A versatile approach to 1-oxo-, 1-oxo-3,4-dihydro- and 1,3,4-trioxo isoquinoline alkaloids and first total synthesis of the dimeric 1-oxoisoquinoline alkaloids berbanine and berbidine
We have worked out a very short approach to 1-oxoisoquinoline alkaloids starting from readily available 2-bromobenzamides utilizing a 2-ethoxyvinylboronate as a C2 building block for introduction of the C-3,C-4 unit of the isoquinoline core. TF
Schütz, Ramona,Schmidt, Sandra,Bracher, Franz
(2020/04/15)
Rh-catalyzed oxidizing group-directed ortho C-H vinylation of arenes by vinylstannanes
An efficient method for the synthesis of functionalized vinyl arenes from the reaction of N-methoxybenzamides or N-phenoxyacetamides with vinylstannanes via rhodium(III)-catalyzed C-H activation is described. The application of the methodology for the synthesis of a natural product thalactamine and a 7-membered ring oxepine are also demonstrated.