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Brett A Granger1, Ivan T Jewett1, Jeffrey D Butler1, Stephen F Martin1.
Abstract
A concise total synthesis of the complex indole alkaloid (±)-actinophyllic acid was accomplished by a sequence of reactions requiring only 10 steps from readily-available, known starting materials. The approach featured a Lewis acid-catalyzed cascade of reactions involving stabilized carbocations that delivered the tetracyclic core of the natural product in a single chemical operation. Optimal conversion of this key intermediate into (±)-actinophyllic acid required judicious selection of a protecting group strategy.Entities:
Keywords: Cascade Reaction; Iminium Ion; Mannich-type Reaction; Total Synthesis
Year: 2014 PMID: 24882888 PMCID: PMC4034156 DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2014.03.034
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Tetrahedron ISSN: 0040-4020 Impact factor: 2.457