A bioinspired Ugi/Michael/aza-Michael cascade reaction in aqueous media: natural-product-like molecular diversity.
A bioinspired Ugi/Michael/aza-Michael cascade reaction in aqueous media: natural-product-like molecular diversity.
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10.1002/anie.201103567
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2011-09
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Soumava Santra;P. Andreana
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作者:
Soumava Santra;P. Andreana
The rapid construction of diverse and complex molecular architectures requires a milieu of chemical knowledge poised for undertaking synthetic challenges.[1–3] As an example, biologically relevant spirocyclic frameworks possessing quaternary carbon centers that assemble in a regio-and stereospecific manner from simple substrates have seen substantial advancements over the years.[4] In this light, multicomponent reactions (MCRs) that concomitantly involve cascade processes have emerged as powerful strategies for assembling higher-ordered structures.[5] These reactions can sequentially generate multiple stereocenters in a single transformation,[6] thus bypassing time-consuming and costly purification.[7] Ultimately, strategizing cascade processes from MCRs, in which the theme of constructing complex molecular architectures is engaged, provides a substantial challenge in modern-day organic chemistry. As a part of an ongoing research program toward the development of unique cascade reactions using MCRs to generate biologically relevant, diverse, small, and complex molecules, we were particularly interested in spirocyclicarchitecture-containing aza-and/or oxaspiro [4.5] decanes (1; Scheme 1).[8] Thus, we embarked on devising a synthetic strategy for the construction of Amaryllidaceae alkaloids (+)-plicamine (2),[9](+)-tazettine (3),[10](À)-galanthamine (4; Reminyl, Razadyne, Nivalin),[11] and Erythrina alkaloid (+)-erythratinone (5;[12] Scheme 1), as these and other family members exhibit anticholinergic, antitumor, anticancer, immunosuppressive, and analgesic properties.[13] In addition, members of this family are known to inhibit various cell-cycle progressions (eg, Go/G1 phase in tumor progression, G2/M phase in HIV-1), and have found applications in the therapeutic treatment of schizophrenia and Alzheimer s disease.[13]Compounds 2–5 all possess tetracyclic nitrogenous structures containing a 5, 6, 6-or 5, 7, 6-fused azaspiro cyclic core that underpins a quaternary carbon center, with 5 as the lone exception. In 1957, Barton proposed that all the Amaryllidaceae alkaloids were derived from the common bisphenol biosynthetic precursor norbelladine (6),[14] which is assembled