Catalytic Diastereoselective [5 + 2] Annulation of N-Acryloyl Indoles with Cyclic Sulfonyl Enamides: Facile Access to Isoeburnamonine

Song Wei, Long Zheng, Sunewang R. Wang*, Yong Tang

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Abstract

ZnBr2-catalyzed stereoselective [5 + 2] annulation of N-acryloyl indoles with cyclic sulfonyl enamides is reported, providing a concise and efficient synthesis of isoeburnamonine, which is the key intermediate for norvincamine. Both [2 + 2] and [4 + 2] cycloadducts, depending on the ring size of the enamides, have been shown to be the important intermediates for this [5 + 2] annulation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1013-1017
Number of pages5
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume22
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 Feb 2020

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