79427-05-7Relevant articles and documents
Diastereoselective route to (2R,5S)- and (2S,5S)-2-methyl-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.5]decane, a pheromone component of the wasp Paravespula vulgaris
Zarbin, Paulo H. G.,De Oliveira, Alfredo R. M.,Delay, Carlos E.
, p. 6849 - 6851 (2007/10/03)
A diastereoselective approach to (2R,5S)- and (2S,5S)-2-methyl-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.5]decane 1 and 1a is described. The route starts with an alkylation reaction among the cyclopentanone N,N-dimethylhydrazone 6 and the chiral iodides (R)-3 or (S)-3, derived from the enantiomers of ethyl β-hydroxybutyrate, controlling the estereocenter at C-2 of the molecules. The alkylated products 7 and 7a were easily transformed into the 1,8-O-TBS-1,8-dihydroxy-5-nonanones 9 and 9a in four steps, and a subsequent stereoselective spiroketalization, in acidic media, afforded a Z:E mixture (1:2) of compounds 1 and 1a.
Enantiomerically Pure Synthetic Building Blocks with Four C-Atoms and Two or Three Functional Groups from β-Hydroxy-butanoic, Malic, and Tartaric Acid
Hungerbuehler, Ernst von,Seebach, Dieter,Wasmuth, Daniel
, p. 1467 - 1487 (2007/10/02)
The pool of chiral, non-racemic electrophilic building blocks, which are available from simple natural products in both enantiomeric forms is enlarged by the epoxides 3, 5, and 10, by the tosylate 12a, and by the aldehydes 18 (cf. symbols A-D, 14, and Scheme 1).Key steps of the conversions leading from hydroxyacids to the building blocks are: epoxide-opening by triethylborohydride (1 --> 2a) and tosylate reduction (12a --> 12b); the Mitsunobu inversion (2a --> 4a); the reduction of (R,R)-tartaric ester to (R)-malic ester by NBS (N-bromosuccinimide) opening of the benzaldehyde acetal 8 and tin hydride reduction (6c -->7c); the enantiomer enrichment of optically active ethyl β-hydroxy-butanoate through the crystalline dinitrobenzoate 21b.Detailed procedures are given for large scale preparations of the key intermediates.The enantiomeric purities of the building blocks are secured by correlations.
