B. Snider, N. H. Vo, S. O'neil
Jun 12, 1998
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Journal of Organic Chemistry
Abstract
(±)-Allocyathin B2 (2) and (+)-erinacine A (4), the 1-β-d-xyloside of (+)-allocyathin B2, the first cyathin diterpenes to be prepared, have been synthesized using a carbonyl ene reaction of 14a to construct an appropriately functionalized seven-membered ring and palladium-catalyzed carbonylation of dienyl triflates 10 and 39 as key steps. The entire cyathin carbon skeleton is constructed in seven steps, and allocyathin B2 is synthesized in only 17 steps (>5% overall yield) from readily available enone 9.