argon
for 15 min. The resulting solution was heated in a microwave oven
(20 min heat ramp to 220 °C followed by 1 h at 220 °C). After
cooling, the solution was concentrated and the major product was
isolated by flash chromatography (10% EtOAc/Hex) to afford 34
(0.0691 g, 0.186 mmol, 59%) as a yellow oil. 1H NMR (C6D6, 300
MHz): δ ) 7.47 (s, 1H), 7.04 (t, J ) 1.7 Hz, 1H), 6.29 (t, J ) 0.9
Hz, 1H), 5.22 (s, 1H), 5.17 (s, 1H), 5.01 (s, 1H), 4.94 (s, 1H), 4.31
(dd, J ) 8.8, 5.7 Hz, 1H), 4.12 (q, J ) 4.0 Hz, 1H), 2.45-2.31
(m, 3H), 1.97-1.74 (m, 5H), 1.67-1.51 (m, 3H), 1.48 (s, 3H),
1.32 (s, 3H), 0.79 (s, 3H), 0.70 (d, J ) 6.5 Hz, 3H). 13C NMR
(C6D6, 75 MHz): δ ) 145.7, 143.3, 140.3, 139.6, 129.6, 114.9,
110.5, 109.3, 107.7, 78.6, 74.8, 73.2, 48.1, 46.4, 42.0, 39.8, 37.7,
28.7, 26.8, 26.2, 23.1, 17.6, 15.1. IR (neat): νmax ) 3552 (b), 2983
(m), 2933 (m), 2873 (w), 1646 (m), 1622 (m), 1561 (m), 1542
(m), 1512 (w), 1457 (m), 1380 (m), 1366 (w), 1244 (s), 1219 (s),
1162 (s), 1052 (s), 1017 (m), 964 (w), 934 (w), 889 (s), 872 (s),
839 (m), 793 (m), 729 (m). HRMS (EI): calcd for C23H32O4
372.2301, found 372.2280, found M+ - CH3 354.2200, calcd
354.2195.
37: 2-Furan-3-yl-2-methoxy-3a,4-dimethyl-octahydro-1,7,9-
trioxa-dicyclopenta[d,h]naphthalene-6,8-dione. To a solution of
pyridine (0.06 mL, 0.796 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (5 mL) cooled at 0 °C
was added triphosgene (0.0354 g, 0.119 mmol) followed by 10 min
of stirring. To this mixture was added a solution of 36 (0.0279 g,
0.0796 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (5 mL) followed by stirring at 0 °C for
0.5 h. The reaction was quenched by the addition of saturated
aqueous NaHCO3 (10 mL), and the layers were separated. The
aqueous layer was extracted with CH2Cl2 (3 × 15 mL), and the
organic layers were combined, dried over MgSO4, filtered, and
concentrated. Flash chromatography (50% EtOAc/Hex) afforded
37 (0.0300 g, 0.0796 mmol, 100%) as a white solid. Mp: 189-
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190 °C. H NMR (C6D6, 500 MHz): δ ) 7.40 (s, 1H), 7.06 (s,
1H), 6.10 (s, 1H), 5.24 (dd, J ) 9.2, 6.2 Hz, 1H), 4.15-4.14 (m,
1H), 2.28 (s, 3H), 2.37 (d, J ) 9.4 Hz, 1H), 2.08-2.02 (m, 1H),
2.07 (dd, Jab ) 13.6 Hz, 2H), 1.91-1.87 (m, 2H), 1.75-1.70 (m,
2H), 1.64 (t, J ) 13.3 Hz, 1H), 1.44-1.37 (m, 1H), 0.50 (s, 3H),
0.36 (d, J ) 6.8 Hz, 3H). 13C NMR (C6D6, 125 MHz): δ ) 203.9,
154.8, 144.1, 141.1, 128.3, 108.6, 105.8, 91.6, 75.1, 73.9, 53.5,
50.9, 49.7, 48.4, 44.7, 37.9, 27.3, 22.1, 16.4, 12.4. IR (neat): νmax
) 2963 (m), 2939 (m), 2887 (m), 1806 (s), 1717 (s), 1550 (w),
1453 (m), 1421 (m), 1385 (m), 1361 (w), 1318 (m), 1292 (w), 1232
(w), 1140 (m), 1123 (m), 1107 (w), 1048 (s), 1027 (s), 999 (w),
946 (m), 920 (m), 871 (m), 804 (m), 771 (m). HRMS (EI): calcd
for C20H24O7 376.1522, found 376.1520, found (M+ - OCH3)
345.1397, actual 345.1337.
