A highly stereocontrolled route to 2-(2′-oxiranyl)piperidines and pyrrolidines: enantioselective synthesis of (+)-α-conhydrine
摘要:
The first enantio- and diastereoselective approach to both 2-(2'-oxiranyl)piperidines and to 2-(2'-oxiranyl)pyrrolidines is reported. The method relies on the Sharpless asymmetric epoxidation of allyl alcohols as the sole source of chirality, and involves as the key step the base-mediated cyclization of (alpha-aminoalkyl)oxiranes functionalized at the is an element of (or delta) position. The asymmetric synthesis of (+)-alpha-conhydrine illustrates the applicability of this strategy to the preparation of biologically active 2-(1-hydroxyalkyl)piperidine alkaloids. (c) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.