文摘
A six-step synthesis of (±)-steganone from commercially available 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzyl alcoholfeatures a samarium(II) iodide promoted 8-endo ketyl-olefin coupling to install, in a single transformation,the 8,5 ring system common to the lignan lactones. The racemic synthesis provided the basis for the constructionof (-)-steganone, which exploited a chromium tricarbonyl moiety both to establish and protect the desiredabsolute stereochemistry through key transformations, including a SmI2-promoted 8-endo radical cyclizationand two palladium-catalyzed couplings.