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Enantiocontrolled Synthesis of Burseran, Brassilignan, Dehydroxycubebin, and Other Tetrahydrofuran Lignans in Both Enantiomeric Forms. Application of Intermolecular Nitrile Oxide Cycloadditions and Lipase Mediated Kinetic Resolutions
Gaboury, Janet A.,Sibi, Mukund P.
, p. 2173 - 2180 (2007/10/02)
Several natural and unnatural tetrahydrofuran lignans have been synthesized by a convergent approach.Our methodology utilizes a nitrile oxide cycloaddition to dihydrofuran 8 and an enzymatic resolution of alcohols 11 by lipase PS.The lipase-mediated kinetic resolution of alcohols 11 furnished both enantiomers of the lignan precursors 12 and 14 in high optical purity (>99percent ee).This is followed by a SN2 displacement of tosylates 15 and 18 by α-lithiobenzyl phenyl sulfides.In this manner, both enantiomers of 3,4-dibenzyltetrahydrofuran (17a, 20a), 3,4-bis(3-methoxybenzyl)tetrahydrofuran (17b, 20b), brassilignan (17c, 20c), dehydroxy cubebin (17d, 20d), and burseran (17e, 20e) were synthesized in overall yields of 6-16percent.
General Conjugate-Addition Method for the Synthesis of Enantiomerically Pure Lignans. Total Synthesis of (-)- and (+)-Burseran, (-)-Dehydroxycubebin, (-)-Trichostin, (-)-Cubebin, (-)-5''-Methoxyhinokinin, and (-)-Hinokinin
Rehnberg, Nicola,Magnusson, Goeran
, p. 4340 - 4349 (2007/10/02)
Conjugate addition of benzylic diphenyldithioacetal anions to enantiomerically pure (-)-(2R)-and (+)-(2S)-(benzyloxy)-2,5-dihydro-4-furan (2 r and 2 s) gave complete lignan skeletons of the dibenzylbutane class.Desulfurization followed by hydrogenolysis and, when appropriate, oxidation gave the title enantiomerically pure > 99 percent ee) lignans 45 - 50 in 24 - 35 percent overall yields from 2 r and 2 s.
