A Palladium-Catalyzed Vinylcyclopropane (3 + 2) Cycloaddition Approach to the Melodinus Alkaloids

Goldberg, Alexander F. G.; Stoltz, Brian M.

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Goldberg, Alexander F. G.
Stoltz, Brian M.

KAUST Grant Number

KUS-11-006-02

Date

2011-08-19

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Abstract

A palladium-catalyzed (3+2) cycloaddition of a vinylcyclopropane and a β-nitrostyrene is employed to rapidly assemble the cyclopentane core of the Melodinus alkaloids. The ABCD ring system of the natural product family is prepared in six steps from commercially available materials.

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Goldberg AFG, Stoltz BM (2011) A Palladium-Catalyzed Vinylcyclopropane (3 + 2) Cycloaddition Approach to the Melodinus Alkaloids. Organic Letters 13: 4474–4476. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ol2017615.

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This publication is based on work supported by Award No. KUS-11-006-02, made by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). The authors wish to thank NTH-NIGMS (R01GM080269-01), Amgen, Abbott, Boehringer Ingelheim, and Caltech for financial support. A.G. gratefully acknowledges the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada for a PGS D scholarship. Christopher Henry, Hosea Nelson, Kristy Tran, Florian Vogt, and Scott Virgil (Caltech) are thanked for helpful guidance. Lawrence Henling and Dr. Michael Day (Caltech) are gratefully acknowledged for X-ray crystallographic structural determination. The Bruker KAPPA APEXII X-ray diffractometer was purchased via an NSF CRIF:MU award to the California Institute of Technology, CHE-0639094. The Varian 400 MHz NMR spectrometer was purchased via an NIH grant (RR027690).