Strychnos 1990 - 2004 - Crops for the Future
Strychnos 1990 - 2004 - Crops for the Future
Strychnos 1990 - 2004 - Crops for the Future
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Knight, S. D., L. E. Overman and G. Pairaudeau<br />
Syn<strong>the</strong>sis applications of cationic aza-cope rearrangements .28. Asymmetric total<br />
1995<br />
Journal of <strong>the</strong> American Chemical Society<br />
117(21): 5776-5788<br />
Abstract<br />
The first asymmetric total syn<strong>the</strong>ses of (-)-strychnine, ent-strychnine, and <strong>the</strong> Wieland-Gumlich<br />
aldehyde are described with full experimental details. The total syn<strong>the</strong>sis of (-)-strychnine was<br />
realized in 24 steps and 3% overall yield from (1R,4S)-(+)-4-hydroxy-2-cyclopentenyl acetate (28).<br />
This syn<strong>the</strong>sis fully controls <strong>the</strong> six stereogenic centers and <strong>for</strong>ms <strong>the</strong> C(20) double bond of (-)-<br />
strychnine with high diastereoselection (>20:1). In <strong>the</strong> first stage of <strong>the</strong> syn<strong>the</strong>sis, <strong>the</strong> (R)-<br />
cyclopentenylstannane 8 is prepared in nine steps and 30% overall yield (40% with one recycle of<br />
38) as summarized in Scheme 4. Palladium-catalyzed carbonylative coupling of 8 with <strong>the</strong> 2-<br />
iodoaniline derivative 7 provides enone 6, which is converted to <strong>the</strong> 2-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octane 5 in<br />
seven additional steps. This latter sequence proceeds in 36% overall yield (Scheme 6). The central<br />
step of <strong>the</strong> total syn<strong>the</strong>sis is aza-Cope-Mannich rearrangement of 5 which proceeds in 98% yield to<br />
<strong>for</strong>m <strong>the</strong> pentacyclic intermediate 4 (Scheme 7). In five additional steps 4 is converted to <strong>the</strong><br />
Wieland-Gumlich aldehyde 2, which is <strong>the</strong> ultimate precursor of (-)strychnine. A slight modification<br />
of this syn<strong>the</strong>sis strategy allowed ent-strychnine to be prepared and provided <strong>the</strong> first samples of this<br />
unnatural enantiomer <strong>for</strong> pharmacological studies (Scheme 8). The efficiency and conciseness of this<br />
syn<strong>the</strong>sis provide an important benchmark of <strong>the</strong> power of <strong>the</strong> aza-Cope rearrangement-Mannich<br />
reaction to solve <strong>for</strong>midable problems in alkaloid construction.<br />
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Abstract<br />
Kuehne, M. E., C. S. Brook, D. A. Frasier and F. Xu<br />
Syn<strong>the</strong>ses of strychnos-type and aspidospermatan-type alkaloids .7. Total syn<strong>the</strong>se<br />
1995<br />
Journal of Organic Chemistry<br />
60(6): 1864-1867<br />
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