Abstract
An asymmetric synthesis of the furanocembrane (-)-bipinnatin J (3a) found in gorgonian corals is described. Treatment of 3a with VO(acac)2-tBuOOH, followed by acetylation, gave acetoxypyranone 15. When 15 was heated in the presence of DBU, it underwent a transannular oxidopyrylium-alkene [5+2] cycloaddition producing the polycyclic diterpene (+)-intricarene 1, isolated from the coral Pseudopterogorgia kallos. The total synthesis of intricarene 1 mimics its most likely biosynthesis via oxidation of bipinnatin J (3a) in vivo.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 6401-6404 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue number | 36 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 4 Sept 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Drug Discovery
- Organic Chemistry