SYNTHESIS OF ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL VIA 2-(SULFINYLMETHYL)CHROMANS

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AKKERMAN, JM [1 ]
KONING, HD [1 ]
HUISMAN, HO [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV AMSTERDAM,ORGAN CHEM LAB,AMSTERDAM 1004,NETHERLANDS
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JOURNAL OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY-PERKIN TRANSACTIONS 1 | 1979年 / 09期
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10.1039/p19790002124
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O62 [有机化学];
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070303 ; 081704 ;
摘要
2,5,7,8-Tetramethyl-2-[(phenylthio)methyl]chroman-6-ol, (6) was synthesized from trimethylhydroquinone (1) and 3-methyl-4-(phenylthio)buten-3-ol (12). Acetylation of (6) and subsequent oxidation gave 6-acetoxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl- 2-[(phenylsulphinyl)methyl]chroman (9). This was converted to the known α-tocopherol precursor 6-acetoxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethylchroman-2-carbaldehyde (4) by Pummerer reaction, hydrolysis, and reacetylation. An attempted more direct synthesis of α-tocopherol via alkylation of 6-(methoxymethoxy)-2,5, 7,8-tetramethyl-2-[(phenylsulphonyl)methyl]chroman (12) with hexahydrofarnesyl bromide led to ring opening and subsequent O-alkylation.
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