Asymmetric Synthesis Of (-)-Dictyopterene C ' And Its Derivatives Via Catalytic Enantioselective Cyclopropanation

An efficient and simple method for enantioselective synthesis of (-)-dictyopterene C' and its derivatives was developed on the basis of chiral oxazaborolidinium ion-catalyzed enantioselective cyclopropanation and divinylcyclopropane-cycloheptadiene rearrangement. Utilizing the Julia-Kocienski reaction and Sonogashira and Suzuki coupling reactions, various 1,4-cycloheptadiene compounds were synthesized with good results.