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Diels-Alder Approach to Highly Functionalized Tertiary α-Hydroxy Ketones: A Novel Route to the Hexahydrobenzofuran Portion of the Avermectins and Milbemycins

✍ Scribed by Robert E. Ireland; Daniel M. Obrecht


Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1986
Tongue
German
Weight
939 KB
Volume
69
Category
Article
ISSN
0018-019X

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✦ Synopsis


A highly regio-and stereoselective Diels-Alder reaction between dienophiles of type I and dienes of type I1 (Scheme I ) gives rise to Diels-Alder adducts of type 111. Upon treatment with BF,. Et,O, these adducts are smoothly converted into the corresponding enones (Scheme 6). Under mild acidic conditions, enone (+)-33 gave bicyclic diketone (+)-34 via an intramolecular Michrrel-type addition. Diketone (*)-34 has the correct relative configuration and a suitable ketone function at C(6) for further conversion into the hexahydrobenzofuran portion of the avermectins and milbemycins.