Abstract
A synthesis route to the pentacyclic alkaloid (-)-gilbertine, which features a cyclization cascade passing through a transient indolidene intermediate, was pursued. A key stereochemical relationship was set via a Nicholas-type enolate alkylation. Ultimately, undesired C-N cyclization thwarted the final projected C-C bond forming ring closure, and gilbertine could not be prepared by this route.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 4566-4575 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of Organic Chemistry |
Volume | 81 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 3 2016 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Organic Chemistry