General Strategy for the Synthesis of Antirhine Alkaloids: Divergent Total Syntheses of (±)-Antirhine, (±)-18,19-Dihydroantirhine, and Their 20-Epimers

Cheolwoo Bae; Eunjoon Park; Cheon Gyu Cho; Cheol Hong Cheon

doi:10.1021/acs.orglett.0c00544

General Strategy for the Synthesis of Antirhine Alkaloids: Divergent Total Syntheses of (±)-Antirhine, (±)-18,19-Dihydroantirhine, and Their 20-Epimers

Cheolwoo Bae, Eunjoon Park, Cheon Gyu Cho, Cheol Hong Cheon

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A general synthetic strategy for antirhine alkaloids was developed in this study. The cyanide-catalyzed imino-Stetter reaction of ethyl 2-aminocinnamate and 4-bromopyridine-2-carboxaldehyde afforded the corresponding indole-3-acetic acid derivative. Subsequent formation of the six-membered C ring followed by trans-selective installation of the two-carbon unit at C-15 provided rapid access to the key intermediate. Stereoselective installation of substituents at C-20 allowed the total syntheses of (±)-antirhine, (±)-18,19-dihydroantirhine, and their 20-epimers, all of the known natural products in the antirhine family.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2354-2358
Number of pages	5
Journal	Organic Letters
Volume	22
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.0c00544
Publication status	Published - 2020 Mar 20

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