Enantioselective Total Synthesis of Cepharatines via Bioinspired Ring Reconstruction

J Org Chem. 2022 Jan 21;87(2):1065-1073. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c02371. Epub 2021 Nov 30.

Abstract

We describe enantioselective total syntheses of cepharatines A-D, members of the hasubanan alkaloid family, which feature an unusual tetracyclic skeleton including an azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane motif. A key reaction is a regio-divergent oxidative phenolic coupling reaction that affords the tricyclic core structure of hasubanan with different substitution patterns on the A-ring, including the all-carbon quaternary stereogenic center at C13, in a single step. The characteristic tetracyclic azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane motif was constructed by means of a bioinspired cascade reaction involving the retro-aza-Michael reaction/hemiaminal formation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alkaloids*
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Alkaloids