Synthesis 2014; 46(22): 3110-3120
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1378896
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Synthesis of a Common Cyclopentanoid Building Block for the Total Synthesis of Jatropha-5,12- and -6(17),11-dienes by Uncatalyzed Intramolecular Carbonyl­ Ene (ICE) Reaction

Lena Butt
Fakultät Chemie und Chemische Biologie, Technische Universität Dortmund, 44227 Dortmund, Germany   eMail: martin.hiersemann@tu-dortmund.de
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Martin Hiersemann*
Fakultät Chemie und Chemische Biologie, Technische Universität Dortmund, 44227 Dortmund, Germany   eMail: martin.hiersemann@tu-dortmund.de
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Received: 25. Juni 2014

Accepted after revision: 18. Juli 2014

Publikationsdatum:
13. August 2014 (online)


Abstract

We report the scalable synthesis of a common cyclopentanoid building block for 15-hydroxyjatropha-5,12- and -6(17),11-dienes in 11 steps. Key to the synthesis is an uncatalyzed intramolecular carbonyl ene (ICE) reaction of an ε,ζ-unsaturated α-keto ester.

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