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Total Synthesis of (-)-Canadine, (-)-Rotundine, (-)-Sinactine, and (-)-Xylopinine Using a Last-Step Enantioselective Ir-Catalyzed Hydrogenation
Chen, Fener,Chen, Wenchang,Chen, Yu,Jiang, Meifen,Li, Weijian,Tang, Pei,Yang, Zhi
, p. 8143 - 8153 (2021/06/28)
A concise asymmetric total synthesis of a group of tetrahydroprotoberberine alkaloids, (-)-canadine, (-)-rotundine, (-)-sinactine, and (-)-xylopinine, has been accomplished in three steps from the commercially available corresponding disubstituted phenylethylamine and disubstituted benzaldehyde. Our synthesis toward these four alkaloids took advantage of the following strategy: In the first step, we achieved an efficient and sustainable synthesis of secondary amine hydrochlorides via a fully continuous flow; in the second step, we developed a Pictet-Spengler reaction/Friedel-Crafts hydroxyalkylation/dehydration cascade for the construction of the dihydroprotoberberine core structure (ABCD-ring); and in the last step, Ir-catalyzed enantioselective hydrogenation was employed for the introduction of the desired stereochemistry at the C-14 position in the tetrahydroprotoberberine alkaloids. This work significantly expedites the asymmetric synthesis of the entire tetrahydroprotoberberine alkaloid family as well as a more diverse set of structurally related non-natural analogues.
Asymmetric total synthesis of tetrahydroprotoberberine derivatives and evaluation of their binding affinities at dopamine receptors
Lee, David Y.W.,Liu, Jing,Zhang, Shuzhen,Huang, Peng,Liu-Chen, Lee-Yuan
, p. 1437 - 1440 (2017/03/08)
Cocaine addiction remains a serious challenge for clinical and medical research because there is no effective pharmacological treatment. L-THP, a natural product isolated from Corydalis yanhusuo W.T. Wang, is one of the most frequently used traditional herbs to treat drug addiction in China. Our laboratory first reported that its demethylated metabolites L-ICP, L-CD, and L-CP had high affinity at dopamine D1, D2, and D5 receptors. Here we report the chemical synthesis of these metabolites and other derivatives and their binding affinities at dopamine receptors. The synthesis of these bioactive metabolites will allow further in vivo study of their potential in treating cocaine addiction.
A General, Concise Strategy that Enables Collective Total Syntheses of over 50 Protoberberine and Five Aporhoeadane Alkaloids within Four to Eight Steps
Zhou, Shiqiang,Tong, Rongbiao
, p. 7084 - 7089 (2016/05/19)
A concise, catalytic, and general strategy that allowed efficient total syntheses of 22 natural 13-methylprotoberberines within four steps for each molecule is reported. This synthesis represents the most efficient and shortest route to date, featuring three catalytic processes: CuI-catalyzed redox-A3 reaction, Pd-catalyzed reductive carbocyclization, and PtO2-catalyzed hydrogenation. Importantly, this new strategy to the tetracyclic framework has also been applied to the collective concise syntheses of >30 natural protoberberines (without 13-methyl group) and five aporhoeadane alkaloids.
