Stereodivergent Construction of [5,5]-Oxaspirolactones of Phainanoids

J Org Chem. 2023 Mar 17;88(6):3987-3991. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c03091. Epub 2023 Mar 7.

Abstract

A stereodivergent synthesis of [5,5]-oxaspirolactones of phainanoids is presented herein. Through precisely tuning the inherent substitution differences on cyclopropanol, a palladium-catalyzed cascade carbonylative lactonization enables the stereodivergent synthesis of [5,5]-oxaspirolactones of phainanoids.