Unusual dimerization of 3-methylphenalen-1-one, leading to a chiral heptacyclic oxocin

S. Pogodin, M. Thirumalaikumar, S. Cohen, Isria Agranat*

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Abstract

A diastereoselective reaction of 3-methyl-1H-phenalen-1-one (6) with Lawesson's reagent afforded 8a, 15a-dihydro-7,8a,16-trimethyl-7,16-epoxy-7H,15H,16H-naphtho[1,8-ef] phenaleno[1,2-b]oxocin-15-one (10), in 82% yield. The formation mechanism of 10 involves a Michael addition of a naphthopyrane intermediate to 6, followed by an intramolecular aldol condensation. The structure of a single enantiomer of 10 (7R, 8aR, 15aR, 16S or 7S, 8aS, 15aS, 16R) was elucidated by X-ray crystallography.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)640-643
Number of pages4
JournalLetters in Organic Chemistry
Volume2
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2005

Keywords

  • Chirality
  • Diastereoselective reaction
  • Lawesson's reagent
  • Novel aromatic chemistry
  • Phenalenes
  • X-ray crystallography

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