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Facile Preparation of 2Z,4E-Dienamides by the Olefination of Electron-deficient Alkenes with Allyl Acetate
Published on: June 21, 2017
Structural diversification of the aminobicyclo[4.3.0]nonane skeleton using alkynylsilyl-derived allylic
Mohamed A B Mostafa1, Angus E McMillan1, Andrew Sutherland1
1WestCHEM, School of Chemistry, The Joseph Black Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK. Andrew.Sutherland@glasgow.ac.uk.
Abstract:
The amino substituted bicyclo[4.3.0]nonane is a molecular scaffold found in a wide range of natural products and medicinal agents. Despite this, synthetic methods for the general preparation of this structural motif are sparse. Here we evaluate a diastereoselective approach for the preparation of vinylsilyl derived aminobicyclo[4.3.0]nonanes using a one-pot multi-bond forming process involving a Pd(ii)-catalysed Overman rearrangement, a Ru(ii)-catalysed ring closing enyne metathesis reaction, followed by a hydrogen bonding directed Diels-Alder reaction. We show that a benzyldimethylsilyl-substituted alkene analogue is amenable to further functionalisation and the late stage generation of diverse sp3-rich, drug-like aminobicyclo[4.3.0]nonane scaffolds with up to six stereogenic centres.
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