Synlett 2013; 24(10): 1263-1268
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1338708
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

A Novel Prins Bicyclization Strategy for the Synthesis of Sugar Annulated Furopyran Scaffolds

Nikhil Srivastava
Natural Product Chemistry, CSIR Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad 500007, India   Fax: +91(40)27160512   Email: basireddy@iict.res.in
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P. Puroshotham Reddy
Natural Product Chemistry, CSIR Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad 500007, India   Fax: +91(40)27160512   Email: basireddy@iict.res.in
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Balasubramanian Sridhar
Natural Product Chemistry, CSIR Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad 500007, India   Fax: +91(40)27160512   Email: basireddy@iict.res.in
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B. V. Subba Reddy*
Natural Product Chemistry, CSIR Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad 500007, India   Fax: +91(40)27160512   Email: basireddy@iict.res.in
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Publication History

Received: 14 February 2013

Accepted after revision: 12 April 2013

Publication Date:
08 May 2013 (online)


Abstract

A tandem Prins bicyclization of sugar-derived homo­allylic diols with aldehydes has been accomplished using 10 mol% of In(OTf)3 and 20 mol% of TsOH at ambient temperature to produce a novel series of sugar-annulated furopyran derivatives in good yields with high selectivity. This is the first report on Prins bicyclization of homoallylic diols derived from sugars. The cooperative catalysis between In(OTf)3 and TsOH provides high conversions and enhanced reaction rates.

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  • 10 General Procedure: To a stirred solution of homoallylic diol (1a; 100 mg, 0.37 mmol) in the presence of 4 Å MS were added aldehyde (2, 0.44 mmol), followed by In(OTf)3 (10 mol%) and TsOH (20 mol%) in anhyd DCE (5 mL) at 0 °C. The resulting mixture was stirred at r.t. under a nitrogen atmosphere for the specified time (Table ). After completion of the reaction as indicated by TLC, the mixture was quenched with sat. aq NaHCO3 solution (0.5 mL) and extracted with CH2Cl2 (2 × 10 mL). The combined organic phases were washed with brine (3 × 2 mL), dried over anhyd Na2SO4 and concentrated in vacuo. The crude product was purified by silica gel column chromatography (60–120 mesh) using EtOAc–hexane (3:7) as eluent to afford the pure product 3. (3aR,4aR,4bS,5R,8aS,9aS,9bR)-5-Phenyloctahydro-3aH-spiro([1,3]dioxolo[4′′,5′′:4′,5′]furo[2′,3′:4,5]furo-[3,2-c]pyran-2,1′-cyclohexane) (3a): viscous liquid; [α]D 25 +16.9 (c 0.5, CHCl3). 