Synthesis and transannular Diels–Alder reaction of a 13-membered macrocyclic triene having a tetrasubstituted enol ether as dienophile

Abstract
The syntheses of the acyclic triene transtranscis27 and transtranstrans31 are described. Macrocyclization and concomitant transannular Diels–Alder reaction were performed with the chloride derivative obtained from the transtranscis triene alcohol 27 yielding a mixture of the tricyclic compounds transsyntrans33 and cissyncis34. On the other hand, macrocyclization of the chloride derived from transtranstrans triene 31 was not successful. Keywords: transannular process, Diels–Alder reaction, macrocyclic triene, macrocyclization, tricyclic compounds, organic synthesis.