Divergent Total Syntheses to Azafluor­anthene and Dehydroaporphine Alkaloids

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

E-ISSN: 1099-0690|1434-193X|28|6324-6332

ISSN: 1434-193x

Source: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, Vol.1434-193X, Iss.28, 2015-10, pp. : 6324-6332

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Abstract

AbstractFacile divergent total syntheses for azafluoranthene and dehydroaporphine alkaloids have been successfully developed. A common intermediate, a biarylsulfonamide‐protected amino aldehyde, underwent either a cascade or a stepwise cyclization to furnish a tetracyclic skeleton related to the azafluoranthene alkaloids. Natural products, triclisine and telitoxine, were prepared to illustrate the use of this approach. Subsequent C‐homologation of the aldehyde moiety on the same intermediate by means of a Wittig reaction allowed the synthesis of aporphine alkaloids, as exemplified by the preparation of dehydronornuciferine. This synthetic approach could be applicable to the syntheses of other azafluoranthene‐related as well as aporphine‐related alkaloids.