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 1.47–1.65 (m, 10 H), 1.85–1.94 (m, 2 H), 2.39–2.46 (m, 1 H), 3.45–3.53 (m, 1 H), 4.16–4.21 (m, 1 H), 4.35 (d, J = 3.1 Hz, 1 H), 4.39 (t, J = 3.1 Hz, 1 H), 4.45 (dd, J = 7.9, 9.5 Hz, 1 H), 4.55 (d, J = 3.1 Hz, 1 H), 4.71 (d, J = 4.7 Hz, 1 H), 6.03 (d, J = 3.9 Hz, 2 H), 7.25–7.31 (m, 1 H), 7.36 (t, J = 7.1 Hz, 2 H), 7.51 (d, J = 7.9 Hz, 1 H). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 23.5, 23.7, 24.8, 31.9, 31.4, 36.6, 36.1, 47.6, 65.5, 77.2, 78.3, 82.8, 83.5, 87.6, 107.0, 126.3, 127.5, 128.3. IR (neat): 3430, 2927, 2854, 1731, 1074, 804, 701 cm–1. ESI–MS: m/z = 359. HRMS (ESI): m/z [M + Na]+ calcd for C21H26O5: 381.1672; found: 381.1676. (3aR,4aR,4bS,5R,8aS,9aS,9bR)-5-(m-Tolyl)octahydro-3aH-spiro([1,3]dioxolo[4′′,5′′:4′,5′]furo [2′,3′:4,5]furo-[3,2-c]pyran-2,1′-cyclohexane) (3b): viscous liquid; [α]D 25 +35.5 (c 0.25, CHCl3). 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 1.40–1.70 (m, 10 H), 1.84–1.95 (m, 2 H), 2.34–2.38 (s, 3 H), 2.39–2.46 (m, 1 H), 3.43–3.46 (m, 1 H), 4.15–4.23 (m, 1 H), 4.36 (d, J = 3.0 Hz, 1 H), 4.41–4.49 (m, 2 H), 4.57 (d, J = 3.7 Hz, 1 H), 4.68 (d, J = 4.5 Hz, 1 H), 6.05 (d, J = 3.7 Hz, 1 H), 7.10 (d, J = 6.7 Hz, 1 H), 7.25–7.43 (m, 3 H). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 21.4, 23.6, 23.8, 24.8, 31.5, 31.9, 36.3, 36.6, 47.6, 65.6, 77.2, 78.4, 82.8, 83.5, 87.5, 107.0, 123.4, 127.1, 128.1, 128.2. IR (neat): 3434, 2929, 2854, 1734, 1454, 1109, 772 cm–1. ESI–MS: m/z = 373 [M + H]+. HRMS (ESI): m/z [M + Na]+ calcd for C22H28O5: 395.1829; found: 395.1831. (3aR,4aR,4bS,5R,8aS,9aS,9bR)-5-Phenyloctahydro-3aH-spiro([1,3]dioxolo[4′′,5′′:4′,5′]furo[2′,3′:4,5]furo-[3,2-c]pyran-2,1′-cyclohexane) (3c): viscous liquid; [α]D 25 +22 (c 0.3, CHCl3). 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 1.30–1.61 (m, 10 H), 1.88–1.91 (m, 2 H), 2.40 (m, 1 H), 3.46–3.52 (m, 1 H), 3.84 (s, 3 H), 4.15–4.21 (m, 1 H), 4.35 (d, J = 3.0 Hz, 1 H), 4.40–4.46 (m, 2 H), 4.58 (d, J = 4.0 Hz, 1 H), 4.68 (d, J = 4.0 Hz, 1 H), 6.04 (d, J = 4.0 Hz, 1 H), 6.85 (dd, J = 3.0, 9.0 Hz, 1 H), 7.00 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1 H), 7.23–7.28 (m, 2 H). