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Page 1: Total Synthesis of Ingenol A Literature Review

Christoph ZapfSupergroup Meeting

Princeton University 2/26/2004

Total Synthesis of IngenolA Literature Review

Page 2: Total Synthesis of Ingenol A Literature Review

Ingenol – A highly oxygenated diterpene

• Isolation from roots of Euphorbia ingensreported in 1968 by Hecker.

• X-ray structure analysis was reported in 1970.• Ingenol and its derivatives show interesting

biological properties such as tumor-promoting, anti-HIV and anti-leukemia activities.

• Much research is directed toward synthesis and biological evaluation of Ingenol analogs and derivatives.

• Two racemic total syntheses are reported to date by Winkler (2002) and Tanino, Kuwajima(2003).

O

OH

H3C

HOHOHO

Ingenol

H3C

CH3

CH3

HAB

CD

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• Trans Intrabridgehead Stereochemistry

• Installation of Hydroxyl Groups

• Stereochemistry at C-11

Synthetic ChallengesO

OH

H3C

HOHOHO

H3C

CH3

CH3

H

O

H

HO

H3CH

O

H3C

OHOHHO

H

H

H

H

HOHO

H3C

H3CHO HO

CH3

CH3

H3C CH3

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In/Out Isomerism

C C C C C CH HH H H H

out-out in-in out-in

Hout

Hout Hout

Hin

∆E = 6.3 kcal mol-1

Alder, R. W.; East, S. P. Chem. Rev. 1996, 96, 2097-2111.

Funk, R. L.; Olmstead, T. A.; Parvez, M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1988, 110, 3298-3300.

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Examples for In/Out Isomerism

C CH

HC C

HH2, PtO2

70%

O

CHO5

TiCl3(DME)1.5

Zn-Cu, DME, 30%

McMurry, J. E.; Lectka, T. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1993, 115, 10167-10173.Alder, R. W.; East, S. P. Chem. Rev. 1996, 96, 2097-2111.

CH3H3C

H

OHH3C

H3C

AcO

CH3H3C

HH3C

HO OH

3α-Acetoxy-15β-hydroxy-7,16-secotrinervita-7,11-diene

Secotrinerviten-2β‚3α-diol

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Key Players in the Ingenol Field

• Rigby (1,5-H Sigmatropic Rearrangement)• Funk (Ireland-Claisen Rearrangement) • Wood and Kigoshi (Ring Closing Metathesis)

• Winkler (De Mayo Photocycloaddition)• Tanino, Kuwajima (Pinacol Rearrangement)

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Rigby’s ApproachO

OH

H3C

HOHOHO

H3C

CH3

CH3

H

OO

ClMgBr +

80oC84%

86%

H

H

O

Ti(OiPr)2Cl2 (30 mol%)(S)-Binol (30 mol%)

DCM, 4A MS, RT

80%, 40% ee

[6+4]

H

H

O

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Rigby’s ApproachO

OH

H3C

HOHOHO

H3C

CH3

CH3

H

MOMO OMOM

O

HOSEM

Pd(OAc)2 (0.2 eq.)PPh3, Et3N

toluene, reflux, 78%O

MOMO OMOM

OSEM

O

HOH

MOMO OMOM

OSEM

O

O

HKH, 18-crown-6

THF, 0oC69%

MOMO OMOM

O

HOSEM

OMOMO OMOM

HOSEM

O

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The 1,5-H Sigmatropic Rearrangement

MOMO OMOM

OSEM

O

HOH

MOMO OMOM

OSEM

O

O

HKH, 18-crown-6

THF, 0oC69%

Fleming, I. Frontier Orbitals and Chemical Reactions; VCH: Weinheim, 1990.

