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Fusicoccin synthesis by intramolecular [4+4] photocycloaddition of 2-pyridones: Stereocontrol of the cycloaddition and elaboration of the pentacyclic product
McGee Jr.,Al-Tel,Sieburth
, p. 1185 - 1196 (2007/10/03)
Intramolecular photocycloaddition of a three-carbon tethered pyrindinone-pyridone system yields the 5-8-5 ring system of the fusicoccin/ophiobolin/ceroplastol families. The stereoselectivity of the cycloaddition was found to be dependent on nitrogen substitution; N-methylation led to exclusively trans products while an absence of nitrogen substitution resulted in solvent-dependent stereoselectivity. Solvent and concentration effects for this cycloaddition were consistent with a hydrogen-bonded dimer that enforces a pro-cis conformation in nonpolar solvents and at higher concentrations. The cis-isomer, a fusicoccin synthesis intermediate, underwent a Cope rearrangement at ambient temperature but could be trapped efficiently as the mono epoxide, yielding a product with six new stereogenic centers. A four-step transformation of an amide carbonyl to a methyl group was achieved using a carbamoyl group to activate the amide for cleavage.
