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    Synthesis 2019; 51(21): 3981-3988
    DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1690620
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    © Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

    A Metathetic Approach to [5/5/6] Aza-Tricyclic Core of Dendrobine, Kopsanone, and Lycopalhine A Type of Alkaloids

    Authors

    • Sambasivarao Kotha

    • Sunil Pulletikurti


    We are thankful to the Science and Engineering Research Board (EMR/2015/002053), New Delhi and CSIR [02(0272)/16/EMR-II], New Delhi for financial support. SP thanks UGC, New Delhi for financial support and the award of a SRF.
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    Received: 18 July 2019

    Accepted after revision: 07 August 2019

    Publication Date:
    13 September 2019 (online)


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    Abstract

    A concise synthetic approach to [5/5/6] tricyclic pyrrolidine core of dendrobine is reported. This methodology relies on the construction of β-hydroxylactams by NaBH4-I2 reduction followed by reaction of allylsilane with the aid of Lewis acid to generate alkenyl lactams in good yields. Further, ring-opening metathesis (ROM) followed by ring-closing metathesis (RCM) were used to assemble the [5/5/6] aza-tricyclic skeleton of dendrobine. This short synthetic route has been expanded to assemble tricyclic [5/5/8] system with pentenylboronic acid.

    Key words

    dendrobine - [5/5/6] aza-tricyclic - metathesis - allylation - NOE - BF3·OEt2

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