STEREOSELECTIVE TOTAL SYNTHESES OF (-)-DESOXOPROSOPININE AND (-)-DESOXOPROSOPHYLLINE - PALLADIUM(0)-CATALYZED INTRAMOLECULAR N-ALKYLATION FOR THE KEY PIPERIDINE RING FORMATION
K. Takao et al., STEREOSELECTIVE TOTAL SYNTHESES OF (-)-DESOXOPROSOPININE AND (-)-DESOXOPROSOPHYLLINE - PALLADIUM(0)-CATALYZED INTRAMOLECULAR N-ALKYLATION FOR THE KEY PIPERIDINE RING FORMATION, Tetrahedron, 50(19), 1994, pp. 5681-5704
Intramolecular N-alkylation of D-glucose-derived substrate 21E proceed
ed in an S(N)2' mode smoothly in the presence of a Pd(O) catalyst and
n-Bu(4)NI. The major cyclization product, a 2,6-dialkylated piperidine
22t, was effectively converted into the title alkaloids.