Synthesis

Synthesis of Racemic Frenolicin B and 5-epi-Frenolicin B via Intramolecular Palladium Catalyzed Aryloxycarbonylation

P Contant, M Haess, J Riegl, M Scalone, M Visnick

Index: Contant, Pierre; Haess, Martin; Riegl, Johann; Scalone, Michelangelo; Visnick, Mike Synthesis, 1999 , # 5 p. 821 - 828

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Citation Number: 17

Abstract

Abstract: A synthesis of the pyranonaphthoquinone antibiotic (±)-frenolicin B [(±)-1] is described. Key step is the intramolecular palladium-catalyzed aryloxycarbonylation of the 2- allyl-1-naphthol derivatives 8a, b to give the tricyclic g-lactones 6a, b. Only the former (6a) is converted successfully into (±)-deoxyfrenolicin, the immediate precursor of (±)-1. Key words: rac-frenolicin B, rac-5-epi-frenolicin B, rac-deoxyfrenolicin, palladium-catalyzed ...