关键词:
pheromones
asymmetric synthesis
SAMP/RAMP-hydrazones
quaternary stereocenters
epoxide opening
摘要:
The asymmetric synthesis of (1S,3R,5R,7S)-(+)-sordidin and 7-epi-(1S,3R,5R,7R)-(-)-sordidin, both components of the natural male-produced aggregation pheromone of the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar), starting from 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxan-5-one is described. Two of the stereogenic centers were generated by three alpha-alkylations of the corresponding RAMP-hydrazone. Diastereoselective epoxide opening as another key step of the synthesis employing the aza-enolate of 3-pentanone SAEP-hydrazone as nucleophile and subsequent acidic intramolecular acetalisation furnished the sordidin C-7 epimers in good overall yield (39%) as a 1.5:1 diastereomeric mixture. The epimers could be separated by preparative GC and thus, each of them could be obtained in high diastereomeric and enantiomeric purity (de >= 97 %, ee >= 98 %). ((c) Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2005).