title: Total Synthesis of (R)-Dihydroactinidiolide and (R)-Actinidiolide Using Asymmetric Catalytic Hetero-Diels-Alder Methodology.
abstract: The total synthesis of the naturally occurring bicyclic lactones (R)-dihydroactinidiolide and (R)-actinidiolide is presented. The key step in the syntheses is the copper(II)-bisoxazoline-catalyzed hetero-Diels-Alder reaction of a cyclic diene with ethyl glyoxylate giving the hetero-Diels-Alder product in high yield and with very high regio-, diastereo-, and enantioselectivity. The total syntheses proceed via an intermediate, which also has the potential for a series of other natural products. The structure of the key intermediate is confirmed by X-ray analysis.
authors.affiliation: Center for Metal Catalyzed Reactions, Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.
authors.forename: Sulan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Mogens
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Johannsen
authors.forename: Rita G.
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Hazell
authors.forename: Karl Anker
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Jørgensen