Palladium-Catalyzed Cascade Assembly of Tricyclic Spiroethers from Diene-Alcohol Precursors

J Org Chem. 2017 Sep 15;82(18):9452-9463. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b01481. Epub 2017 Aug 25.

Abstract

Palladium-catalyzed carboetherification-Heck reactions to form tricyclic spiroethers, which are frequently observed as scaffold segments of various biochemical compounds, from simple diene-alcohols have been carried out in a cascade fashion. This is the first attempt to link simple alcohols with diverse, medium-sized spiroether architectures. The reported synthetic strategy is short and robust and offers rapid delivery of a broad spectrum of tricyclic spiranoid ethers.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't