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Funk’s ApproachO

OH

H3C

HOHOHO

H3C

CH3

CH3

H

H3C

CH3

CH3

OMeOOC

H3C

CH3

CH3

OOTIPS

OTIPS

Br1. LDA,

2. NaH, 63%

MeOOC Br MeOOC

MeOOC

H3C

CH3

CH3

O

MeOOC

OO

1. HF2. KOH

3. DCC, DMAP 49%

H3C

CH3

CH3

OMeOOC

CH3

CH3

OMeOOC

MeOOMe

1. O3, Me2S2. CeCl3, HCO(Me)3

3. KH, CO(COMe)2 35%

1. TiCl4

2. LiMeCuCN 72%

(+)-Carene

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Funk’s ApproachO

OH

H3C

HOHOHO

H3C

CH3

CH3

H

H3C

CH3

CH3

O

MeOOC

OO

OH3C

CH3

CH3

HMeOOCHOOC

O

HO

MeOOC

OTBS

OMeOOC O

HOTBS

H H

1. LHMDS, TBDMS-Cl HMPA, 95oC 2. HF, 88%, 95:5

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Funk’s ApproachO

OH

H3C

HOHOHO

H3C

CH3

CH3

H

OH3C

CH3

CH3

HMeOOCHOOC

OH3C

CH3

CH3

HMeOOC

O

1. (COCl)2, DMF2. EtMgBr, CuI

3. NaOMe, 37%

O

CH3

CH3

HO

OH3C

H

O

H3C

HO

H3C

CH3

CH3

H

1. DIBAL-H2. NaOH, 56%

3. TMSCl, Li2S, Et3N4. mCPBA, 37%

LHMDS

90%

OH3C

CH3

CH3

HMeOOC

OO

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Wood’s Approach

H3C

CH3

CH3

H

OMeOOC

RCM polymersH3C

CH3

CH3

OMeOOC

allyl bromide

KH, THF, 85%

OH3C

CH3

CH3

H

PCy3

Ru

PCy3PhCl

Cl

10 mol%85% yield MeOOC

H3C

CH3

CH3

H

OMeOOC

H3C

CH3

CH3

OMeOOC

1. allyl bromide KH, DMF, 90%

2. 200oC, 95%

O

OH

H3C

HOHOHO

H3C

CH3

CH3

H

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Wood’s Approach

O

H

H3C

CH3

CH3

H

O

O

H

H3C

CH3

CH3

H

O

OO

PCy3

Ru

PCy3PhCl

Cl

80 mol%45% yield

H3C

CH3

CH3

H

O

OO

H3C

CH3

CH3O

OO

H3C

CH3

CH3

O

allyl bromide

KH, THF, 92%

O

OH

H3C

HOHOHO

H3C

CH3

CH3

H

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Winkler’s Total SynthesisO

OH

H3C

HOHOHO

H3C

CH3

CH3

H

O OTBS

H

H3C

COOMe

O

H

H3C1. Li, NH3, methylcrotonate

2. TBSOTf, 69%

1. LAH2. TsCl, CuI

3. allyl-MgBr4. HF, 64%

O

H

H3C

H

H3C

OO

O

1. LDA, MeO2CCN2. pMBOH

3. TFAA, TFA Ac2O, Me2CO, 80%

H

H3C

OO

O

Cl

1. SeO2, TBHP

2. (Cl3C)2CO, PPh3, 66%

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De Mayo Reaction

De Mayo, P. Acc. Chem. Res. 1971, 4, 41-47.