35: 2-Furan-3-yl-2-hydroxy-3a,4,8,8-tetramethyl-octahydro-
1,7,9-tridicyclopenta[d,h]naphthalene-6-one. To a solution of 34
(0.0100 g, 0.0268 mmol) in a 5:1 mixture of THF/H2O (3 mL)
was added NMO (0.0126 g, 0.108 mmol) followed by OsO4 (4%
solution in H2O, 0.02 mL, 0.00314 mmol), and the mixture was
stirred at room temperature for 4 h. After this, solid NaIO4 (0.0689
g, 0.322 mmol) was added to the mixture, which was stirred for a
further 16 h. The reaction was quenched by the addition of saturated
Na2SO3 followed by 0.5 h of vigorous stirring. The layers were
separated, and the aqueous layer was extracted with Et2O (3 × 15
mL). The organic layers were combined, dried over MgSO4, filtered,
and concentrated. Flash chromatography (60% EtOAc/Hex) af-
forded 35 (0.0073 g, 0.0194 mmol, 72%) as a white solid. Mp:
38: 2-Furan-3-yl-8-hydroxy-2-methoxy-3a,4-dimethyl-3,-
3a,4,5,9,10-hexahydro-2H,8H-a-oxa-cyclopenta[d]naphthalene-
6-one. To a solution of 37 (0.0116 g, 0.0308 mmol) in benzene (3
mL) was added DBU (0.04 mL, 0.267 mmol), and the resulting
mixture was stirred at room temperature for 0.5 h. The reaction
was then quenched by the addition of saturated aqueous NaHCO3
(5 mL). The layers were separated and the aqueous layer was
extracted with EtOAc (3 × 15 mL). The organic layers were
combined, dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated. Flash
chromatography (80% EtOAc/Hex) afforded 38 (0.0100 g, 0.0301
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166-167 °C. H NMR (C6D6, 500 MHz): δ ) 7.50 (d, J ) 0.07
Hz, 1H), 7.05 (d, J ) 1.6 Hz, 1H), 6.31 (s, 1H), 5.19 (dd, J ) 8.8,
5.2 Hz, 1H), 4.44-4.42 (m, 1H), 2.64 (d, J ) 8.9 Hz, 1H), 2.38 (s,
1H), 2.25-2.15 (m, 3H), 2.05-1.92 (m, 3H), 1.87-1.81 (m, 1H),
1.66 (s, 2H), 1.61 (s, 3H), 1.52 (s, 3H), 0.73 (s, 3H), 0.45 (d, J )
6.8 Hz, 3H). 13C NMR (C6D6, 125 MHz): δ ) 205.9, 143.5, 139.6,
133.0, 128.3, 108.8, 107.7, 101.6, 92.9, 72.9, 55.5, 49.2, 48.9, 45.7,
38.2, 29.2, 28.0, 26.6, 23.0, 16.7, 12.6. IR (neat): νmax ) 3411(b),
2981 (m), 2934 (m), 2878 (m), 1722 (s), 1659 (w), 1502 (w), 1459
(m), 1429 (w), 1380 (m), 1244 (m), 1216 (m), 1160 (m), 1103
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mmol, 98%) as a colorless oil. H NMR (C6D6, 500 MHz): δ )
7.27 (q, J ) 0.8 Hz, 1H), 6.97 (t, J ) 1.7 Hz, 1H), 6.94 (dd, J )
4.3, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 6.13-6.12 (m, 1H), 3.92-3.89 (m, 1H), 3.05 (s,
3H), 2.33 (dd, Jab ) 13.6 Hz, 2H), 2.23-2.13 (m, 3H), 2.11-2.06
(m, 1H), 1.94-1.80 (m, 2H), 1.73-1.64 (m, 2H), 0.67 (s, 3H),
0.41 (d, J ) 6.8 Hz, 3H). 13C NMR (C6D6, 125 MHz): δ ) 198.5,
