Synlett 2008(5): 667-670  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1032102
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Rapid Synthesis of the Ervitsine Alkaloid Skeleton by a Sequential RCM-Heck Cyclization Approach

M.-Lluïsa Bennasar*, Ester Zulaica, Daniel Solé, Sandra Alonso
Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, and Institut de Biomedicina (IBUB), University of Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII, sn, Barcelona 08028, Spain
Fax: +34(93)4024539; e-Mail: bennasar@ub.edu;
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Publication History

Received 29 October 2007
Publication Date:
26 February 2008 (online)

Abstract

An efficient approach to the bridged framework of the indole alkaloid ervitsine, featuring a ring-closing metathesis reaction from a 2,3-disubstituted indole followed by a vinyl halide Heck cyclization upon the resulting cycloheptene ring, is described.

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Prepared from (Z)-1,2-dibromo-2-butene or (Z)-1-bromo-2-iodo-2-butene.