Generation of the new quirogane skeleton by a vinylogous retro-Michael type rearrangement of longipinene derivatives

Luisa U. Román, N. Rebeca Morales, Juan D. Hernández, Carlos M. Cerda-García-Rojas, L. Gerardo Zepeda, César A. Flores-Sandoval, Pedro Joseph-Nathan

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Abstract

A new tricyclic hydrocarbon skeleton, named quirogane, was prepared by a vinylogous retro-Michael type molecular rearrangement of (4R,5S,7R,8R,9S,10R,11R)-7,8-diacetyloxy-9-mesyloxy-1-oxolongipin-2-ene (5). A remarkable difference in chemical behavior as compared to the corresponding 2,3-dihydroderivative of 5 is explained in terms of the stability of anionic intermediates, which were evaluated by AM1 calculations. The structure of the quirogane skeleton was confirmed by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis of quirogadiene 6. A [2+2] photochemical cyclization of 6 afforded the highly strained pentacyclic sesquiterpenoid (10).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7269-7275
Number of pages7
JournalTetrahedron
Volume57
Issue number34
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Aug 2001
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cyclization
  • Cyclobutanes
  • Photochemistry
  • Rearrangements
  • Sesquiterpenes

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