Abstract
(−)-α-Conidendrin 1 was synthesized according to a general reactionscheme that could be applied to other retrolignans as well. Thus, treatment of the optically active β-benzyl-γ-butyrolactone (R)-(+)- 4 with NBS, followed with benzyl alcohol, selectively introduced a benzyloxy group in the benzylic position and afforded the mixture of epimers 7. α-Alkylation of the lithium enolate of the corresponding silyl ethers 10, with O-benzylvanillyl bromide 11, gave the trans disubstituted lactones 13 (2 epimers). Catalytic hydrogenolysis (Pd-C) of 13 selectively split the aryl benzyl ether linkage, and gave the compounds 14. Intramolecular Friedel-Crafts cyclization of the latter, using the benzyloxy group as the leaving group, was induced with BF3-Et2O and afforded (−)-α-conidendrin 1 in 36% overall yield from methyl α-vanillylhemis uccinate (R)-(+)-17.
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