N-hydroxypyridine-2-thione carbamates. V. Syntheses of alkaloid skeletons by aminium cation radical cyclizations

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)82013-5

The title radical precursors (PTOC carbamates) were employed as sources of a variety of 5,6-unsaturated aminium cation radicals. 5-Exo radical cyclization followed by trapping by t-BuSH or the PTOC carbamate gave a variety of aklaloid skeletons, typically in good to excellent yields, including pyrrolidines, perhydroindoles, pyrrolizidines, tropanes, 9-azabicyclo[4.2.1]nonanes, 6-azabicyclo [3.2.1]octanes. 6-Exo and 7-endo cyclizations competed in a 6,7-unsaturated system.