55950-18-0Relevant academic research and scientific papers
The tandem Pummerer-isomunchnone route to (±)-pumiliotoxin C
Kuethe, Jeffrey T.,Padwa, Albert
, p. 1505 - 1508 (2007/10/03)
The Pummerer reaction of imidosulfoxides containing tethered π-bonds results in the formation of isomunchnone dipoles which readily undergo intramolecular dipolar cycloaddition to furnish 5-substituted α-pyridones. An application of the method to (±)-pumiliotoxin C was carried out.
Importance of allylic interactions and stereoelectronic effects in dictating the steric course of the reaction of iminium ions with nucleophiles. An efficient total synthesis of (±) gephyrotoxin
Overman,Lesuisse,Hashimoto
, p. 5373 - 5379 (2007/10/02)
A stereocontrolled total synthesis of (±)-gephyrotoxin in 15 steps and 6.5% overall yield from benzyl trans-1,3-butadiene-1-carbamate is described. A key step is reduction of octahydroquinoline 27 from the more hindered concave α face to provide decahydroquinoline 28. This unusual transformation results from the interplay of allylic (A1,2) steric interactions and stereoelectronic effects.
