Preparation of enantioenriched quaternary centers and synthesis of complex alkaloids - Préparation de carbones quaternaires énantioenrichis et synthèse d'alcaloides complexes

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Classical syntheses of polycyclic alkaloids are often long and involve a large number of steps principally due to a sequential preparation of every cycle of the molecule. It is well established that one-pot multi-reactions (reaction cascades and reaction sequences) provide undeniable advantages over stepwise processes, such as economy of time, resource management, labor, and waste generation. In this vein, we will use a sequence Vilsmeier-Haack cyclization and azomethine ylide cycloaddition (V-H/3+2) that we developed recently to create 3 C-C bonds and 3 cycles in a single transformation, and use this strategy to synthesize daphnilactone B-type and yuzurimine-type alkaloids (never synthesized before), as well as Aspidosperma and Strychnos alkaloids (in 33 to 40% less steps than published non racemic syntheses). With such a rapid approach, many members of these families will be readily accessible, which will undoubtedly catch the attention of several synthetic chemists for the design, and of medicinal chemists for using these cores in drug development.