title: Total synthesis of (+)-blastmycinone, (-)-litsenolide C1, and related natural trisubstituted lactones via alkynyltungsten compounds.
abstract: A general method for total synthesis of natural trisubstituted gamma-lactones is developed on the basis of the chemistry of alkynyltungsten compounds. The key step in this approach involves the cycloalkenation of tungsten-eta1-(3R,4S)-pent-1-yne-3,4-diol with aldehydes to give tungsten-oxacarbenium salts, further leading to 3-alkylidene-4-hydroxy-5-methyl-gamma-lactones upon demetalation. This synthetic sequence proceeds well for alkynylaldehydes and the MOM derivative of tungsten-eta1-(3R,4S)-pent-1-yne-3,4-diol. The resulting butyrolactone products are transformed into natural trisubstituted butyrolactones including (+)-blastmycinone, (+)-blastmycinolactol, (+)-antimycinone, NFX-2, and (+)-isodihydromahubanolide A. By using the same approach based on (R)-ethyl lactate, the natural (-)-litsenolide C1 can be prepared in a few steps.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, National Tsing-Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Chin
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D015107:4-Butyrolactone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D007783:Lactones / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D017973:Tungsten Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D007783:Lactones; D017973:Tungsten Compounds; C416059:blastomycinone; C416060:litesenolide C1; D015107:4-Butyrolactone