A diastereoselective radical cyclization approach to substituted quinuclidines

T.A. Hunt, A.F. Parsons, R. Pratt

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Abstract

A new, concise, and flexible approach to novel quinuclidines has been developed, which employs a phosphorus hydride mediated radical addition/cyclization reaction in the key step. 1,7-Diene 5 reacts with diethyl thiophosphite in an efficient and diastereoselective radical addition/cyclization reaction to give trisubstituted piperidines 4ab. Piperidines 4ab are subsequently converted into 2,5-disubstituted quinuclidines using SN2-type cyclizations. Finally, the resulting quinuclidines are shown to undergo novel Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons-type (HWE-type) reactions to give unsaturated quinuclidines 21a and 21b, which have structures similar to that of (-)-quinine 1.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3656-3659
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Organic Chemistry
Volume71
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28 Apr 2006

Keywords

  • STEREOSELECTIVE TOTAL-SYNTHESIS
  • COBALT-MEDIATED CYCLIZATION
  • CINCHONA ALKALOIDS
  • ENANTIOSPECIFIC SYNTHESIS
  • RECEPTOR
  • QUININE
  • LIGANDS
  • ORGANOMETALLICS
  • DERIVATIVES
  • ANTAGONISTS

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