molecules Article Hydroboration-Oxidation of (±)-(1α,3α,3aβ,6aβ) -1,2,3,3a,4,6a-Hexahydro-1,3-pentalenedimethanol and Its O-Protected Derivatives: Synthesis of New Compounds Useful for Obtaining (iso)Carbacyclin Analogues and X-ray Analysis of the Products Constantin I. Tănase 1,* ID , Florea G. Cocu 1, Miron Teodor Căproiu 2, Constantin Drăghici 2 and Sergiu Shova 3 1 National Institute for Chemical-Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Department of bioactive substances and pharmaceutical technologies, 112 Vitan Av., 031299, Bucharest-3, Romania;
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[email protected]; Tel.: +40-21-321-2117; Fax: +40-21-322-2917 Received: 22 October 2017; Accepted: 16 November 2017; Published: 24 November 2017 Abstract: Hydroboration-oxidation of 2α,4α-dimethanol-1β,5β-bicyclo[3.3.0]oct-6-en dibenzoate (1) gave alcohols 2 (symmetric) and 3 (unsymmetric) in ~60% yield, together with the monobenzoate diol 4a (37%), resulting from the reduction of the closer benzoate by the intermediate alkylborane. The corresponding alkene and dialdehyde gave only the triols 8 and 9 in ~1:1 ratio. By increasing the reaction time and the temperature, the isomerization of alkylboranes favours the un-symmetrical triol 9. The PDC oxidation of the alcohols gave cleanly the corresponding ketones 5 and 6 and the deprotection of the benzoate groups gave the symmetrical ketone 14, and the cyclic hemiketal 15, all in high yields.