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Org Lett. 2017 Oct 20;19(20):5529-5532. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b02619. Epub 2017 Oct 02.

Total Synthesis of (-)-Rhazinilam and Formal Synthesis of (+)-Eburenine and (+)-Aspidospermidine: Asymmetric Cu-Catalyzed Propargylic Substitution.

Organic letters

Andrej Shemet, Erick M Carreira

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  1. ETH Zürich , Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland.

PMID: 28968107 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b02619

Abstract

A total synthesis of (-)-rhazinilam and formal syntheses of (+)-eburenine and (+)-aspidospermidine that rely on a copper(I)-catalyzed asymmetric propargylic substitution as the key step are reported. A salient feature of the reaction is the asymmetric construction of a quaternary stereocenter in high yield and enantiomeric excess.

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