Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States.
Org Lett. 2022 Mar 25;24(11):2160-2164. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c00448. Epub 2022 Mar 17.
We report the first enantioselective total synthesis and stereochemical assignment of (-)-psychotridine. The application of our diazene-directed assembly of enantiomerically enriched cyclotryptamines afforded a highly convergent synthesis of the pentameric alkaloid, allowing its detailed structural assignment. Highlights of the synthesis include the introduction of four quaternary stereocenters with complete stereochemical control in a single step via the photoextrusion of three molecules of dinitrogen from an advanced intermediate and metal-catalyzed C-H amination reactions in challenging settings.
我们报告了 (-)-psychotridine 的首次对映选择性全合成和立体化学构型确定。我们的 diazene 导向的手性富集环色胺组装方法应用于五聚体生物碱的高度汇聚合成,从而能够对其进行详细的结构确定。该合成的亮点包括通过从一个先进的中间体中光解三个氮气分子一步引入四个四级立体中心,并在具有挑战性的条件下通过金属催化的 C-H 胺化反应实现完全立体化学控制。