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 23.6, 23.8, 24.8, 36.2, 36.7, 47.5, 55.3, 65.6, 77.2, 78.5, 82.9, 83.5, 87.4, 106.9, 111.2, 112.2, 114.5, 118.8, 129.1, 141.6. IR (neat): 3455, 2930, 2855, 1729, 1603, 1107, 772 cm–1. ESI–MS: m/z = 389 [M + H]+. HRMS (ESI): m/z [M + Na]+ calcd for C22H28O6: 411.1778; found: 411.1767. (3aR,4aR,4bS,5R,8aS,9aS,9bR)-5-(4-Methoxy-phenyl)octahydro-3aH-spiro([1,3]dioxolo[4′′,5′′:4′,5′]-furo[2′,3′:4,5]furo[3,2-c]pyran-2,1′-cyclohexane) (3d): viscous liquid; [α]D 25 +11 (c 0.25, CHCl3). 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 1.45–1.65 (m, 10 H), 1.82–1.91 (m, 2 H), 2.35–2.41 (m, 1 H), 3.42–3.52 (m, 1 H), 3.81 (s, 3 H), 4.13–4.20 (m, 1 H), 4.35 (d, J = 2.9 Hz, 1 H), 4.39–4.44 (m, 2 H), 4.57 (d, J = 3.9 Hz, 1 H), 4.66 (d, J = 3.9 Hz, 1 H), 6.04 (d, J = 3.9 Hz, 1 H), 6.90 (d, J = 7.7 Hz, 2 H), 7.45 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 2 H). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 23.6, 23.8, 24.8, 31.9, 36.2, 47.9, 55.2, 65.6, 78.1, 82.9, 83.6, 87.6, 107.0, 112.2, 113.6, 127.7. IR (neat): 2924, 2853, 1735, 1458, 1106, 1070 cm–1. ESI–MS: m/z = 406 [M + NH4]+. HRMS (ESI): m/z [M + Na]+ calcd for C22H28O6: 411.1778; found: 411.1767. (3aR,4aR,4bS,5R,8aS,9aS,9bR)-5-(4-Fluoro-phenyl)octahydro-3aH-spiro([1,3]dioxolo[4′′,5′′:4′,5′]-furo[2′,3′:4,5]furo[3,2-c]pyran-2,1′-cyclohexane) (3e): semi-solid; [α]D 25 +17 (c 0.5, CHCl3). 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 1.45–1.65 (m, 10 H), 1.82–1.93 (m, 2 H), 2.36–2.42 (m, 1 H), 3.44–3.51 (m, 1 H), 4.14–4.20 (m, 1 H), 4.34–4.37 (s, 2 H), 4.43 (dd, J = 7.7, 11.0 Hz, 1 H), 4.57 (d, J = 3.3 Hz, 1 H), 4.69 (d, J = 4.4 Hz, 1 H), 6.02 (d, J = 3.3 Hz, 1 H), 7.05 (t, J = 8.8 Hz, 2 H), 7.50 (dd, J = 3.3, 5.5 Hz, 2 H). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 23.6, 23.8, 24.8, 31.4, 36.1, 36.6, 47.7, 65.5, 77.7, 82.7, 83.6, 87.5, 107.0, 112.3, 115.0, 115.1, 128.0, 128.1, 135.9. IR (neat): 3460, 2928, 2854, 1728, 1602, 1102, 800 cm–1. ESI–MS: m/z = 377 [M + H]+. HRMS (ESI): m/z [M + Na]+ calcd for C21H25FO5: 399.1578; found: 399.1574. (3aR,4aR,4bS,5R,8aS,9aS,9bR)-5-(4Chlorophenyl)-octahydro-3aH-spiro([1,3]dioxolo[4′′,5′′:4′,5′]-furo[2′,3′:4,5]furo[3,2-c]pyran-2,1′-cyclohexane) (3f): semi-solid; [α]D 25 +19 (c 0.5, CHCl3). 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 1.46–1.60 (m, 10 H), 1.86–1.94 (m, 2 H), 2.37–2.45 (m, 1 H), 3.43–3.53 (m, 1 H), 4.13–4.21 (m, 1 H), 4.34–4.38 (m, 2 H), 4.45 (dd, J = 7.5, 10.5 Hz, 1 H), 4.58 (d, J = 3.7 Hz, 1 H), 4.70 (d, J = 4.5 Hz, 1 H), 6.03 (d, J = 3.7 Hz, 1 H), 7.32–7.38 (m, 2 H), 7.42–7.48 (m, 2 H). