title: Total synthesis of (+/-)-psychotrimine.
abstract: new process for the union of anilines with tryptamine derivatives has been developed, furnishing C-3 quaternized pyrroloindoline architectures. This chemoselective coupling of a tryptamine with 1.2 equiv of 2-iodoaniline proceeds efficiently on a gram-scale using only the simple reagents N-iodosuccinimide and triethylamine. Using this new reaction, the complex natural product psychotrimine has been fashioned with a rare level of efficiency and practicality. From a readily available bromotryptamine, only four steps (41-45% overall isolated yield) are necessary to procure gram quantities of the natural product. Functional group manipulations, protecting group chemistry, and unnecessary redox fluctuations have been minimized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Newhouse
authors.forename: Phil S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Baran
mesh_terms: D026121:Indole Alkaloids / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D026121:Indole Alkaloids; C503380:psychotrimine