STEREOCONTROLLED TOTAL SYNTHESIS OF (+)-PEDERINE

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)86075-0

A mild one-pot method for the synthesis of acyclic N-(1-methoxyalkyl)amides starting from carboxylic acid and methyl imidates has been developed and applied to the first total synthesis of (+)-pederine (1), a potent insect poison.Furthermore, the stereocontrolled total synthesis of 1 was also achieved by employing acid catalyzed double alkoxy-exchange reaction of N-(1-methoxyalkyl)amide group as key step.