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 23.6, 23.8, 24.9, 31.4, 36.1, 36.6, 47.5, 65.5, 77.5, 82.7, 83.6, 87.6, 107.0, 112.3, 127.8, 128.4, 138.7. IR (neat): 3782, 3682, 2930, 2855, 1732, 1105, 823 cm–1. ESI–MS: m/z = 393 [M + H]+. HRMS (ESI): m/z [M + Na]+ calcd for C21H25ClO5: 415.1282; found: 415.1275. (3aR,4aR,4bS,5R,8aS,9aS,9bR)-5-(4-Bromophenyl)-octahydro-3aH-spiro([1,3]dioxolo[4′′,5′′:4′,5′]-furo[2′,3′:4,5]furo[3,2-c]pyran-2,1′-cyclohexane) (3g): solid; mp 146–148 °C; [α]D 25 +23.8 (c 0.25, CHCl3). 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 1.42–1.66 (m, 10 H), 1.82–1.92 (m, 2 H), 2.35–2.45 (m, 1 H), 3.42–3.54 (m, 1 H), 4.12–4.21 (m, 1 H), 4.33–4.38 (m, 2 H), 4.45 (dd, J = 7.5, 10.5 Hz, 1 H), 4.57 (d, J = 3.8 Hz, 1 H), 4.68 (d, J = 4.5 Hz, 1 H), 6.02 (d, J = 3.8 Hz, 1 H), 7.39 (d, J = 8.3 Hz, 2 H), 7.50 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 2 H). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 23.5, 23.7, 24.8, 31.3, 36.0, 36.6, 47.3, 65.4, 76.8, 77.5, 82.7, 83.5, 87.6, 106.9, 112.3, 121.3, 128.0, 131.3, 139.1. IR (neat): 3451, 2933, 2856, 1631, 1108 cm–1. ESI–MS: m/z = 454 [M + NH4]+. HRMS (ESI): m/z [M + Na]+ calcd for C21H25BrO5: 459.0777; found: 459.0777.+ (3aR,4aR,4bS,5R,8aS,9aS,9bR)-5-(Naphthalen-2-yl)octahydro-3aH-spiro([1,3]dioxolo[4′′,5′′:4′,5′]-furo[2′,3′:4,5]furo[3,2-c]pyran-2,1′-cyclohexane) (3h): viscous liquid; [α]D 25 +9 (c 0.25, CHCl3). 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 1.40–1.67 (m, 10 H), 1.87–1.99 (m, 2 H), 2.52–2.58 (m, 1 H), 3.53–3.60 (m, 1 H), 4.22–4.29 (m, 1 H), 4.37 (d, J = 3.0 Hz, 1 H), 4.40 (t, J = 3.0 Hz, 1 H), 4.50 (q, J = 9.0 Hz, 1 H), 4.58 (d, J = 4.0 Hz, 1 H), 4.90 (d, J = 4.0 Hz, 1 H), 6.02 (d, J = 3.0 Hz, 1 H), 7.46–7.51 (m, 2 H), 7.68 (d, J = 7.0 Hz, 1 H), 7.82–7.91 (m, 3 H), 7.97 (s, 1 H). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 23.5, 23.7, 24.8, 31.5, 36.1, 36.5, 47.6, 65.6, 77.2, 78.3, 82.8, 83.5, 87.6, 107.0, 113.7, 124.3, 125.1, 125.7, 125.9, 127.6, 128.1, 127.6. IR (neat): 2924, 2852, 1736, 1461, 1219, 772 cm–1. ESI–MS: m/z = 409 [M + H]+. HRMS (ESI): m/z [M + Na]+ calcd for C25H28O5: 431.1829; found: 431.1822. (3aR,4aR,4bS,5R,8aS,9aS,9bR)-5-(4,5a1-Dihydro-pyren1yl)octahydro-3aH-spiro([1,3]dioxolo-[4′′,5′′:4′,5′]furo[2′,3′:4,5]furo[3,2-c]pyran-2,1′-cyclohexane) (3i): semi-solid; [α]D 25 +194 (c 0.25, CHCl3). 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 1.30–1.61 (m, 10 H), 1.98–2.09 (m, 2 H), 2.76–2.86 (m, 1 H), 3.60–3.80 (m, 1 H), 4.03 (t, J = 3.0 Hz, 1 H), 4.26 (d, J = 3.0 Hz, 1 H), 4.31–4.40 (m, 1 H), 4.56 (d, J = 3.7 Hz, 1 H), 4.80 (dd, J = 8.3, 9.0 Hz, 1 H), 5.82 (d, J = 4.5 Hz, 1 H), 6.04 (d, J = 3.7 Hz, 2 H), 7.95–8.04 (m, 1 H), 8.07 (d, J = 3.7 Hz, 1 H), 8.11 (d, J = 1.5 Hz, 2 H), 8.18 (dd, J = 3.0, 4.5 Hz, 2 H), 8.29 (d, J = 8.3 Hz, 1 H), 8.60 (d, J = 7.5 Hz, 1 H). