Publications by Cyril Piemontesi

Synthesis of 3-Acyloxyindolenines by TiCl3-Mediated Reductive Cyclization of 2-(ortho-Nitroaryl)-Substituted Enol Esters

Cyril Piemontesi, Qian Wang, Jieping Zhu, Dina Boyarskaya, Alberto Ongaro

In the presence of TiCl3, the reductive cyclization of tetrasubstituted enol esters bearing a 2-(ortho-nitroaryl) substituent affords 3-acyloxy-2,3-disubstituted indolenines in good yields. A domino process involving the partial reduction of nitro to a nit ...

2022

Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (+)-Alstilobanine C, (+)-Undulifoline, and (-)-Alpneumine H

Cyril Piemontesi, Nicolas David Gaeng, Qian Wang, Jieping Zhu, Guang Li

We report herein the enantioselective total synthesis of three monoterpene indole alkaloids, namely, (+)-alstilobanine C, (+)-undulifoline, and (-)-alpneumine H. The key features of our synthesis include: a) introduction of chirality via enantioselective d ...

Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH2021

TiCl3-Mediated Synthesis of 2,3,3-Trisubstituted Indolenines: Total Synthesis of (+)-1,2-Dehydroaspidospermidine, (+)-Condyfoline, and (-)-Tubifoline

Cyril Piemontesi, Qian Wang, Jieping Zhu, Bastien Delayre

2,3,3-Trisubstituted indolenine constitutes an integral part of many biologically important monoterpene indole alkaloids. We report herein an unprecedented access to this skeleton by a TiCl3-mediated reductive cyclization of tetrasubstituted alkenes bearin ...

Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH2020

Stereoselective Total Synthesis of Eburnane-Type Alkaloids Enabled by Conformation-Directed Cyclization and Rearrangement

Cyril Piemontesi, Qian Wang, Jieping Zhu, Guang Li

Controlling the cis C20/C21 relative stereochemistry remains an unsolved issue in the synthesis of eburnane-type indole alkaloids. Provided herein is a simple solution to this problem by developing a unified and diastereoselective synthesis of four represe ...

Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH2019

Enantioselective total synthesis of (+)-Peganumine A

Cyril Piemontesi, Qian Wang, Jieping Zhu

AMER CHEMICAL SOC2018

Indole Alkaloids, Macrocycles and Heterocycles : Interplay between Methodological Development and Total Synthesis

Cyril Piemontesi

An enantioselective total synthesis of (-)-terengganensine A, a heptacyclic monoterpene indole alkaloid, was performed. A short sequence allowed to obtain the enantio-enriched target in good overall yield. The synthesis featured a key asymmetric transfer h ...

EPFL2018

Silver-Catalyzed Three-Component 1,1-Aminoacylation of Homopropargylamines: α-Additions for Both Terminal Alkynes and Isocyanides

Cyril Piemontesi, Qian Wang, Jieping Zhu, Shuo Tong

The reaction of secondary homopropargylamines, isocyanides, and water in the presence of a catalytic amount of silver acetate and subsequent purification by chromatography on silica gel afforded substituted proline amides in good to excellent yields. Prima ...

Wiley-Blackwell2017

Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (−)-Terengganensine A

Cyril Piemontesi, Qian Wang, Jieping Zhu

A seven-step enantioselective total synthesis of (-)-terengganensine A, a complex heptacyclic monoterpene indole alkaloid, was accomplished. Key steps included: a) Noyori's catalytic enantioselective transfer hydrogenation of the iminium salt to set up the ...

Wiley-Blackwell2016

Heteroannulation of arynes with N-aryl-α-aminoketones for the synthesis of unsymmetrical N-aryl-2,3-disubstituted indoles: an aryne twist of Bischler–Möhlau indole synthesis

Cyril Piemontesi, Qian Wang, Ala Bunescu, Jieping Zhu

Reaction of 2-(trimethylsilyl)aryl triflates 1 with N-aryl-a-amino ketones 2 afforded N-aryl-2,3-disubstituted indoles in good to excellent yields with complete control of the substitution patterns. This methodology allowed for the first time a one-step sy ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2013

Why are the Interaction Energies of Charge-Transfer Complexes Challenging for DFT?

Anne-Clémence Corminboeuf, Cyril Piemontesi, Aurore Marie-France Delachat

The description of ground state charge-transfer complexes is highly challenging. Illustrative examples include large overestimations of charge-transfer by local and semi-local density functional approximations as well as inaccurate binding energies. It is ...

2012

A Palladium-Catalyzed Aminoalkynylation Strategy towards Bicyclic Heterocycles: Synthesis of (±)-Trachelanthamidine

Jérôme Waser, Cyril Piemontesi, Stefano Nicolai

Sweet cyclizations: The synthesis of pyrrolizidines and indolizidines has been achieved. Olefins were subjected to an intramolecular palladium-catalyzed aminoalkynylation with the hypervalent iodine reagent TIPS-EBX. After removal of the protecting group, ...

Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH2011