Tetrahedron Letters

Stereoselective synthesis of (+)-radicamine B

G Shankaraiah, RSC Kumar, B Poornima, KS Babu

Index: Shankaraiah; Sateesh Chandra Kumar; Poornima; Babu, K. Suresh Tetrahedron Letters, 2011 , vol. 52, # 38 p. 4885 - 4887

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Abstract

Abstract A simple and efficient stereoselective synthesis of naturally occurring pyrrolidine alkaloid, radicamine B has been accomplished in 13 steps from the commercially available starting materials with an overall yield of 9.75%. The synthesis utilizes Sharpless asymmetric epoxidation and Horner–Wadsworth–Emmons (HWE) olefination as key steps.