NORMAXD BEALJLIEU and PIERRE DESLONGCHAMPS. Can. J. Chem. 58.875 (1980). A simple and convenient synthesis of tricyclic orthoester 1 (2.10.1l-trioxatricycl0[4.4.4~O~~~]tetradecane) is described.NORMAND BEAULIEU et PIERRE DESLOKGCHAI\.IPS. Can. J. Chem. 58, 875 (1980). to report a new synthesis of tricyclic orthoester 1 in which there is improvement on the number of steps. reaction conditions. ease of product isola-(RO-CH2-CH2-CH2),C-COOCH, tion. and overall yield.
R = HEthyl his-ally1 acetate 2, which can be conve-10 R = CH,CO niently prepared by alkylation of diethyl malonate (5) with ally1 bromide followed by decarboxylation (NaCl in DMSO-H,O, (6)), was used as starting material.Ethyl bis-ally1 acetate 2 was alkylated (LDA, CH,==CH--CH2-Br, HMPT. -78"C, (7)) to give ethyl tri-ally1 acetate 3 (290% yield). Basic hydrolysis of 3 (KOH, C2H,0H, reflux, 15 days),6 up P gave the corresponding carboxylic acid 4 (95% yield) which was converted into the known (4) CH30H3 room temperature, 30 min? followed by tribr~mocarbo~ylic acid 5 (290% yield) by the the addition of excess acid (HcI. 2 N) gave crude photochemically induced addition of hydrogen diol lactone 8 which yielded tricyclic orthoester 1 bromide (hv, pentane, (8)). Treatment of tribromo-(88%) upon reflux in benzene. The tricyclic orcarboxylic acid 5 with triethylamine in thoester 1 was also obtained (66%) by treatment of dichloromethane furnished the expected dj-diacetate lactone 7 under acidic conditions 2.4 N bromoIactone 4 (290% yield) which was further HCl-(1: 11, room temperature, 2 h) followed transformed (CH,COONa. HMPT, room temper-by the addition of benzene and distillation. ature. 2 h , (9)) into the diacetate lactone 7 (50% Diacetaee lactone ' 9 was also hydrolysed with yield).triethylamine in methanol (4 days, room temperaBasic hydrolysis of &acetate lactone 7 (K,CO,, ture, (10)) to yield crude triol methyl ester 9 which was characterized spectroscopicaliy and by its 'Holder of a Natural Sciences and Englneenng ~~~~~~~h conversion into triacetate methyl ester 18. Treat- For personal use only.