An Approach to <i>seco</i>-Prezizaane Sesquiterpenoids: Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (+)‑1<i>S</i>‑Minwanenone
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Abstract
A strategy of general applicability toward <i>seco</i>-prezizaane sesquiterpenes, from a chiral, tricyclic synthon, readily
available via an enzymatic resolution step from the Diels–Alder
adduct of cyclopentadiene and <i>p</i>-benzoquinone, has
been devised. Our approach enables harnessing of the stereochemical
proclivities of the norbornyl system to install the desired stereochemistry
at the key stereogenic centers. Recourse to an interesting stratagem
to realign a stereochemical divergence into stereoreconvergence forms
the cornerstone of our successful approach. The first total synthesis
of (+)-1<i>S</i>-minwanenone, a prototypical member of <i>seco</i>-prezizaane subclass, has been accomplished