Rhodium (II)-Catalyzed Decomposition of 1-Diazo-4-(1-or 2-naphthyl)-2-butanones as a New Route to Rearranged Pimarane and Abietane Skeleta. Synthesis of …
The Rh2 (OAc) 4-catalyzed intramolecular Buchner reaction of 1-diazo-4-(1-or 2-naphthyl) butan-2-ones was examined as a potential route to abietane and rearranged abietane derivatives. Treatment of the α-diazo ketone 26 with catalytic amount of dirhodium tetraacetate in CH2Cl2 at 0° C furnished the tetracyclic derivative 27 in good yield. Addition of TFA to 27 (in CH2Cl2) resulted in an acid-induced opening of the cyclopropane ring to ...