The first total synthesis of anominine has been achieved, and the absolute configuration of the product has been determined. The key features include the development of a new, highly efficient organocatalyzed method for the asymmetric synthesis of Wieland-Miescher ketone building blocks, an unusual selenoxide [2,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement, and a ZrCl(4)-catalyzed indole coupling as well as several chemoselective transformations controlled by the structurally congested nature of the bicyclic core.
作者:Ming Bian、Zhen Wang、Xiaochun Xiong、Yu Sun、Carlo Matera、K. C. Nicolaou、Ang Li
DOI:10.1021/ja302765m
日期:2012.5.16
A divergent strategy for the total syntheses of the indole terpenoid anominine (1) and its natural congener tubingensin A (2) has been developed. The common intermediate 11 bearing all of the required stereogenic centers for both natural products was first assembled by employing a Ueno-Stork radical cyclization and a Sc(OTf)(3)-mediated Mukaiyama aldol reaction to form the key C-C bonds in a stereocontrolled manner. The route to anominine features a radical deoxygenation followed by an efficient side-chain installation, while the path to tubingensin A exploits a CuOTf-promoted 6 pi-electrocyclization/aromatization sequence to forge the central region of the pentacyclic scaffold.