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Biosynthetically Inspired Divergent Approach to Monoterpene Indole Alkaloids: Total Synthesis of Mersicarpine, Leuconodines B and D, Leuconoxine, Melodinine E, Leuconolam, and Rhazinilam

Department of Chemistry and Center for Cancer Research, Purdue University, 720 Clinic Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
Org. Lett., 2014, 16 (23), pp 6216–6219
DOI: 10.1021/ol503150c
Publication Date (Web): November 20, 2014
Copyright © 2014 American Chemical Society
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Inspired by their potential biosynthesis, we have developed divergent total syntheses of seven monoterpene indole alkaloids including mersicarpine, leuconodines B and D, leuconoxine, melodinine E, leuconolam, and rhazinilam, and one unnatural analogue with an unprecedented structural skeleton. The key steps involve a Witkop–Winterfeldt oxidative indole cleavage followed by transannular cyclization. The transannular cyclization product was then converted to the corresponding structural skeletons by pairing its functional groups into different reaction modes.

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