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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Total Synthesis of Phenanthroindolizidine Alkaloids by Combining Iodoaminocyclization with Free Radical Cyclization

Till OpatzGong-qing LiuMarcel Reimann

subject

IndolesMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyPyrrolidinesFree RadicalsChemistry OrganicStereoisomerism010402 general chemistry01 natural sciencesRadical cyclizationStructure-Activity RelationshipAlkaloidsOrganic chemistry010405 organic chemistryChemistryOrganic ChemistryIndolizinesTemperatureTotal synthesisStereoisomerismNuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopyPhenanthrenesIsoquinolines0104 chemical sciencesCyclizationYield (chemistry)Phenanthrolines

description

A concise and modular synthesis of phenanthroindolizidine alkaloids was achieved by combining iodoaminocylization with a free radical cyclization approach. The route described allowed the preparation of (±)-tylophorine, (±)-antofine, and (±)-deoxypergularinine in six steps. When commercially available l-prolinol was used as a chiral building block, (S)-(+)-tylophorine was also synthesized in 49% yield and >99% ee over five linear steps.

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.6b01161