title: Total syntheses of (+/-)-cis-trikentrin A and (+/-)-cis-trikentrin B via electrocyclic ring closures of 2,3-divinylpyrrolines.
abstract: [Structure: see text] A convergent and versatile strategy for the diastereoselective syntheses of (+/-)-cis-trikentrin A and B in 10 and 12 steps, respectively, from commercially available N-BOC-2-pyrrolidinone is described. The key step in each of the total syntheses is the construction of the central benzene ring via a facile 6pi-electrocyclic ring closure of an appropriately substituted 2,3-divinylpyrroline, in turn, readily available by a Stille coupling reaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA.
authors.forename: Raymond J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Huntley
authors.forename: Raymond L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Funk
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003500:Cyclization; D026121:Indole Alkaloids / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011161:Porifera / Q000737:chemistry; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D026121:Indole Alkaloids; D011758:Pyrroles; C519345:trikentrin A; C506843:trikentrin B; C013231:pyrroline