Synthesis of octahydrobenzo[b]furans using tandem conjugate addition reactions initiated by oxygen nucleophile

Takayuki Yakura, Seiji Yamada, Mari Shima, Masae Iwamoto, Masazumi Ikeda*

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Abstract

When 1-nitrocyclohexene (1) was treated with methyl 4-hydroxy-2- butynoate (2) in the presence of potassium tert-butoxide in tetrahydrofuran- tert-butanol at 0°C for 10 min, a tandem conjugate addition product, methyl cis-3a-nitrooctahydrobenzo[b]furan-Δ(3.α)-acetate (3a), was obtained in quantitative yield as a 55:45 mixture of the (Z)- and (E)-isomers. The scope and limitations of this reaction were examined. Some transformation reactions of 3a are also described.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)744-748
Number of pages5
JournalChemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
Volume46
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1998

Keywords

  • 1- Nitrocyclohexene
  • Methyl 4-hydroxy-2-butynoate
  • Octahydrobenzo[b]furan
  • Tandem conjugate addition reaction
  • X-ray analysis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • Drug Discovery

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