A highly efficient synthesis of the erythrina and B-homoerythrina skeleton by an AlMe3-mediated domino reaction
A highly efficient synthesis of the erythrina and B-homoerythrina skeleton by an AlMe3-mediated domino reaction
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DOI:
10.1002/anie.200460283
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发表时间:
2004-01-01
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16.6
通讯作者:
Tietze, LF
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作者:
El Bialy, SAA;Braun, H;Tietze, LF
The development of efficient and environmentally acceptable synthetic methods is an important task of modern chemistry. In this context the domino concept has proved to be very successful.[1] In domino reactions bonds and new functionalities are constructed, which, in turn, react further in subsequent steps under identical conditions to form new bonds and functionalities. The larger the number of bonds formed and the higher the complexity of the product is the greater is the quality of a domino reaction. A plethora of twostep domino reactions have been reported, but three-step transformations are the exception. Here we describe a novel domino reaction for the construction of three bonds in sequential steps that allows efficient access to the skeleton of the erythrina and B-homoerythrina alkaloids. The erythrina alkaloids [2] such as erysodine (1) are a widespread, structurally interesting class of natural products with extensive biological activity.[3] Many compounds of this family exhibit curare-like activity as well as hypotensive, sedative, and CNS depressant properties.[4]The retrosynthesis of the skeleton of the erythrina and B-homoerythrina alkaloids 2a and 2b within the context of the domino concept leads to the amine 5a and the cyclohexene derivatives 6a and 6b via the N-acyliminium ions 3a and 3b and the metalated amides 4a and 4b (Scheme 1). The intermediate N-acyliminium ions 3 could be formed by an intramolecular addition of an aluminum complex of the primary carboxamide [5] to the enol acetate moiety in 4 with subsequent elimination of acetic acid. The aluminum complex might be accessible in situ by reaction of the primary amine 5 with the ester function of the enol acetate 6.