Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (+)-Nocardioazine B

J Org Chem. 2018 Dec 7;83(23):14507-14517. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b02329. Epub 2018 Nov 9.

Abstract

In this paper, we report an enantioselective total synthesis of (+)-nocardioazine B, a prenylated hexahydropyrrolo[2,3- b]indole (HPI) alkaloid with a central 2,5-diketopiperazine (DKP) ring. The key step in our synthetic route is a copper-catalyzed sequential arylation-alkylation of o-haloanilide derivatives. Based on this transformation, the construction of C3 all-carbon quaternary stereocenters presented in the HPI systems was achieved with high yields and excellent diastereoselectivity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't