Stereoselective synthesis of (-)-1-epi-ventiloquinone L and (+)-ventiloquinone L, the monomeric unit of cardinalin 3.

A stereoselective synthesis of (-)-1-epi-ventiloquinone L and (+)-ventiloquinone L, the monomeric unit of cardinalin 3 has been described. The synthesis is completed in 7 steps with 10.5% and 13% overall yields for (-)-1-epi-ventiloquinone L and (+)-ventiloquinone L respectively. The key steps involve Dötz benzannulation of carbene 5 with alkyne 6 to give a substituted naphthalene moiety and oxa-Pictet-Spengler reaction to install the 1,3-dimethylpyran moiety.

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