Toward a total synthesis of acremoxanthone A, we report a model study on the construction of the EFG ring system. The key steps include (1) an intermolecular 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of an aryl nitrile oxide with a dienone, and (2) an SNAr reaction for construction of the F ring.
Key words
natural products - aromatic polyketides - acremoxanthone A - isoxazoles - cycloaddition - S
NAr reaction