A concise asymmetric total synthesis of aspidophytine.
An expedient asymmetric total synthesis of aspidophytine is reported. A highly convergent strategy involving the sequential annulation of vinyl iodide 5 with indole 6 exploits varying modes of indole reactivity to provide aspidophytine in 23% over six steps from 5.
Department of Chemistry and The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, USA. kcn@scripps.edu
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Nicolaou
Stephen M
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Dalby
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Majumder
D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006576:Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D026121:Indole Alkaloids / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D007211:Indoles / Q000737:chemistry; D007783:Lactones / Q000737:chemistry; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D014753:Vinyl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry
D006576:Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings; D026121:Indole Alkaloids; D007211:Indoles; D007783:Lactones; D014753:Vinyl Compounds; C476906:aspidophytine