Total synthesis of (±)-isophellibiline

Raymond L. Funk, Johannes Belmar

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Abstract

The total synthesis of (±)-isophellibiline is described. This represents the first synthesis of a member of the nonaromatic homoerythrinan family of alkaloids. The tetracyclic ring system of the natural product was quickly assembled by a strategy that features a retrocycloaddition/cycloaddition reaction of amidodioxin, an intramolecular Heck reaction and a 6π-electrocyclic ring closure of a dienoic acid.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)176-178
Number of pages3
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume53
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 11 2012

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Biochemistry
  • Drug Discovery
  • Organic Chemistry

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