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Stereocontrolled enantioselective total synthesis of the [2+2] quadrigemine alkaloids
- Author(s): Canham, SM
- Hafensteiner, BD
- Lebsack, AD
- May-Dracka, TL
- Nam, S
- Stearns, BA
- Overman, LE
- et al.
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2015.02.080Abstract
© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. Abstract A unified strategy for enantioselective total synthesis of all stereoisomers of the [2+2] family of quadrigemine alkaloids is reported. In this approach, two enantioselective intramolecular Heck reactions are carried out at the same time on precursors fashioned in four steps from either meso- or (+)-chimonanthine to form the two critical quaternary carbons of the peripheral cyclotryptamine rings of these products. Useful levels of catalyst control are realized in either desymmetrizing a meso precursor or controlling diastereoselectivity in elaborating C2-symmetric intermediates. None of the synthetic quadrigemines are identical with alkaloids isolated previously and referred to as quadrigemines A and E. In addition, we report improvements in our previous total syntheses of (+)- or (-)-quadrigemine C that shortened the synthetic sequence to 10 steps and provided these products in 2.2% overall yield from tryptamine.
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