R1

O

R3HO

R2 R5

R4

+hν R5

R4

R2

R3

O

R1

HO

R5

R4

R2

R3

O R1

O

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Winkler’s Total SynthesisO

OH

H3C

HOHOHO

H3C

CH3

CH3

H

OO

O

OH

H3C

Cl

H

H3C HCl

O

O

hν, CH3CNMe2CO, 0oC

60%

O

COOMeH

H3C

H

Cl

K2CO3, MeOH

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Winkler’s Total SynthesisO

OH

H3C

HOHOHO

H3C

CH3

CH3

H

O

COOMeH

H3C

H

Cl O

H

H3C

H

OTBS

O

H

H3C

H

OTBS

CH3

CH3

1. LAH2. DBU

3. TBS-Cl 35%

1. CHBr3, NaOH

2. MeLi, CuSCN MeI, 72%

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Winkler’s Total SynthesisO

OH

H3C

HOHOHO

H3C

CH3

CH3

H

O

H

H3C

H

OTBS

CH3

CH3

O

CHOH

H3C

H

CH3

CH3

1. TBAF2. DMP

3. tBuBr, DMSO4. LiCl, DMF, 64%

O

CHOBr

H3C

H

CH3

CH3

1. Ac2O, AcCl

2. NBS

O

CHOBr

H3C

H

CH3

CH3

OH3C

H

CH3

CH3

HO OHCH2OH

1. LiCl, DMF2. LAH

3. OsO4, 28%

OH3C

H

CH3

CH3

TESO OHCH2OTBDPSHOHO

1. TBDPSCl2. TESOTf

3. OsO4, 71%

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Winkler’s Total SynthesisO

OH

H3C

HOHOHO

H3C

CH3

CH3

H

OH3C

H

CH3

CH3

TESO OHCH2OTBDPSHOHO

OH3C

H

CH3

CH3

TESO OCH2OTBDPSOBzO

1. Bz-Cl2. SOCl2

3. RuCl3, NaIO4 65%

O2S

OH3C

H

CH3

CH3

HOHOBzO

CH2OTBDPS

1. DBU2. H2SO4

3. TBAF 53%

OH3C

H

CH3

CH3

OOO

CH2OTBDPSPMP

OH3C

H

CH3

CH3

OOO

CH2OTBDPSPMP

H3C

OH3C

H

CH3

CH3

HOHOHO

H3C

OH

1. PMB-DMA2. K2CO3

3. DMP, 67%

1. LDA allylOCOCN

2. MeI, K2CO33. Pd(OAc)2, 23%

1. NaBH4, CeCl32. HCl/MeOH

3. TBAF, 28%

43 STEPS, average 80% yield per step

Ingenol

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Tanino-Kuwajima Total SynthesisO

OH

H3C

HOHOHO

H3C

CH3

CH3

H

OH

OMeOMe

O

OMe

OOH

OMe

Br1. NaH, allyl-Br

2. Cl2CHCOOH79%

NBS

H2O32%

1. TES-Cl, im2. LHMDS, ZnBr2 CH3CHO

3. TFAA, py, DBU 67%

O

OMe

H3C

OTES

Br

H3C

OTIPS

COOtBuOH

OMe

H3C

OTIPS

OH

OMe

Cl

ClOH

OMeOTIPS

H3C

AcO Co(CO)3Co(CO)31. LDA, tBuOAc, LiBr

2. Me3Al, LDA

3. TIPS-Cl, DMAP, 60%

1. LAH2. SO3-py, DMSO

3. (EtO)2P(=O)CCl3 BuLi, 69%

1. BuLi, CH2O2. Ac2O, Et3N

3. Co2(CO)8, 86%

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Tanino-Kuwajima Total SynthesisO

OH

H3C

HOHOHO

H3C

CH3

CH3

H

OH

OMe

H3C

OTIPS

CH3

CH3

HOH

OMeOTIPS

H3C

AcO Co(CO)3Co(CO)3 AlMe

OAr

OAr

OH

OMeOTIPS

H3CCo(CO)3

Co(CO)3

=OAr O

H3C

H3C

NO2

1. Li, NH3, 67%2. CHBr3, NaOH

3. Me3CuLi2, MeI 67%

OH

OMe

H3C

OTIPS

CH3

CH3OH

OMe

H3C

OTIPS

CH3

CH3O

O

OTIPSMeO

CH3

CH3

HH H

H3CHOTBHP, Ti(OiPr)4 Me3Al, 76%

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Tanino-Kuwajima Total SynthesisO

