Abstract |
An efficient short total synthesis of benzo[c]phenanthridine alkaloids including oxyavicine, oxynitidine, and oxysanguinarine is described. Thus, N-methyl-o-bromobenzaldimines 1 b-d undergo regioselective cyclization with 4-(benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)but-3-yn-1- ol (2 b) in the presence of [Ni(cod)(2)] (cod=1,5-cyclooctadiene). In situ oxidation of the resultant isoquinolinium salts gives isoquinolinone derivatives 5 b-d with benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl substitution at the C(3) atom and a (CH(2))(2) OH group at the C(4) atom. Later, oxidation of the alcohol group in 5 b-d to the aldehyde moiety followed by acid-catalyzed cyclization and dehydration completes the total syntheses to give oxyavicine, oxynitidine, and oxysanguinarine in 67, 65, and 60 % yields, respectively. The synthesis requires four steps from o-bromobenzaldehyde derivatives. Transformations of these alkaloids to the other alkaloids in this family are also discussed herein.
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Authors | Rajendra Prasad Korivi, Chien-Hong Cheng |
Journal | Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)
(Chemistry)
Vol. 16
Issue 1
Pg. 282-7
(Jan 04 2010)
ISSN: 1521-3765 [Electronic] Germany |
PMID | 19904781
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Alkaloids
- Alkynes
- Hydrocarbons, Halogenated
- Imines
- Isoquinolines
- Nickel
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Topics |
- Alkaloids
(chemical synthesis, chemistry)
- Alkynes
(chemistry)
- Catalysis
- Crystallography, X-Ray
- Cyclization
- Hydrocarbons, Halogenated
(chemistry)
- Imines
(chemistry)
- Isoquinolines
(chemical synthesis, chemistry)
- Nickel
(chemistry)
- Oxidation-Reduction
- Stereoisomerism
- Structure-Activity Relationship
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