Concise and Stereodivergent Approach to Chromanone Lactones through Copper‐Catalyzed Asymmetric Vinylogous Addition of Siloxyfurans to 2‐Ester‐Substituted Chromones

Abstract

Vicinal oxygen-containing tetra-and tri-substituted stereocenters exist widely in chromanone lactone and tetrahydroxanthone natural products. Their enantioselective construction in a single step remains elusive and poses a formidable challenge for chemical synthesis. Here, we report the first copper(I)-catalyzed asymmetric vinylogous additions of siloxyfurans to 2ester-substituted chromones, which enable concise and enantioselective assembly of chromanone lactones. Both syn and anti adducts can be accessed with excellent diastereo-and enantioselectivity by judicious choice of the chiral ligands. Our approach allowed for the efficient synthesis of (À )-blennolide B with precise stereochemical control, which provides a formal synthesis of secalonic acid A.