title: Further studies on synthesis of the 12,13-seco norditerpenoid alkaloids.
abstract: After a series of optimization for the reaction conditions (reagents, reaction temperature, etc.), treatment of the sulfonates 4, 8, 13 and 15 with 8% NaOH (room temperature, 24 h) via a semipinacol rearrangement afforded the corresponding C-nor compounds 5, 9, 12 and 16, as the major of a pair of epimer at C-16, to an excellent extent, in 95%, 92%, 100% and 90% yield, respectively. The 12,13-seco compounds 21 and 22 (23) were obtained in 20% and 60% yield, respectively, by treating 5 with Br(2)-glacial HOAc (room temperature, 24 h). Treatment of the C-nor compounds 5 or 6, 16 or 17, and 28 from 10 with SOCl(2)-anhydrous benzene (room temperature, overnight) afforded the 12,13-seco compounds 24, 26 and 30 in 70% or 100%, 40% and 66% yield, respectively. When treatment of the C-nor compound 29 from 9 under same conditions gave the 12,13-seco products 30, 31 and 32 in 33%, 26% and 20% yield. When treating 21 or 24, and 26 with 5% KOH in EtOH afforded the 12,13-seco compounds 25 and 27 quantitatively, respectively. The compound 31 converted to 30 quantitatively by treatment with Na(2)CO(3) in MeOH. All of the new compounds were isolated and fully characterized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry of Medicinal Natural Products, West China College of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Qiao-Hong
authors.initials: QH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Feng-Peng
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D013729:Terpenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D013729:Terpenes