A synthesis of the phenolic lipid, 3-[(Z)-pentadec-8-enyl] catechol, (15:1)-urushiol |
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Authors: | Tyman John H P Schofield Brian G Khor Choong H |
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Affiliation: | Department of Chemistry, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 3PH, UK |
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Abstract: | A synthesis of (15:1)-urushiol, urushiol monoene, 3-[(Z)-pentadec-8-enyl] catechol, 1,2-dihydroxy-3-[(Z)-pentadec-8-enyl] benzene, one of the toxic principles of Rhus toxicodendron and of Rhus vernicifera is described. 6-Chlorohexan-1-ol protected at the OH group with ethyl vinyl ether reacted with 2,3-dimethoxybenzaldehyde in the presence of lithium to give, after removal of the protective group with methanolic 4-toluenesulphonic acid, 1-(2,3-dimethoxyphenyl) heptane-1,7-diol. Catalytic hydrogenolysis in ethanol with palladium–carbon selectively afforded 7-(2,3-dimethoxyphenyl)heptane-1-ol accompanied by a small proportion of the 7-(3-methoxyphenyl)heptane-1-diol, formed by demethoxylation. Reaction of the dimethoxy compound with boron tribromide resulted in both bromination and demethylation to give 7-(2,3-dihydroxyphenyl) heptylbromide. This bromide in tetrahydrofuran (THF) containing hexamethylphosphoric triamide reacted with excess lithium oct-1-yne to give 3-(pentadec-8-enyl)catechol which, by catalytic hydrogenation in ethyl acetate containing quinoline, selectively formed the required cis product, 3-[(Z)-pentadec-8-enyl]catechol which was identical chromatographically and spectroscopically with urushiol monoene separated from the natural product. |
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Keywords: | Phenolic lipid Urushiol 3-Alkenylcatechol Rhus genus Synthesis Alkynes |
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