Total synthesis of natural and unnatural lamellarins with saturated and unsaturated D-rings

…, T Petchmanee, P Sahakitpichan…

Index: Ploypradith, Poonsakdi; Petchmanee, Thaninee; Sahakitpichan, Poolsak; Litvinas, Nichole D.; Ruchirawat, Somsak Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2006 , vol. 71, # 25 p. 9440 - 9448

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Abstract

Twenty-eight natural and unnatural lamellarins with either a saturated or an unsaturated D- ring were synthesized according to our developed synthetic route. The key step involved the Michael addition/ring closure (Mi-RC) of the benzyldihydroisoquinoline and α- nitrocinnamate derivatives, which provided the 2-carboethoxypyrrole intermediates in moderate to good yields (up to 78% yield). Subsequent hydrogenolysis/lactonization ...