Abstract
Cis-fused bicyclo[6.4.0]dodecene 11 was converted into taxane BC ring system 21 in three steps; transformation of the phenylsulfonyl group to an alpha-hydroxy carbonyl group by the treatment with potassium hexamethyldisilazide (KHMDS) and triethyl phosphite under oxygen atmosphere, followed by reductive elimination of the hydroxyl group of alpha-ketol moiety, and inversion of ring juncture. Epimerization of the sulfonyl group of 11 was indispensable for the first oxidation process (17 --> 18) and the second oxidation of 12 leading to hydroxylation at the alpha-position of the carbonyl group proceeded with high regio- and stereoselectivity to give 13. On the other hand, reaction of the cross-conjugated compound 5 with KHMDS at 0 degrees C brought about a complete reorganization of molecular framework to provide the compound 7 in which the five-membered ring and the conjugated seven-membered ring were connected through a single bond.
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