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A Synthesis of (+)-Oblongolide
Shing, Tony K.M.,Yang, Jun
, p. 709 - 712 (2007/10/03)
The absolute configuration of natural oblongolide is reassigned as (3aS,5aR,7S,9aS,9bS)-3a,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-7,9b-dimethylnaphthofuran-1(3H)-one 2 by a 7-stage synthesis of its enantiomer 1 from (+)-citronellol involving a regioselective reduction and an intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction (IMDA) as the key steps. (+)-Citronellol was converted into methyl (2E,4E,10E)-(S)-(+)-11-tert-butoxycarbonyl-7-methyl-undeca-2,4,10-trienoate 7 by sequential Lemieux-Johnson oxidation, Wittig reaction, pyridinium chlorochromate oxidation, and Wadsworth-Emmons-Horner alkenation.A regioselective reduction of the methoxycarbonyl group in 7 afforded tert-butyl (2E,8E,10E)-(S)-(+)-2,6-dimethyl-12-hydroxy-dodeca-2,8,10-trienoate 8 from which (+)-oblongolide was readily obtained via an IMDA reaction.Key Words; Oblongolide; Absolute configuration; Citronellol; Intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction.
