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RESEARCH PRODUCT

‘One-Pot’ Synthesis of Raumacline from Ajmaline

Joachim StöckigtSusanne Endress

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ChemistryAlkaloidOrganic ChemistryOne-pot synthesisRiboflavinBiochemistryCatalysisInorganic Chemistrychemistry.chemical_compoundAjmalineRaumaclineBiotransformationYield (chemistry)Drug DiscoverymedicineHemiacetalOrganic chemistryPhysical and Theoretical Chemistrymedicine.drug

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For the alkaloid raumacline (2), which is a biotransformation product of ajmaline (1) in Rauwolfia serpentina cell cultures, an efficient ‘one-pot’ synthesis was developed using a NaBH4/riboflavin/light-mediated transformation of 1 into 2 with a total yield of 86%.

https://doi.org/10.1002/hlca.19930760713