EDWARD PIERS, M. BERT GERAGHTY, R. DEAN SMILLIE, and MARCEL SOUCY. Can. J. Chem. 53,2849 (1975).Stereoselective total syntheses of the tricyclic sesquiterpenoids (-)-copacamphene (1) and (+)-sativene (3) and of the related tetracyclic compounds (-)-cyclocopacamphene (2) and (+)-cyclosativene (4) are described. An efficient four-step synthetic sequence was employed to convert the bicyclic dione 5 into the olefinic ketone 8. The latter compound was converted in four steps into the olefinic alcohol 23. Eliminative cyclization of the corresponding tosylate 25 gave (-)-copacamphene (1) in high yield. In similar fashion, (+)-sativene (3) was obtained by cyclization of the olefinic tosylate 42, which in turn was derived via a four-step synthetic sequence from the olefinic ketone 9. Oxidation of the olefinic alcohol 23 afforded the aldehyde 34. Conversion of the latter compound into the p-tosylhydrazone 35, followed by pyrolysis of the corresponding lithium salt 36, gave the pyrazoline 37. Photolysis of 37 afforded, in high yield, (-)-cyclocopacamphene (2). Similarly, (+)-cyclosativene (4) On decrit des syntheses totales et stCreos6lectives des sesquiterpenoides tricycliques (-) copacamphene (1)et (+) sativene (3)et des composCs t6tracycliques (-) cyclocopacamphene (2) et (+) cyclosativtne (4) qui leur sont relies. On a utilise une sequence de synthtse efficace impliquant 4 Btapes pour transformer la dione 5 en cetone non-saturee 8. On a converti ce dernier compose en alcool olefinique 23 en quatre etapes. L'elimination cyclisante du tosylate correspondant 25 donne le (-) copacamphtne (1) avec un bon rendement. D e la mCme maniere, on obtient le (+) sativene (3) par cyclisation du tosylate non-sature 42, qui derive de la cetone non-saturk 9 par I'intermediaire d'une sequence de synthese en 4 etapes. L'oxydation de I'alcool insature 23 fournit l'aldehyde 34 qui est transforme en p-tosylhydrazone 35. La pyrolyse du sel de lithium de cette derniere (36) donne la pyrazoline 37 qui par photolyse conduit, avec un bon rendement, au (-) cyclocopacamphtne (2). On obtient le (+) cyclosativene (4) de la mCme maniere a partir de I'alcool 41 par I'intermediaire de la pyrazoline 46.

The total synthesis of the racemic modification of the sesquiterpenoid eremophilenolide confirms the structure and stereochemistry assigned to it.

The total synthesis of the racemic forms of the eremophilane-type sesquiterpenoids eremophilenolide (21, tetrahydroligularenolide (3). and aristolochene (4) is described. The octalone 7 was converted via an efficient, regioselective route into the keto ester 12, which served as a common synthetic intermediate for the preparation of the three sesquiterpenoids. Successive subjection of 12 t o alkylation, hydrolysis, and decarboxylation afforded the keto acid 14. Hydrogenation of the latter provided both the cis-fused keto acid 20, which was readily converted into (i)-eremophilenolide (2), and the trnr~s-fused keto acid 15, which was similarly transformed into (i)-tetrahydroligularenolide (3). Conversion of 12 into the dithioketal 23, followed by desulfurization and treatment of the resultant olefinic ester 2 5 with excess mcthyllithium, provided the olefinic alcohol 27. Dehydration of the latter yielded (i)-aristolochene (4).La synthese totale des formes rackmiques des sesquiterpCnoi'des erCmophilenolide (2) du type eremophilane, tCtrahydroligularenolide (3) et I'aristolochtne (4) est dCcrite. L'octalone 7 a CtC converti en passant par un chemin regiosklectif efficace en &to-ester 12, qui sert d'intermkdiaire synthktique commun pour la prCparation de trois sesquiterpenoi'des. Lorsque I'on soumet 12 successivement a une alcoylation,

Efficient, stereoselective syntheses of the tricyclic sesquiterpenoids (+)-copacamphor (3), (+)-copaborneol (4), (+)-copaisoborneol (5), (−)-ylangocamphor (6), (−)-ylangoborneol (7), and (−)-ylangoisoborneol (8) are described. Conversion of the keto acetate 9 (previously synthesized from the dione 1) into the keto tosylate 17 was accomplished via an eight-step sequence. Intramolecular alkylation of 17 afforded, in high yield, (+)-copacamphor (3), which had previously been converted into the corresponding alcohols 4 and 5 by Kolbe-Haugwitz and Westfelt. Alkylation of the enolate anion of the bicyclic dione 2 with 2-bromopropane in hexamethylphosphoramide gave mainly the O-alkylation product 19. Conversion of 19 into the keto mesylate 29 was carried out in 5 synthetic steps. Intramolecular alkylation of 29 afforded (−)-ylangocamphor (6). Reduction of the latter with calcium in liquid ammonia gave (−)-ylangoborneol (7), while reduction with lithium aluminum hydride yielded (−)-ylangoisoborneol (8).

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