OH

H3C

HOHOHO

H3C

CH3

CH3

H

OH

OMe

H3C

OTIPS

CH3

CH3O

O

OTIPSMeO

CH3

CH3

HH

H3CHO

O

OMe

H3C

OTIPS

CH3

CH3

HMe3AlO

AlMe3Me3Al

R2

R1

OH

R3

R4

OH

R2

R1

O R4

R3H+ R2

R3

R4O

R1

Pinacol Rearrangement

H

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Tanino-Kuwajima Total SynthesisO

OH

H3C

HOHOHO

H3C

CH3

CH3

H

O

OTIPSMeO

CH3

CH3

H

H3CHO O

OTIPSMeO

CH3

CH3

H

H3CO1. Swern

2. tBuO(NMe2)2CH

3. DIBAL-H, 91%

O

OMeO

CH3

CH3

H

H3C

H3C

1. NaBH42. DIBAL-H

3. Tf2O, DBU4. TBAF5. PDC, 76%

N

NNO

OMeO

CH3

CH3

H

H3C

H3C

O

OTES

CH3

CH3

H

H3C

H3C

1.

2. NaBH4, CeCl33. TES-Cl im, 85%

O

OTES

CH3

CH3

H

H3C

H3CHO

O OHO

O

1. OsO4, py

2. (im)2CO 11%

[1]

[1] Trost, B. M.; Preckel, M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1973, 95, 7862-7864.

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Tanino-Kuwajima Total SynthesisO

OH

H3C

HOHOHO

H3C

CH3

CH3

H

O

OTES

CH3

CH3

H

H3C

H3CHO

O OHO

O

O

O

CH3

CH3

H

H3C

H3C

O OHO

O

1. PMB-DMA, CSA2. SOCl2

3. AcOH, H2O4. Me2S, NCS 67%

1. TESOTf2. LDA, TMSCl

3. NBS4. HF

O

O

CH3

CH3

H

H3C

H3C

O OHO

O

Br

O

O

CH3

CH3

H

H3C

H3C

O OHO

O

Br

CH2I2, MeLi

39%

O

CH3

CH3

H

H3C

H3C

O OHO

O

Br

O

1. Zn, NH4Cl

2. KOH, 81%

O

OH

H3C

HOHOHO

H3C

CH3

CH3

H

45 STEPS, ca. 0.1% yield overallIngenol

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Literature• Ingenol – Isolation and Characterization

Hecker, E. Cancer Res. 1968, 28, 2338. Zechmeister, K.; Brandl, F.; Hoppe, W.; Hecker, E.; Opferkuch, H. J.; Adolf, W. Tetrahedron Lett. 1970, 47, 4075-4078.

• Biological PropertiesHecker, E. Pure Appl. Chem. 1977, 49, 1423-1431. Kupchan, S. M.; Uchida, I.; Branfman, A. R.; Dailey, R. G.; Fei, B. Y. Science 1976, 191, 571. Fujiwara, M.; Ijichi, K.; Tokuhisa, K.; Katsuura, K.; Shigeta, S.; Konno, K. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 1996, 40, 271-273.

• In/Out Isomerism Alder, R. W.; East, S. P. Chem. Rev. 1996, 96, 2097-2111.