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 23.5, 23.6, 24.7, 36.0, 36.6, 46.9, 65.9, 74.6, 76.9, 82.9, 83.4, 87.5, 106.9, 112.2, 121.6, 124.4, 124.9, 125.2, 125.3, 125.4, 125.7, 126.1, 126.9, 127.6, 127.7, 130.3, 130.4, 131.2, 133.6. IR (neat): 3445, 2929, 2854, 1729, 1366, 1106, 846 cm–1. ESI–MS: m/z = 505 [M + Na]+. HRMS (ESI): m/z [M + Na]+ calcd for C31H30O5: 505.1985; found: 505.1982. (3aR,4aR,5R,9aS,9bR)-5-(2-Fluorophenyl)-2,2-dimethyloctahydro-3aH-([1,3]dioxolo[4′′,5′′:4′,5′]furo-[2′,3′:4,5]furo[3,2-c]pyran) (3j): [α]D 25 +50.2 (c 0.50, CHCl3). 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 1.30–1.75 (m, 6 H), 1.80–1.98 (m, 2 H), 2.27–2.38 (m, 2 H), 3.47–3.58 (m, 1 H), 4.13–4.25 (m, 1 H), 4.35 (d, J = 10.8 Hz, 1 H), 4.42–4.50 (m, 1 H), 4.58 (d, J = 2.8 Hz, 1 H), 5.07 (d, J = 2.7 Hz, 1 H), 6.02 (d, J = 3.0 Hz, 1 H), 6.93–7.09 (m, 2 H), 7.18–7.41 (m, 1 H), 7.76–7.86 (m, 1 H). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 22.7, 26.6, 26.9, 45.7, 62.1, 65.5, 71.4, 83.2, 83.9, 87.4, 107.4, 111.5, 114.3, 114.5, 123.9, 124.4, 124.5, 127.2, 127.3, 128.7, 128.8, 157.9, 159.8. IR (neat): 2925, 2854, 1742, 1492, 1459, 1374, 1222, 1111, 1075, 771 cm–1. ESI–MS: m/z = 359 [M + Na]+. [(Z)-4-Hydroxybut-1-en-1-yl]tetrahydrospiro(cyclo-hexane-1,2′-furo[2,3-d][1,3]dioxol)-6′-ol (1a): [α]D 25 –22.5 (c 0.5, CHCl3). 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 1.35–1.74 (m, 10 H), 2.32–2.52 (m, 2 H), 3.66–3.80 (m, 2 H), 4.20 (d, J = 2.2 Hz, 1 H), 4.57 (d, J = 3.7 Hz, 1 H), 4.95 (dd, J = 2.2, 3.0 Hz, 1 H), 5.60–5.77 (m, 2 H), 5.97 (d, J = 3.7 Hz, 1 H). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 23.5, 23.9, 24.8, 31.7, 35.8, 36.4, 61.3, 77.2, 78.0, 84.7, 103.9, 112.1, 126.5, 131.2. IR (neat): 3421, 2934, 2858, 1655, 1111, 1069, 1013, 953, 802 cm–1. ESI–MS: m/z = 293 [M + Na]+. HRMS: m/z [M + Na]+ calcd for C14H22O5: 293.1359; found: 293.1353. {(E)-[5-(4-Hydroxy-but-1-enyl)-2,2-dimethyl]tetra-hydrofuro[2,3-d][1,3]dioxol}-6-ol (1b): [α]D 25 –42.2 (c 0.61, CHCl3). 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 1.20–1.33 (m, 6 H), 2.42–2.51 (m, 1 H), 3.61–3.79 (m, 2 H), 4.12 (d, J = 2.6 Hz, 1 H), 4.51 (d, J = 3.7 Hz, 1 H), 4.84–4.91 (m, 1 H), 5.55–5.72 (m, 2 H), 5.89 (d, J = 3.5 Hz, 1 H). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 26.1, 26.7, 31.6, 61.2, 76.3, 77.9, 85.2, 104.3, 111.4, 126.4, 131.2. IR (neat): 3363, 2978, 2927, 1376, 1248, 1217, 1163, 1071, 1008, 946 cm–1. ESI–MS: m/z = 230 [M + Na]+. HRMS: m/z calcd for C11H18O5: 253.1044 [M + Na]+; found: 253.1046.