An elegant synthesis of Zetaclausenamide.
Zetaclausenamide, which was isolated as a hepatoprotective agent from the leaves of medicinal plant Clausena lansium, was synthesized for the first time in six steps including Darzen's condensation, photoisomerization, and the final cyclization reactions.
A Synthetic Strategy toward Eight-Membered Cyclic Amines by Cycloetherification and Claisen Rearrangement.
Eight-membered nitrogen-containing heterocycles were straightforwardly produced by a nickel-catalyzed cycloetherification and subsequent Claisen rearrangement of secondary and tertiary alcohols. In particular, a one-pot transformation was achieved with tertiary alcohols in moderate to good yields. This operationally simple reaction is tolerant of many functional groups and applicable to the synthesis of various medium-sized ring nitrogen-containing heterocycles.
γ- and δ-epoxy sulfones. Formation of different ring-sized products upon reaction with CH3MgI or LiN[CH(CH3)2]2
γ-Epoxy sulfones in which the epoxide function is terminal yield cyclopropylmethanol derivatives on reaction with methyllithium or lithium diisopropylamide. In contrast, treatment of these epoxides with two equivalents of CH3MgI gives only cis-3-phenylsulfonylcyclobutanols. The cis-relationship between the OH and sulfonyl groups was proven in one instance by an X-ray structure determination. Internal γ-epoxy sulfones yield cyclopropylmethanols with all bases studied. All δ-epoxy sulfones studied furnished cis-3-phenylsulfonylcyclopentanols upon reaction with the Grignard reagent. These same epoxides gave either cyclopentanols or noncyclic products upon reaction with LDA; no cyclobutane ring containing products were obtained contrary to the expectations based on Stork's results with the corresponding epoxy nitriles (ref. 2). The mechanism of the Grignard-mediated reaction involves epoxide opening by iodide ion, α-sulfonyl Grignard formation, and, finally, cyclization. When LDA or CH3Li is used the products...