摘要

A practical approach to the asymmetric synthesis of the ring A substructure of genkwadane A, a daphnane diterpenoid, was developed. This synthesis features the Mukaiyama aldol reaction to introduce the quaternary stereogenic center at C4 and VO(acac)(2)-catalyzed Jackson-Ellman-Bolm sulfoxidation to deliver the corresponding sulfoxide. The Dieckmann-type condensation was efficiently promoted by KHMDS and the ring A substructure was finally accomplished through Barton iodination condition.