title: An efficient synthesis of (+/-)-Lycoricidine featuring a Stille-IMDAF cycloaddition cascade.
abstract: [reaction: see text] A highly efficient total synthesis of (+/-)-Lycoricidine is described. The synthesis features the ready preparation of the Lycoricidine skeleton by a Stille-IMDAF cycloaddition cascade. The resulting cycloadduct is then used for the stereocontrolled installation of the other functionality present in the C-ring of the target molecule.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA.
authors.forename: Hongjun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Padwa
mesh_terms: D047151:Amaryllidaceae Alkaloids / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D003500:Cyclization; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010617:Phenanthridines / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D047151:Amaryllidaceae Alkaloids; D010617:Phenanthridines; C500283:lycoricidine