Copper-Catalyzed Radical Cyclization To Access 3-Hydroxypyrroloindoline: Biomimetic Synthesis of Protubonine A
作者:Xu Deng、Kangjiang Liang、Xiaogang Tong、Ming Ding、Dashan Li、Chengfeng Xia
DOI:10.1021/ol501287x
日期:2014.6.20
An unprecedented copper-catalyzed intramolecular radical cyclization was developed for the synthesis of 3-hydroxypyrroloindoline skeletons in excellent yields. The 3-hydroxyl group was introduced by trapping the radical intermediate with molecular oxygen or TEMPO. This process represents a unique radical oxidation pathway for tryptamine/tryptophan derivatives and allows a rapid biomimetic synthesis of natural product protubonine A.