Mn. Koltsa et al., SYNTHESIS OF DRIM-8(9)-EN-7-ONE, DRIMA-5,8(9)-DIEN-7-ONE, AND THEIR 11,12-DIBROMO DERIVATIVES FROM NORAMBREINOLIDE, Russian chemical bulletin, 45(1), 1996, pp. 208-214
A method was elaborated for the synthesis of polyfunctional compounds
of the drimane series, viz., drim-8(9)-en-7-one, drima-5,8(9)-dien-7-o
ne, and their 11,12-dibromo derivatives, potential intermediates for t
he synthesis of natural biologically active drimane sesquiterpenoids s
tarting from norambreinolide. The key intermediate of the above driman
e compounds is methyl 7-oxo-11-homodrim-8(9)-en-12-oate, prepared by e
lectrochemical oxidation of a mixture of isomeric methyl bicyclohomofa
mesenoates obtained from norambreinolide.