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Construction of the Tetracyclic Framework of Sulfur-Containing Discorhabdin-Type Alkaloids
Qin Zhou1, Yong-Shuai Tao1, Jin-Bao Qiao1
1Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry & School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, 620 West Chang'an Ave, Xi'an, 710119, China.
Abstract:
Herein, we report an efficient synthetic method for constructing the tetracyclic scaffold of sulfur-containing discorhabdin-type alkaloids. The key to success is the BF3•Et2O-promoted dienone-phenol-type rearrangement/sulfur insertion cascade reaction, which converts the common and readily available N,O-acetal-bridged tetracyclic framework to the labile and synthetically challenging N,S-acetal-bridged tetracyclic framework in a single step. Additionally, the hypervalent iodine promoted intramolecular oxidative dearomatization terminated with amide and indium(III) acetate-facilitated radical cyclization were also essential elements in this study.
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