Efficient construction of the oxatricyclo [6.3. 1.00, 0] dodecane core of komaroviquinone using a cyclization/cycloaddition cascade of a rhodium carbenoid intermediate
The rhodium (II)-catalyzed cyclization/cycloaddition cascade of ao-carbomethoxyaryl diazo dione is described as a potential route to the oxatricyclo [6.3. 1.00, 0] dodecane substructure of the icetexane diterpene komaroviquinone. The initially formed carbonyl ylide dipole prefers to cyclize to an epoxide at 25° C but can be induced to undergo cycloaddition across the tethered π-bond at higher temperatures.