作者:Christian Stevens、Norbert De Kimpe
DOI:10.1021/jo00053a025
日期:1993.1
Stenusine [1-ethyl-3-(2-methylbutyl)piperidine], the spreading agent of Stenus comma, was synthesized by a six-step sequence in 21 % overall yield from acetaldehyde. Acetaldehyde was converted into the corresponding N-tert-butyl aldimine, which was sequentially alkylated via its 1-azaallylic anion with 1-bromo-2-methylbutane and 1-bromo-3-chloropropane. The resulting delta-chloro aldimine was hydrolyzed into the delta-chloro aldehyde, which was converted into the corresponding N-ethyl aldimine. The latter labile delta-chloro aldimine was cyclized with lithium aluminum hydride to afford stenusine. The 1-tert-butyl analogue of stenusine was synthesized using an analogous route.