• Ingenol SynthesesRigby, J. H.; Rege, S. D.; Sandanayaka, V. P.; Kirova, M. J. Org. Chem. 1996, 61, 842-850.Rigby, J. H.; Bazin, B.; Meyer, J. H.; Mohammadi, F. Org. Lett. 2002, 4, 799-801.Funk, R. L.; Olmstead, T. A.; Parvez, M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1988, 110, 3298-3300.Funk, R. L.; Olmstead, T. A.; Parvez, M.; Stallman, J. B. J. Org. Chem. 1993, 58, 5873-5875.Tang, H.; Yusuff, N.; Wood, J. L. Org. Lett. 2001, 3, 1563-1566.Kigoshi, H.; Suzuki, Y.; Aoki, K.; Uemura, D. Tetrahedron Lett. 2000, 41, 3927-3930.Winkler, J. D.; Henegar, K. E. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1987, 109, 2850-2851.Winkler, J. D.; Hong, B.-C.; Bahador, A.; Kazanietz, M. G.; Blumberg, P. M. J. Org. Chem. 1995, 60, 1381-1390.Kim, S.; Winkler, J. D. Chem. Soc. Rev. 1997, 26, 387-399.Winkler, J. D.; Kim, S.; Harrison, S. J.; Lewin, N. E.; Blumberg, P. M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1999, 121, 296-300.Winkler, J. D.; Rouse, M. B.; Greaney, M. F.; Harrison, S. J.; Jeon, Y. T. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 9726-9728.Nakamura, T.; Matsui, T.; Tanino, K.; Kuwajima, I. J. Org. Chem. 1997, 62, 3032-3033.Tanino, K.; Onuki, K.; Asano, K.; Miyashita, M.; Nakamura, T.; Takahashi, Y.; Kuwajima, I. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 1498-1500.

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Problem 1Kuwajima et al. employed a procedure reported by Corey to oxidize the sterically less hindered secondary alcohol to the corresponding ketone as shown below utilizing N-chlorosuccinimideand DMSO. Suggest a mechanism.

Corey, E. J.; Kim, C. U. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1972, 94, 7586-7587.

O

O

CH3

CH3

H

H3C

H3C

O OHO

O

Me2S, NCS 75%

O

OH

CH3

CH3

H

H3C

H3C

O OHO

O

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Problem 1

O

O

CH3

CH3

H

H3C

H3C

O OHO

O

Me2S, NCS 75%

O

OH

CH3

CH3

H

H3C

H3C

O OHO

O

DMS + NCS NSH3C

H3CO

OCl O

O

CH3

CH3

H

H3C

H3C

O OHO

O S

CH3

CH3H

- HCl, DMS

Cl

Corey, E. J.; Kim, C. U. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1972, 94, 7586-7587.

Kuwajima et al. employed a procedure reported by Corey to oxidize the sterically less hindered secondary alcohol to the corresponding ketone as shown below utilizing N-chlorosuccinimideand DMSO. Suggest a mechanism.

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Problem 2

Toward the end of Winkler’s total synthesis of Ingenol, the final carbon atom was introduced by alkylating a β-keto ester with MeI. Treatment of the methylated compound with Pd(II) acetate removed the allyl ester side chain and installed the α,β-unsaturated ketone. Draw the catalytic cycle.

OH3C

H

CH3

CH3

OOO

CH2OTBDPSPMP

H3C

OH3C

H

CH3

CH3

OOO

CH2OTBDPSPMP

O

O

H3C

Pd(OAc)2

Shimizu, I.; Tsuji, J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1982, 104, 5844-5846.

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Problem 2

Toward the end of Winkler’s total synthesis of Ingenol, the final carbon atom was introduced by alkylating a β-keto ester with MeI. Treatment of the methylated compound with Pd(II) acetate removed the allyl ester side chain and installed the α,β-unsaturated ketone. Draw the catalytic cycle.

OH3C

H

CH3

CH3

OOO

CH2OTBDPSPMP

H3C

OH3C

H

CH3

CH3

OOO

CH2OTBDPSPMP

O

O

H3C

Pd(OAc)2

O

O

O H3C

Ln(allyl)Pd

OLn(allyl)Pd

O

H3C

Ln(allyl)Pd

H

(allyl)PdHLn

propene

Pd(0)Ln

H3C

Shimizu, I.; Tsuji, J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1982, 104, 5844-5846.

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Problem 3

OO

O

OH

H3C

OH

H

H3C HOH

O

O

hν, CH3CN

MeCOPh, 0oCO

H

H3CO

O

O

+

B, 16% C, 15%A

H

Winkler, J. D.; Harrison, S. J.; Greaney, M. F.; Rouse, M. B. Synthesis 2002, 14, 2150-2154.

