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Total Synthesis of (±) Neofinaconitine David Y. Gin, JACS, 2006 , 128, 8734–8735 1 1) TBSOTf, NEt 3 2) KOH, EtOH 3) B 4) H 2 , Pd/C 5) MeNHOMe HCl, AlCl 3 6) TBAF 7) HBr/AcOH 8) Vinylmagnesiumbromide 9) KHMDS, TBSOTf A 2-9 C O MeO OTIPS + What is a key orbital feature of the cyclopropene that facilitates this transformation? Draw a transition state to explain the selectivity of the reaction on steric grounds! TBSO OTIPS MeO TBSO MeO OTIPS OMe O P EtO O EtO B MeO Br TBSO H dr: 1:1.6 Significant HOMO portion on the cyclopropene sp 3 - carbon! secondary orbital interaction possible, endo- selective! This orientation of all possible con- formations is least sterically demanding, leading to regioselectivity! minor diasteromer, separated after step 5 (39% over 5 steps) TBSO MeO OTIPS 2) Hydrolysis of silyl enol ether to ketone 3) HWE-olefination (not diastereoselective) 4) Hydrogenation of the alkene 5) Conversion of methyl ester to Weinreb amide 6) TIPS deprotection 7) exo-methylene generation 8) Weinreb ketone synthesis 9) TBS-enol ether formation MeO OH 2 Br O N MeO Me Step 7:

Transcript of TotalSynthesisof(±)Neofinaconitine David Y. Gin, JACS...

Total Synthesis of (±) NeofinaconitineDavid Y. Gin, JACS, 2006, 128, 8734–8735

11) TBSOTf, NEt3

2) KOH, EtOH3) B4) H2, Pd/C5) MeNHOMe HCl, AlCl36) TBAF7) HBr/AcOH8) Vinylmagnesiumbromide9) KHMDS, TBSOTf

A

2-9

C

O

MeOOTIPS

+

What is a key orbital feature of the cyclopropenethat facilitates this transformation?Draw a transition state to explain the selectivity ofthe reaction on steric grounds!

TBSO

OTIPS

MeO

TBSO

MeO OTIPS

OMe

O

PEtO

O

EtOB

MeO

Br

TBSO

H

dr: 1:1.6

Significant HOMOportion on thecyclopropene sp3-carbon! secondaryorbital interactionpossible, endo-selective!

This orientationof all possible con-formations is leaststerically demanding,leading to regioselectivity!minor diasteromer,

separated after step 5(39% over 5 steps)

TBSO

MeO OTIPS

2) Hydrolysis of silyl enol ether to ketone3) HWE-olefination (not diastereoselective)4) Hydrogenation of the alkene5) Conversion of methyl ester to Weinreb amide6) TIPS deprotection7) exo-methylene generation8) Weinreb ketone synthesis9) TBS-enol ether formation

MeO OH2

Br

O

NMeO

MeStep 7:

10 10) SnCl4, MS 4Å

D

11-14

E

11) OsO4, NMO then Pb(OAc)412) DBU13) Tf2NH (pKa ca 0.3 in MeCN)14) CAN, H2O, then MsCl, NEt3

What important substituent of bicycle C is crucialto the diastereoselectivity of this reaction?

C +EtN

O

OMe

O

Br

MeO

Br

N

H

CO2MeO

Et

Br

H

O

OMeO

NEtO

MeO2CO

Br

OMeO

O

N

Br

O

CO2Me

H

Et

MeO

Br

TBSO

H

EtN O

OMe

OBr

Bromine shields otherside of bicylce, leadingto formation of D in87% yield!

11) Dihydroxylation + diol cleavage to ketone12) Bromide elimination to enone13) Transannular Mannich-cascade14) Oxidation to allyic cation, water quench,mesylation and subseqent elimination;

Mechanisms of steps 13+14 see below!

15-1815) AIBN, Bu3SnH16) TMSOTf, NEt317) PhSeCl18) NaIO4, H2O

19-23

19) H2, Pd/C20) excess NaBH421) t-BuOK, MeI22) LiBH423) CrO3, 0.5N H2SO4

E

OMeO

NEtO

MeO2CO

HO

H

MeO

NEtHOO

HO

G

OMe

OMe

H

15) Radical generation at the bromine position,1,4-addition onto enone16) TMS enol ether formation17) -Selenylation of silyl enol ether18) Selenoxide elemination with concomittant1,4-addition of water to putative strained bridge-head enone

MeO

NEtO

MeO2CO

H

SeOPh

O

syn-Elimination

OMeO

NEtO

MeO2CO

HStep 18:

O

19) Enone hydrogenation to ketone20) Stereoselective reduction of both ketones21) Methylation of both secondary alcohols22) Ester reduction23) Decarboxylative hydroxylation to accesstertiary alcohol (Can. J. Chem 2006, 84, 1167)

OMeO

NEtO

MeO2CO

Step 15:

24-2624) LAH25) H, DMAP, NEt326) Zn, HCl

G

H

NO2 O

Cl

MeO

NEtO

HO

OMe

OMe

H

ONH2

(±) Neofinaconitine

24) Reduction of amide to amine25) Acylation of tertiary alcohol26) Reduction to aniline

OMeO

O

N

Br

O

CO2Me

H

EtN

H

CO2MeO

Et

Br

H

O

OMeO H

B

N

H

CO2MeO

Et

Br

O

OMeOH

H

H

HB

Iminium/ tetra-hydro pyrane

formationD

Tf2NHTransannular

Mannich reaction

CAN

Mechanisms for steps 13 and 14

OMeO

O

N

Br

O

CO2Me

H

Et

Allylic cation getsquenched by water,

alcohol gets mesylated

H2O, MsCl

O

N

Br

O CO2Me

H

EtOMs

OHOMe

Elimination

OMeO

O

N

Br

O

CO2Me

H

Et

E

OMeO

NEtO

MeO2CO

Br

rotate aroundthis bond for

alternative drawing