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A Concise Total Synthesis of (−)-Mesembrine

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posted on 2016-10-10, 00:00 authored by Lu-Ning Wang, Qi Cui, Zhi-Xiang Yu
A concise total synthesis of mesembrine (four steps from known compound) was achieved both racemically and asymmetrically. Two key reactions were used here. One is the Rh­(I)-catalyzed [5 + 1] cycloaddition of vinylcyclopropane 3c and CO. The other one is Buchwald’s Pd-catalyzed coupling reaction that coupled β,γ-cyclohexenone 2c with aryl bromide 5 (using dppe ligand for racemic or (S)-Antphos ligand for asymmetric synthesis) to give γ,γ-disubstituted α,β-cyclohexenone 1c. Finally, aza-Michael addition converted 1c to mesembrine.

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