A potent anxiolytic 4-butyl-α-agarofuran (AF-5) was synthesized from (+)dihydro-carvone. Acid catalyzed hydration of (+)dihydrocarvone and interconversion with β-O-ketone 8 and the key intermediate α,β-unsaturated...A potent anxiolytic 4-butyl-α-agarofuran (AF-5) was synthesized from (+)dihydro-carvone. Acid catalyzed hydration of (+)dihydrocarvone and interconversion with β-O-ketone 8 and the key intermediate α,β-unsaturated ketone 5 made this synthesis more practical.展开更多
基金The authors gratefully acknowledge financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.39370809)National New Drug Foundation(No.92-08-N).
文摘AF-5 was synthesized through a convergent method. The key step was the Robinson annulation using a key intermediate pentyl vinyl ketone.
文摘A potent anxiolytic 4-butyl-α-agarofuran (AF-5) was synthesized from (+)dihydro-carvone. Acid catalyzed hydration of (+)dihydrocarvone and interconversion with β-O-ketone 8 and the key intermediate α,β-unsaturated ketone 5 made this synthesis more practical.
