Modular Syntheses of Phenanthroindolizidine Natural Products

Young In Jo, Martin D. Burke, Cheol Hong Cheon*

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    Abstract

    A highly concise strategy for the total synthesis of phenanthroindolizidines was developed. The one-pot iterative Suzuki-Miyaura reaction of aryl boronic acids with ortho-bromoaryl N-methyliminodiacetate (MIDA) boronate followed by a second Suzuki-Miyaura reaction with a suitable pyridyl bromide provided ortho-aza-terphenyls. Subsequent saturation of the triple bond, treatment with mesyl chloride, and reduction of the resulting dihydroindolizidinium ring afforded the hexahydroindolizines. A final vanadium-catalyzed oxidative electrocyclization provided the desired alkaloids in only three column-separation operations.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)4201-4204
    Number of pages4
    JournalOrganic Letters
    Volume21
    Issue number11
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2019 Jun 7

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    © 2019 American Chemical Society.

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Biochemistry
    • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
    • Organic Chemistry

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