Synlett 2019; 30(14): 1615-1620
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1611811
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Quick Access to Pyridines through 6π-3-Azatriene Electrocyclization: Concise Total Synthesis of Suaveoline Alkaloids

Hongbo Wei
a   Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products and Chemical Biology College of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University 22 Xinong Road, Yangling 712100, P. R. of China
,
Yun Li  *
b   State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. of China   Email: liyun@lzu.edu.cn
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We gratefully acknowledge the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21572089, 201702166), and the Program for Changjiang Scholars and the Innovative Research Team in Universities (PCSIRT: IRT_15R28), the FRFCU (lzujbky-2018-61), and the Gansu Provincial Sci. & Tech. Department (2016B01017).
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Publication History

Received: 18 March 2019

Accepted after revision: 03 April 2019

Publication Date:
15 April 2019 (online)


This paper is dedicated to the Lanzhou University on the occasion of its 110th anniversary.

Abstract

Pyridine is a prevalent structural heterocyclic motifs in natural products, pharmaceuticals, and advanced materials. Several different methodologies have been developed for the synthesis of these kinds of molecules. However, a sustainable and efficient procedure for the synthesis of pyridines is still highly desirable. In this Synpacts article, we highlight our recent approach to the construction of highly substituted pyridines though a tandem condensation/alkyne isomerization/6π-3-azatriene electrocyclization sequence. The present protocol was used to synthesize a series of polysubstituted pyridines (30 examples) in moderate to good yields. The process also permitted the development of a concise strategy for collective total syntheses of suaveoline, norsuaveoline, and macrophylline.

 
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