Total synthesis of scopine, pseudoscopine, and nor-derivatives

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4020(96)00693-X

Scopine and pseudoscopine have been synthesised from cyclohepta-3,5-dienol; the initial 1,4-functionalisation of the diene is based on a nitroso- cycloaddition. The use of the N-benzyloxycarbonyl group throughout the scheme allows ultimate reductive deprotection to yield N-methyl or novel NH (nor-) derivatives without damage to the exo-epoxide of the title compounds. Preliminary investigation of nitroso- cycloaddition to 5,6-epoxycyclohepta-1,3-diene is described.