Bell RPL, Sobolev A, Wijnberg JBPA, de Groot A. Base-Induced Rearrangement of Perhydronaphthalene-1,4-diol Monosulfonate Esters to 11-Oxatricyclo[5.3.1.0(2,6)]undecanes. Total Synthesis of Furanether B.
J Org Chem 1998;
63:122-128. [PMID:
11674052 DOI:
10.1021/jo971545n]
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Abstract
It is observed that mesylate 1 on exposure to Li(Ot-Bu)(3)AlH in refluxing toluene rearranges selectively to the 11-oxatricyclo[5.3.1.0(2,6)]undecane derivative 3. A similar rearrangement, leading to a bridged tricyclic ether (14 --> 5), has been used as the key to the total synthesis of furanether B (4), a naturally occurring lactarane sesquiterpene, with the readily available ketone 8 as the starting material. Completion of the synthesis of the natural product is accomplished by an annulation method based on a Pummerer-induced cyclization reaction.
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