Abstract
Total syntheses of (±)-21-oxogelsemine (3) and (±)-gelsemine (1) are described. Free radical cyclizations play important roles in constructing the tricyclic core (40 → 41) and oxindole (93 → 96) substructures of the target alkaloids, and an isomerization-cyclization strategy (101 → 102) was used to complete construction of the gelsemine cage. Observations made along the way include intramolecular 1,4- and 1,6-hydrogen atom transfers (64 → 65 and 40 → 47) and a free radical cyclization-fragmentation sequence (85 → 86 + 87). A retroaldol-aldol strategy for adjusting oxindole stereochemistry in gelsemine-like structures is also described (72 → 74 and 86 → 87).
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 6226-6241 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
| Volume | 119 |
| Issue number | 27 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1997 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- Chemistry(all)
- Biochemistry
- Colloid and Surface Chemistry
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Atarashi, S., Choi, J. K., Ha, D. C., Hart, D. J., Kuzmich, D., Lee, C. S., Ramesh, S., & Wu, S. C. (1997). Free radical cyclizations in alkaloid total synthesis: (±)-21- oxogelsemine and (±)-gelsemine. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 119(27), 6226-6241. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja970089h