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A Tricyclic Dehydrorubanone and New Isomers of the Major Quinidine Metabolite
Reisen, Cornelius von,Hoffmann, H. M. R.
, p. 680 - 684 (2007/10/03)
Spiroepoxide 1 was prepared from quinidine and converted into β-amino alcohol 3 (86percent over two steps).Dihydroxylation of enantiopure oxazatricylic olefin (E)-4 provided diastereomeric diols 5a and 5b.Stereospecific conversion of 1,2-secondary, tertiary diol 5b into tetracyclic spiroepoxide 6 was accomplished in high yield by a one-pot tosylation-cyclization procedure. 1,2-Diol cleavage with NaIO4 in 80percent acetic acid afforded the new tricyclic dehydrorubanone 7, containing the 4-oxa-7-azatricyclo3,7>decan-2-one core structure.Similarly, acetylated rubanone 9 was prepared on a 20 g scale.Reduction with NaBH4 in the presence of CeCl3 provided rubanols 10a and 10b (1:1.1).Horner-Wittig reaction of 9 with diethyl cyanomethylphosphonate was (Z)-selective, furnishing unsaturated nitrile (Z)-13.Conversion into the α,β-unsaturated aldehyde (Z)-14 and reduction afforded enantiopure allylic alcohol (Z)-12, which is a new isomer of the key quinidine metabolite 15. - Keywords: amino alcohols; asymmetric ayntheses; dihydroxylations; diol cleavage Horner-Wittig reaction