After irradiation of a diastereomeric mixture of compound A, epimeric at the secondary alcohol, Winkler et al. obtained compound B and C in a nearly 1:1 ratio. Speculate on the structural nature of the intermediates leading to the products.

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Problem 3

OO

O

OH

H3C

OH

H

H3C HOH

O

O

hν, CH3CN

MeCOPh, 0oCO

H

H3CO

O

O

+

B, 16% C, 15%A

H

Winkler, J. D.; Harrison, S. J.; Greaney, M. F.; Rouse, M. B. Synthesis 2002, 14, 2150-2154.

After irradiation of a diastereomeric mixture of compound A, epimeric at the secondary alcohol, Winkler et al. obtained compound B and C in a nearly 1:1 ratio. Speculate on the structural nature of the intermediates leading to the products.

O

H

H3C HOH

O

O

O

H

H3C

O

O

and

OH

recombination hydrogen transfertautomerization

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Problem 4On the way to their key building block for the pinakol rearrangement, Kuwajima and co-workers obtained the indicated trans-decaline compound with the required stereochemistry of the tert-butyl ester by treatment of the substituted cyclohexane system with Me3Al and LDA. Propose a model for the transition state of the ring closure which explains the resulting equatorial orientation of the ester functionality.

H3C

OH

COOtBuOH

OMe

Me3Al, LDA

H3C

OTES

COOtBuOH

OMe

Br

Tanino, K.; Onuki, K.; Asano, K.; Miyashita, M.; Nakamura, T.; Takahashi, Y.; Kuwajima, I. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 1498-1500.

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Problem 4On the way to their key building block for the pinakol rearrangement, Kuwajima and co-workers obtained the indicated trans-decaline compound with the required stereochemistry of the tert-butyl ester by treatment of the substituted cyclohexane system with Me3Al and LDA. Propose a model for the transition state of the ring closure which explains the resulting equatorial orientation of the ester functionality.

H3C

OH

COOtBuOH

OMe

Me3Al, LDA

H3C

OTES

COOtBuOH

OMe

Br

OMe

TESOBr

OO AlMe2

tBuO

Tanino, K.; Onuki, K.; Asano, K.; Miyashita, M.; Nakamura, T.; Takahashi, Y.; Kuwajima, I. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 1498-1500.

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Problem 5

The synthesis of the 1,3-dioxin-4-one moiety required for the de Mayo reaction in Winkler’s synthesis of Ingenol can be accomplished by exposing the β-keto p-methoxybenzyl ester shown below to rather harsh reaction conditions (trifluoracetic anhydride, trifluoroacetic acid, acetic anhydride and acetone). Provide a mechanistic reasoning for this transformation.

O

H

H3C

H

H3C

OO

O

TFAA, TFA

Ac2O, Me2CO, rtO

O

OCH3

Sato, M.; Ogasawara, H.; Oi, K.; Kato, T. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 1983, 31, 1896-1901.

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Problem 5

The synthesis of the 1,3-dioxin-4-one moiety required for the de Mayo reaction in Winkler’s synthesis of Ingenol can be accomplished by exposing the β-keto p-methoxybenzyl ester shown below to rather harsh reaction conditions (trifluoracetic anhydride, trifluoroacetic acid, acetic anhydride and acetone). Provide a mechanistic reasoning for this transformation.

O

H

H3C

H

H3C

OO

O

TFAA, TFA

Ac2O, Me2CO, rtO

O

OCH3

O

H

H3C

O

O

H

O

H

H3C

O

O

H+

CR3

OH

HO

H

H3C

O

OO

H

H3C

O

Ac2O or

TFAA

- HOOCCR3

- H+

Me2CO

Sato, M.; Ogasawara, H.; Oi, K.; Kato, T. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 1983, 31, 1896-1901.