Bufadienolides. 32. Selenium Dioxide Dehydrogenation of 14-Dehydrobufalin

George Pettit, Yoshiaki Kamano, Masuo Inoue, Yoshihisa Komeichi, Luigi R. Nassimbeni, Margaret L. Niven

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Abstract

Unlike digitoxigenin acetate (1), bufalin acetate (5a), resibufogenin acetate (6a), and cinobufagin acetate (6b) were found to be resistant to selenium dioxide hydroxylation (e.g., 1 → 2). However, under similar conditions selenium dioxide was found to dehydrogenate 14-dehydrobufalin (7a) to 3β-hydroxy-5β-bufa-8,14,20,22-tetraenolide (8a). An analogous dehydrogenation reaction was observed by employing 14-dehydrobufalin acetate (7b → 8b). The structure of tetraene 8 was confirmed by dehydration of alcohol 10 to yield the same tetraene (8b). In turn, the structure of alcohol 10 prepared from α-epoxide 9 was substantiated by an X-ray crystallographic study of o-nitrobenzoate derivative 11.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1503-1506
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Organic Chemistry
Volume47
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 1982

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Organic Chemistry

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