A new efficient synthesis of GR24 and dimethyl A-ring analogues, germinating agents for seeds of the parasitic weeds Striga and Orobanche spp.
A new efficient synthesis of GR24 and dimethyl A-ring analogues, germinating agents for seeds of the parasitic weeds Striga and Orobanche spp.
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10.1016/j.tet.2010.06.072
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发表时间:
2010-08-28
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2.1
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Zwanenburg, Binne
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Malik, Heetika;Rutjes, Floris P. J. T.;Zwanenburg, Binne
An efficient and high yielding preparation for the synthetic germination stimulant GR24 (5) and its A-ring dimethyl-substituted analogues 30-32 has been described. The first step involves a Stobbe condensation of benzaldehydes 9-11 with dimethyl succinate. Subsequent transposition of the ester and reduction of the double bond provides the building blocks 15-17 for an intramolecular Friedel-Crafts acylation. ABC-lactones 22-25 are prepared from gamma-keto esters 18-21 by saponification, subsequent reduction with sodium borohydride followed by acid-catalyzed lactonization. Coupling of the lactones with the D-ring is accomplished by formylation and subsequent treatment with bromobutenolide 8 to give GR24 and its dimethyl analogues. Bioassays with Striga hermonthica seeds reveal that the dimethyl analogues are slightly less active than GR24 itself. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.