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Total synthesis of the tylophora alkaloids rusplinone, 13aα-secoantofine, and antofine using a multicatalytic oxidative aminochlorocarbonylation/Friedel–Crafts …

LM Ambrosini, TA Cernak, TH Lambert

Index: Ambrosini, Lisa M.; Cernak, Tim A.; Lambert, Tristan H. Tetrahedron, 2010 , vol. 66, # 26 p. 4882 - 4887

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Abstract

A rapid synthetic approach to the tylophora alkaloids antofine and 13aα-secoantofine is presented that makes use of a multicatalytic oxidative aminochlorocarbonylation/Friedel– Crafts reaction as the key step. This reaction, along with a one-pot, three-step telescoped process offers a three or four-pot sequence to access the title compounds in high overall yield.