Abstract
A tandem aldol condensation - Diels-Alder cycloaddition process is
developed to combine isophorone (3,5,5-trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one),
aromatic aldehydes, and methyl acrylate in an efficient stereoselective
one-pot synthesis of methyl
(2R,3S)-rel-3-aryl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydro6,6-
dimethyl-8-oxo-2-naphthalenecarboxylates using trace quantities of
ammonium ions under aqueous conditions. Alternatively, the respective
conjugated dienes which are formed in situ from the condensation of
isophorone with the aldehydes can also react with methyl acrylate in a
stepwise fashion leading to the same products.
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