title: Synthesis of bridged azabicyclic structures via ring-closing olefin metathesis.
abstract: A new strategy for the facile synthesis of azabicyclo[m.n.1]alkenes (m = 3-5; n = 3, 2) has been developed that involves the ring-closing metathesis (RCM) reaction of cis-2,6-dialkenyl-N-acyl piperidine derivatives. The requisite 2,6-dialkenylpiperidines may be readily prepared in six steps starting from glutarimide (11) or three steps from 4-methoxypyridine (25). In one example that establishes the practical utility of the procedure, the functionalized 8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octane 32, which is a potential intermediate for the syntheses of various tropane alkaloids, was prepared. Additionally, a new route for the construction of the bridged tetrahydro-beta-carboline ring system 5 has been developed that features the ring-closing metathesis of the enyne 45 to construct the bridging ring in 46. This concise route to 46 also features a potentially general and useful procedure for the one-step preparation of a terminal alkyne from an ester function. Selective oxidation of the vinyl group in 46 afforded the unsaturated aldehyde 47, which may serve as a useful intermediate in syntheses of several Sarpagine alkaloids.
authors: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712, USA.
authors: Christopher E
authors: CE
authors: Neipp
authors: Stephen F
authors: SF
authors: Martin
mesh_terms: D000475:Alkenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D001372:Aza Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D001643:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis*
chemical_list: D000475:Alkenes; D001372:Aza Compounds; D001643:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds