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Metamorphosis of cycloalkenes for the divergent total synthesis of polycyclic indole alkaloids

From tryptamine and secologanine, nature generates monoterpene indole alkaloids with an unprecedented level of skeletal diversity through a ‘couple–divert’ sequence. Intrigued by this biosynthetic machinery, new strategies and tactics to access skeletally ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2018

Enantioselective Total Syntheses of (−)-Rhazinilam, (−)-Leucomidine B, and (+)-Leuconodine F

Qian Wang, Jieping Zhu, Zhengren Xu, Dylan Jean Robert Dagoneau

A divergent total synthesis of three structurally distinct natural products from imine 9 was accomplished through an approach featuring: 1) a Pd-catalyzed decarboxylative cross-coupling, and 2) heteroannulation of 9 with bromoacetaldehyde and oxalyl chlori ...

Wiley-Blackwell2016

Total Syntheses of (−)-Mersicarpine, (−)-Scholarisine G, (+)-Melodinine E, (−)-Leuconoxine, (−)-Leuconolam, (−)-Leuconodine A, (+)-Leuconodine F, and (−)-Leuconodine C: Self-Induced Diastereomeric Anisochronism (SIDA) Phenomenon for Scholarisine G and Leuconodines A and C

Qian Wang, Jieping Zhu, Zhengren Xu

Enantioselective total syntheses of title natural products from a common cyclohexenone derivative (S)-18 were reported. Ozonolysis of (S)-18 afforded a stable diketo ester (R)-17 that was subsequently converted to two skeletally different natural products, ...

Amer Chemical Soc2015

An Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (−)-Isoschizogamine

Qian Wang, Jieping Zhu, Zhengren Xu, Xu Bao

A concise enantioselective total synthesis of (¢)- isoschizogamine, a complex bridged polycyclic monoterpene indole alkaloid, was accomplished. N-Alkylation of an enantio- enriched imine with an alkyl iodide afforded an iminium salt, which, upon heating by ...

Wiley-Blackwell2015

Aqueous Titanium Trichloride Promoted Reductive Cyclization of o-Nitrostyrenes to Indoles: Development and Application to the Synthesis of Rizatriptan and Aspidospermidine

Qian Wang, Jieping Zhu, Zhengren Xu, Mathias Mamboury, Shuo Tong

Treatment of o-nitrostyrenes with aqueous TiCl3 solution at room temperature afforded indoles via a formal reductive C(sp2)-H amination process. A range of functions such as halides (Cl, Br), carbonyl (ester, carbamate), cyano, hydroxyl and amino groups we ...

Wiley-Blackwell2015

Unified Strategy to Monoterpene Indole Alkaloids: Total Syntheses of (±)-Goniomitine, (±)-1,2-Dehydroaspidospermidine, (±)-Aspidospermidine, (±)-Vincadifformine, and (±)-Kopsihainanine A

Olivier Wagnières, Qian Wang, Jieping Zhu, Zhengren Xu

Total syntheses of (±)-goniomitine, (±)-1,2-dehydroaspidospermidine, (±)-aspidospermidine, (±)-vincadifformine, and (±)-kopsihainanine A were achieved featuring two common key steps: (1) a palladium-catalyzed decarboxylative vinylation that provides quick ...

Amer Chemical Soc2014

Enantioselective Total Syntheses of Leuconolam–Leuconoxine–Mersicarpine Group Monoterpene Indole Alkaloids

Qian Wang, Jieping Zhu, Zhengren Xu

A unified strategy allowing enantioselective total syntheses of (−)-mersicarpine, (−)-scholarisine G, (+)-melodinine E, (−)-leuconoxine, and (−)-leuconolam from a common cyclohexenone derivative was reported. The Suzuki−Miyaura reaction was used to couple ...

2013

Palladium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Vinylation of Potassium Nitrophenyl Acetate: Application to the Total Synthesis of (±)-Goniomitine

Qian Wang, Jieping Zhu, Zhengren Xu

Merge and divert. (±)-goniomitine was synthesized featuring two key steps: a) fragment coupling to functionalized cyclopentene by a novel palladium-catalyzed decarboxylative vinylation reaction and b) an unprecedented one-pot integrated oxidation/reduction ...

Wiley-Blackwell2013