Changing the Reaction Pathway of Silyl-Prins Cyclization by Switching the Lewis Acid: Application to the Synthesis of an Antinociceptive Compound

J Org Chem. 2023 Jun 2;88(11):6776-6783. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c00050. Epub 2023 May 23.

Abstract

Developing new procedures for the synthesis of tetrahydropyrans in a very stereoselective manner is of great importance for the synthesis of THP-containing natural products. Here, we report an interesting protocol for the synthesis of polysubstituted halogenated tetrahydropyrans by silyl-Prins cyclization of vinylsilyl alcohols, in which the nature of the Lewis acid determines the outcome of the process. The methodology has been applied to the synthesis of a known antinociceptive.