Synthesis of the phthalide isoquinoline alkaloids (-)-egenine, (-)-corytensine, and (-)-bicuculline by asymmetric carbonyl addition of chiral dipole-stabilized organometallics
作者:Kathleen S. Rein、Robert E. Gawley
DOI:10.1021/jo00004a041
日期:1991.2
The asymmetric addition of metalated [(methylenedioxy)isoquinolyl]oxazolines is 100% selective for the erythro (alpha-hydroxybenzyl)isoquinoline diastereomers, with 2:1 selectivity of the two possible erythro stereoisomers. Enrichment to 100% ee after removal of the auxiliary and conversion to (-)-bicuculline and (+)-bicuculline diol establish the absolute configuration of the major addition product. Inversion of the C-9 hydroxyl affords entry into the threo series as well. The asymmetric carbonyl addition was used to synthesize, for the first time, the phthalide-isoquinoline hemiacetals corytensine and egenine, confirming the previously assigned structures and absolute configurations, and establishing the identity of egenine with decumbensine and of corytensine with epi-alpha-decumbensine.