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Lecture 36
12.1 Reserpine
MeO
A
B
N 2
H H
C
3
N
D
15
H
MeO2C
20
16
H
O
19
OMe
O
OMe
OMe
Reserpine
OMe
It is found, with other alkaloids, in the roots of the plant genus Rauwolfia and used in the
treatment of some mental disorders as well as for the reduction of hypertension.
This lecture will focus on the Woodward total synthesis of reserpine (R. B. Woodward et
al. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1956, 78, 2023; Tetrahedron 1958, 2, 1).
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MeO
CHO
C
B
N
N
H H
D
H
MeO2C
NH2
N
H
MeO
MeO2C
MeO2C
E
OAc
OMe
E
O
Ar
OMe
O
H
+
H
CO2Me MeO2C
The Diels-Alder reaction can lead to the ring junction having cis stereochemistry
and the carboxyl group lie on the same side as the rings with respect to the ring
junction (i) (Scheme 2). This step fixes the stereochemistry at C15, C16 and C20 of
reserpine.
NaBH4 reduction of the less hindered of the two carbonyl groups of 2 can
provide 3 (ii). The epoxidation of the isolated double bond with mCPBA at the
less hindered side can afford 4 (iii) that could undergo dehydration to give the
lactone 5 (iv).
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DielsAlder
O
[4+ 2]
NaBH4
heat
i
reduction
ii
+
CO2H
O
1
OH
H
OH
H
CO2H
PhCO3H
H
CO2H
epoxidation
iii
H
O 4 CO2H
Ac2O-NaOAc
iv
O
O
MeO -MeOH
OMe
-H2O
vii
Al(O Pr)3
vi
O
O
H
5
O
Br
HO
OMe
O
9
11
10 O
NH2
OHC
N
H
MeO
MeO2C
xiii
NaBH4
N
H
MeO2C
MeO2C
..
N
H
OAc
OMe
Cl+
N
O
O PCl2
ii. CH2N2
OMe
CO2Me
12
xii
POCl3
N
H
H
MeO2C
15
OAc
i. HIO4
N
H
xiv
OH
H
HO
OMe
CO2Me
13
MeO
i. CH2N2
ii. Ac2O/pyridine
OAc
14
OH
Zn-AcOH
ix
OMe
Br
CrO3
MeO
CO
NBS
H2SO4
viii
MeO
OH
O
8
xv
OAc
OMe
MeO
MeO
OAc
OMe
CO2Me
16
H
+
N
..
N
H O
Cl2OP
H
MeO2C
17
N+
N
H
H
-POCl2OH
OAc
OMe
H
MeO2C
18
OAc
OMe
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MeO
MeO
MeO
N
N
H H
DCC
lactone formation
H
MeO2C
OH
xvi
OAc
OMe
OMe
20
NaBH4
N
H H
H+
xvii
H
HO2C
xviii
21 OMe
OH-
N
H H
19
epimerization
xix
BuCOOH
MeO
MeO
MeO
MeO
NaOMe/MeOH
N
H H
xx
MeO
acylation
N
H H
ONa
MeO2C
22
23
OMe
COCl
xxi
OMe
MeO
MeO
N
N
H H
N
H H
MeOH/CHCl3 (3:1)
(+)-CSA
H
O
OMe
O
MeO2C
OMe
(-)-Reserpine
OMe
H
O
OMe
O
MeO2C
OMe
(+)-Reserpine
OMe
OMe
OMe
Scheme 2. Total Synthesis
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H
O
O-
CO
H
O
O-
OH
Scheme 3
Zn:
2H+
O
CO2-
CO2H
O
O
Zn:
O-
H+
OH
Br
Scheme 4
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Problems
A. Complete the following reactions.
O
CO2H
CO2H
PhCO3H
1.
CN
2.
CN
O
CH2N2
3.
N
H
CO2Me
N
Me
O
4.
