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LETTER
separable mixture (Table 2, entry 6). This product distri-
bution and the identity of each isomer were confirmed
after the removal of the phenyl group by the separation
and characterization of pure (±)-solenopsin A (trans-10c,
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8%).
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13) General Procedure (Method B) for the Preparation of
In summary, an effective and practical procedure that al-
lows the preparation of 2,6-dialkylpiperidines has been
developed. The advantages of the present synthesis lie in
its simplicity and conciseness. Attempts to develop an
enantioselective variant of this approach are currently un-
der investigation in our laboratory and results will be re-
ported in due course.
Amines 4c–f: To 20 mL of liquid NH 2 mL of anhyd. EtOH
3
and 10 mL of THF containing 350 mg (1.35 mmol) of N-
phenyl-2-heptylpiperidine (1e) were successively added.
Under a stream of Ar, Li (0.1 g, 10 equiv) was added in small
pieces, upon which the solution became blue. The resulting
solution was stirred at –40 °C for 2 h. After the blue color
had disappeared, the mixture was diluted with 10 mL of
EtOH. To this mixture H O (100 mL) was added, and the
2
aqueous phase was extracted with Et O. The combined
organic phases were dried and concentrated in vacuo. The
residue was dissolved in 10 mL of EtOH containing 1 mL of
2
Acknowledgment
N. G. would like to thank the MENRT for a grant.
37% HCl and refluxed for 10 min. EtOH was distilled, and
the solid residue was stirred in a 20% KOH (5 mL) solution
and extracted several times with Et O. The ethereal layers
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at –40 °C for 2 h. Workup gave an oily residue, which was
chromatographed on silica (eluent: Et O saturated with
2
gaseous NH ) to afford cis-10c (48 mg, 25%) and trans-10c
3
1
(
90 mg, 47%). (±)-Solenopsin A: H NMR (300 MHz,
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