Parallel synthesis of natural product-like polyhydroxylated pyrrolidine and piperidine alkaloids

Mol Divers. 2011 Feb;15(1):203-14. doi: 10.1007/s11030-010-9255-4. Epub 2010 Jun 20.

Abstract

The preparation of natural product-like polyhydroxylated pyrrolidine and piperidine alkaloids using a combination of solid- and solution-phase organic synthesis is described. The key intermediates, enantiopure five- or six-membered tri-O-benzyl cyclic nitrones, were efficiently prepared on solid support from accessible chiral furanosides and pyranosides, respectively. The substituent diversity was achieved by a diastereoselective addition of a variety of Grignard reagents to the cyclic nitrones in solution-phase synthesis. All reaction steps and work-up procedures were modified to allow the use of automated equipment. A 36-membered demonstration library with three diversity elements (core, configuration, and substituent) was prepared in good yield and purity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alkaloids / chemical synthesis*
  • Alkaloids / chemistry*
  • Biological Products / chemistry*
  • Hydroxylation
  • Nitrogen Oxides / chemical synthesis
  • Nitrogen Oxides / chemistry
  • Piperidines / chemistry*
  • Pyrrolidines / chemistry*
  • Small Molecule Libraries / chemical synthesis
  • Small Molecule Libraries / chemistry
  • Solutions
  • Volatilization

Substances

  • Alkaloids
  • Biological Products
  • Nitrogen Oxides
  • Piperidines
  • Pyrrolidines
  • Small Molecule Libraries
  • Solutions
  • nitrones
  • piperidine
  • pyrrolidine