3247-10-7Relevant articles and documents
Rearrangement and photolysis of aziridines in the aspidosperma series
Hoffmann, Norbert,Hugel, Georgette,Nuzillard, Jean-Marc,Royer, Daniel
, p. 7503 - 7506 (1998)
Rearrangement of aziridine 1 by MgBr2 gave 2-H-dihydro-17- dehydrovincadifformine 6. Photolysis transformed aziridines 1 and 11 into the new compounds 1,2-seco-1,21-cyclovincadifformine 10 and 1,2-seco-1,21- cyclotabersonine 12.
Biosynthesis of an Anti-Addiction Agent from the Iboga Plant
Farrow, Scott C.,Kamileen, Mohamed O.,Caputi, Lorenzo,Bussey, Kate,Mundy, Julia E. A.,McAtee, Rory C.,Stephenson, Corey R. J.,O'Connor, Sarah E.
supporting information, p. 12979 - 12983 (2019/08/26)
(-)-Ibogaine and (-)-voacangine are plant derived psychoactives that show promise as treatments for opioid addiction. However, these compounds are produced by hard to source plants, making these chemicals difficult for broad-scale use. Here we report the complete biosynthesis of (-)-voacangine, and de-esterified voacangine, which is converted to (-)-ibogaine by heating, enabling biocatalytic production of these compounds. Notably, (-)-ibogaine and (-)-voacangine are of the opposite enantiomeric configuration compared to the other major alkaloids found in this natural product class. Therefore, this discovery provides insight into enantioselective enzymatic formal Diels-Alder reactions.
Development and Scope of the Arene-Fused Domino Michael/Mannich Reaction: Application to the Total Syntheses of Aspidosperma Alkaloids (-)-Aspidospermidine, (-)-Tabersonine, and (-)-Vincadifformine
Zhao, Senzhi,Andrade, Rodrigo B.
, p. 521 - 531 (2017/04/26)
The development and application of the arene-fused domino Michael/Mannich route to the tetrahydrocarbazole (ABE) core of Aspidosperma alkaloids is described. The scope of this novel transformation was studied in terms of the nucleophilic component (i.e., N-sulfinyl metallodienamine) and the electrophilic component (i.e., Michael acceptor). The successful application of this methodology toward the concise total syntheses of classical indole alkaloids (-)-aspidospermidine, (-)-tabersonine, and (-)-vincadifformine in 10-11 steps, respectively, is also discussed.
