title: Expeditious syntheses of (+/-)-5-oxosilphiperfol-6-ene and (+/-)-silphiperfol-6-ene.
abstract: [reaction: see text]Stereocontrolled syntheses of 5-oxosilphiperfol-6-ene (1) and silphiperfol-6-ene (2) have been accomplished in four and five steps, with overall yields of 32% and 26%, respectively, from 1-acetyl-3-methylcylopentene. The strategy features two pivotal reactions: (a) a Diels-Alder reaction between 1,3-dimethylcyclopentadiene and 1-acetyl-3-methylcyclopentene, which proceeds with remarkable regio-, endo-, and diastereofacial selectivities, and (b) an intramolecular Paterno-Büchi reaction to snap together the triquinane framework.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: V H
authors.initials: VH
authors.lastname: Rawal
mesh_terms: D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D010126:Ozone / Q000737:chemistry; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: C414389:5-oxosilphiperfol-6-ene; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; C414390:silphiperfol-6-ene; D010126:Ozone