2012 Volume 60 Issue 8 Pages 1088-1091
Here, we describe the first total synthesis of hydroxyl-α- and hydroxyl-β-sanshool, which involves Suzuki–Miyaura coupling (SMC). Hydroxy-α-sanshool (1) was synthesized by SMC of bromoalkyne 4 with boronate 3 followed by (Z)-selective reduction of the triple bond in the coupling product. Hydroxy-β-sanshool (2) was synthesized by regio- and (E)-selective conversion of 4 to iodoalkene 11 followed by SMC with 3.