E. Klinotova et al., OXIDATION OF 3-BETA,28-DIACETOXY-18-LUPEN-21-ONE WITH PEROXY ACIDS - A WAY TO DES-E-LUPANE DERIVATIVES, Collection of Czechoslovak Chemical Communications, 58(10), 1993, pp. 2505-2516
Oxidation of 3beta,28-diaectoxy-18-lupen-21-one (I) and its 18beta,19b
eta-epoxy derivative III with peracetic acid, catalyzed with strong ac
ids, proceeds with cleavage of the bond between C-19 and C-21 under fo
rmation of E-seco derivatives with hydroxyl and isobutyryl groups on C
-18 (spiro lactones V - VII and acid VIII). Oxidative removal of the i
sobutyryl fragment in spiro lactone VI by treatment with lead tetraace
tate leads to the tetranor derivative - keto lactone XI which in an al
kaline medium loses formaldehyde from C-17 to give des-E acid XVI.