Ph
N
H
CH2N2
H
CO2Me
OMe
Ph
Me
CN
5.
N
H
B.
+ CH2O + Me2NH
H
MeI
N
H
Text Books
R. O. C. Norman, J. M. Coxon, Principles of Organic Synthesis, CRC Press, London,
2009.
K. C. Nicolaou, E. J. Sorensen, Classics in Total Synthesis, VCH, Weinheim, 1996.
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Lecture 37
12.2 Penicillin V
O
PhO
HN
Me
Me
H CO2K
Penicillin V
N
Penicillins are produced from the mould Penicillium notatum, different strains produce
different penicillins. They owe their importance to their powerful effect on various
pathogenic organisms. This lecture will present Sheehan total synthesis of penicillin V (J.
Am. Chem. Soc. 1959, 81, 3089).
O
PhO
X
Ring formation
+
HN
N
O
Me
Me
CO2H
HN
HO2C HN
Lactamization
Penicillin V
Me
Me
CO2H
H2N
+
CO2H RO C
2
NH2
CHO
Scheme 1
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ClCH2COCl
NH2
HO2C
O
N
H
1
(+-)-Valine
Ac2O
Cl
HO2C
O
ii
H2S
iii
2
HO2C
HO2C
H2O
iv
SH
HCl, pyridine
N
H
NH2
SH
(+)-Penicillamine
HO2C
HO2C
O
N
H
1
Cl
OH
N
Cl
Ac2O
-H2O
O
-HCl
O
N
O
O
N
2
Cl
Scheme 3
O
N
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The azlactone 2 can be cleaved by H2S and the resulting thiol could cyclize via
Michael-type addition to the -unsaturated acid to give thiazoline 3 (iii) (Scheme 4)
that could be opened in boiling water to afford 4 (iv). The N-acyl group of 4 could be
removed by acid hydrolysis to yield (+)-penicillamine (v) that could be resolved using
brucine to give the optically pure (+)-penicillamine.
O
HO2C
O
O
H2S:
OH
..
HS
S
3
2
Scheme 4
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ClCH2CO2CMe3
N
K+
5
Me3CO2C
ii
Me3CO2C
6
Cl H3N
N2H4
Me3CO2C
H
HN
HCl
iv
H CO2H
Cl
PhO
O
PhO
CHO
Me3CO2C
S
H
HN
8 H CO H
2
HCl/CH2Cl2
H
HN
H CO2H
vi
HN
HO2C
H
HN
11 H CO2H
O
HN
KOH
HO2C
vii
PhO
10
O
PhO
O
HN
Et3N
v
Me3CO2C
iii
O
-
NH3+Cl-
HS
PhO
H
H
HN
12
H CO2K
HN
DCC
S
DCC =
viii
N C N
H CO2K
Penicillin V
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H CO H
2
O
HS
O
Me3O2C
N
7
Me3CO2C
O
CHO
NH2
-H2O
HS
O
Me3CO2C
N
H CO2H
O
S
H
HN
H CO2H
Scheme 6
Acylation of the amino group of 9 in the presence of triethyl amine can give 10 (v)
that could be converted into 11 by acid hydrolysis of t-butyl ester in
dichloromethane at 0 oC (vi).
The intermediate 11 in the presence of KOH can give the potassium salt (vii) that
could be cyclized using DCC to give the potassium penicillinate (viii). Penicillin V
can be extracted after acidification with phosphoric acid which crystallizes from
aqueous solution at pH 6.8.
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Problems
A. How will you synthesize the following compounds?
OH
O
Camphor
Menthol
ClCH2COCl, Ac2O
NH2
Ph
OH
DCC
2.
CH2Cl2
3.
NH2 +
DCC
HO2C
CH2Cl2
O
i. NaN3, AcOH
4.
ii. PPh3
5.
NH
CO2Me
LiClO4
NaH
6.
O
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Text Books
R. O. C. Norman, J. M. Coxon, Principles of Organic Synthesis, CRC Press, London,
2009.
