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Published on: September 9, 2016
Total Syntheses of (±)-Dracocephalone A and (±)-Dracocequinones A and B
Taehwan Hwang1, Joseph P Tuccinardi1, Alexandra A Beard1
1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor University, One Bear Place, 97348, Waco, Texas 76798, USA.
Abstract:
Described herein are the first total syntheses of (±)-dracocephalone A (1) and (±)-dracocequinones A (4) and B (5). The synthesis was initially envisioned as proceeding through an intramolecular isobenzofuran Diels-Alder reaction, a strategy that eventually evolved into a Lewis acid-promoted spirocyclization. This highly diastereoselective transformation set the stage for trans-decalin formation and a late-stage Suárez oxidation that produced a [3.2.1] oxabicycle suited for conversion to 1. Brønsted acid-mediated aromatization, followed by a series of carefully choreographed oxidations, allowed for rearrangement to a [2.2.2] oxabicycle poised for conversion to 4 and 5.
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