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143.8, 141.0, 140.3, 137.3, 128.8, 109.0, 105.1, 85.8, 63.2, 51.5,
50.4, 48.3, 43.6, 32.8, 27.2, 26.3, 15.8, 14.0. IR (neat): νmax
1.09 (s, 3H), 0.97 (t, J ) 7.9 Hz, 9H), 0.82 (d, J ) 6.6 Hz, 3H),
0.65 (q, J ) 7.9 Hz, 6H). 13C NMR (d6-acetone, 125 MHz): δ )
200.1, 145.2, 142.0, 141.4, 138.1, 130.0, 110.4, 106.3, 87.0, 65.1,
52.3, 51.1, 49.6, 44.5, 34.0, 29.2, 27.4, 16.8, 14.9, 7.7, 6.0. IR
(neat): νmax ) 2957 (s), 2915 (m), 2877 (m), 2822 (w), 1698 (s),
1631 (m), 1559 (w), 1458 (m), 1251 (m), 1200 (w), 1159 (m), 1103
(w), 1075 (m), 1043 (s), 1010 (m), 972 (s), 946 (m), 925 (m), 874
(m), 803 (m), 745 (m), 728 (m). HRMS (EI): calcd for C25H38O5-
Si 446.2489, found 446.2494, found (M+ - Et) 417.2115, actual
417.2097.
)
3414 (b), 2971 (m), 2943 (m), 2891 (m), 2830 (w), 1694 (s), 1624
(m), 1502 (w), 1461 (m), 1409 (m), 1377 (w), 1337 (w), 1317 (w),
1280 (m), 1196 (w), 1159 (m), 1103 (w), 1073 (m), 1042 (s), 993
(m), 964 (s), 927 (m), 873 (m), 803 (m). HRMS (EI): calcd for
C19H24O5 332.1624, found (M+ - H2O) 314.1518, actual 314.1508,
found (M+ - OCH3) 301.1439, actual 301.1439.
39: 2-Furan-3-yl-2-methoxy-3a,4-dimethyl-8-triethylsilan-
yloxy-3,3a,4,5,9,10-hexahydro-2H,8H-1-oxa-cyclopenta[d]-
naphthalen-6-one. A solution of 38 (0.0114 g, 0.0342 mmol) in
THF (5 mL) was treated with Et3N (0.05 mL, 0.359 mmol), DMAP
(0.0004 g, 0.00342 mmol), and TESCl (0.01 mL, 0.0595 mmol),
and the resulting solution was stirred at room temperature for 18
h. The reaction was quenched by the addition of saturated aqueous
NaHCO3 (5 mL). The layers were separated, the aqueous phase
was extracted with Et2O (3 × 10 mL), and the organic layers were
combined, dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated. Flash
chromatography afforded 39 (0.0148 g, 0.0331 mmol, 97%) as a
Acknowledgment. We thank the NSERC, PREA, Merck-
Frosst Canada, Boehringer Ingelheim, AstraZeneca, CFI, OIT,
and the University of Ottawa for generous funding. S.A. thanks
NSERC for a post-graduate scholarship and the Government
of Ontario for OGS.
Supporting Information Available: Spectral data for all new
compounds (1H and 13C NMR, IR, HRMS) and general experi-
mental procedures. This material is available free of charge via
the Internet at http://pubs.acs.org.
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colorless oil. H NMR (d6-acetone, 500 MHz): δ ) 7.52 (t, J )
1.7 Hz, 1H), 7.40 (d, J ) 0.7 Hz, 1H), 6.64 (dd, J ) 4.2, 1.5 Hz,
1H), 6.32 (d, J ) 1.0 Hz, 1H), 4.43-4.41 (m, 1H), 3.01 (s, 3H),
2.62 (d, Jab ) 13.7 Hz, 1H), 2.36 (d, Jab ) 13.7 Hz, 1H), 2.30-
2.13 (m, 5H), 1.93 (dt, J ) 13.1, 3.0 Hz, 1H), 1.78-1.75 (m, 1H),
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