Capnellene coupling

The Nazarov cyclization has been featured in a variety of synthetic endeavors involving both natural and unnatural products. In the area of polyquinane natural products ( )-hirsutene (88), ( )-mod-hephene (89), ( )-silphinene (90), ( )-A 2)-capnellene (91) and ( )-cedrene, have all been prepared (Scheme 37). The synthesis of (91) is noteworthy in the iterative use of the silicon-directed Nazarov cyclization. TIk divinyl ketones were constructed by the carbonylation-coupling of enol triflates (92) and (95) with the -silylvinylstannane (Scheme 38). llie diquinane (94), obtained from Nazarov cyclization of (93), was transformed into enol triflate (95) which was coupled with the -silylvinylstaimane as before. Silicon-directed Nazarov cyclization of (96) was highly diastereoselective to provide the cis,anti,cis isomer of (16). The synthesis was completed by routine manipulations. 

Asymmetric carbopalladation can also be combined with other reactions to give domino asynunetric processes. A group selective example from a synthesis of ( capnellene 216 features the cyclization of the alkenyl triflate 210 (Scheme 32). The resultant TT-allylpalladium intermediate has effectively been captured with a variety of nucleophiles including acetate anion for the synthesis. A domino Suzuki coupling/in-tramolecular Heck reaction converts ditriflate 212 into tricycle 213 in modest yield with 85% The transformation accomplises an annnelation, two carbon-carbon bond... 

The carbonylative coupling reaction followed by a Nazarov cyclization is utilized for a sequential annulation to assemble the fused five-membered ring structure of marine natural product A -capnellene (Scheme 22). ... 

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