K. C. Nicolaou, E. J. Sorensen, Classics in Total Synthesis, VCH, Weinheim, 1996.
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Lecture 38
12.3 Prostaglandins E2 and F2a
Prostaglandins are a series of closely related hormones that are derivatives of prostanoic
acid:
1
CO2H
10
Prostanoic acid
19
Prostaglandins are present in many mammalian tissues at very low concentrations and
exhibit potent effects on various types of smooth muscle. They are of considerable
medical interest for the control of hypertension.
Prostaglandins E2 (PGE2) and F2a (PGF2) are two of the six primary prostaglandins. The
E series have a -hydroxy ketone structure in the ring and differ in the degree of
unsaturation in the side-chain, while F series have a -hydroxy group in the ring and
likewise differ in the extent of unsaturation in the side-chains.
OH
CO2H
HO
H OH
PGE2
CO2H
HO
H OH
PGF2
This lecture presents E. J. Coreys approach for the synthesis of PGE2 and PGF2a (J. Am.
Chem. Soc. 1969, 91, 5675; ibid 1971, 93, 1489; ibid 1972, 94, 8616).
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Ph2P
+
Wittig reaction
OH
OH
CO2H
HO
H OH
Horner-Wadsworth
Emmons Reaction
THPO
H OTHP
THPO
PGF2
O
RO
HO
Iodolactonization
O
PO(OMe)2
Me
+
I
O
OR
O
AcO
RO
OR
AcO
HO
RO
RO
Cl
CN
+
O
Cl
CN
Scheme 1
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Ph
_
Cl
Tl+
mCPBA
O
Ph
Ph
Ph
ii
3 O
NaHCO3
CH2Cl2
iii
4
O
O
O
Ph
NaOH, H2O
O
CO2H KI3, NaHCO3
CO2
iv
OH
i. Ac2O, Pyridine
H2O
HO
O
O
O
CrO3 .2Py
H2-Pd/C
OH
vii
AcO
AcO
P(OMe)2
O
CH2Cl2
viii
AcO
i. K2CO3, MeOH
ii. DHP, TsOH,
CH2Cl2
O
Zn(BH4)2, DME
DIBAL-H, PhCH3,
-60 oC
xii
xi
x
11
10
9
O
AcO
THPO
H OH
H OTHP
12
DHP =
O
OH
O
CO2Na
PPh3
DMSO
HO
CO2H
xiii
THPO
THPO
13
H OTHP
i. H2Cr2O7, PhH/H2O
ii. AcOH, H2O, 37 oC
H OTHP
14
xiv
O
CO2H
HO
H OH
PGF2a
xv
AcOH, H2O, 37 oC
HO
CO2H
HO
H OH
PGE2
Scheme 2
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Ph
CN
Ph
KOH,
Ph
H2O/DMSO
Ph
Cl
Cu(BF4)2, 0 oC
CN
15
Scheme 3
Baeyer-Villiger oxidation of the ketone 3 can give lactone 4 resulting from migration
of secondary carbon in preference to the primary carbon (iii).
The lactone 4 can be hydrolyzed with aqueous NaOH and the free acid 5 could be
obtained by neutralization with CO2 (iv). The latter could be iodolactonized with KI3
to afford 6 having five asymmetric centres (v).
The PDC promoted alcohol oxidation of 8 can give the aldehydes 9 (viii) that could
undergo Wadsworth-Emmons reaction with the anion of dimethyl 2-oxoheptyl
phosphonate to give 10 (ix).
The Zn(BH4)2 mediated reduction of the carbonyl group of the side-chain can yield
11 (x). The protection of OH groups of 11 can be readily accomplished with DHP in
the presence of TsOH to afford 12 (xi).
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Problems
A.
B.
MCPBA
KBrO3
2.
CO2H H2SO4
Cs2CO3
3.
OH PhCH2Br
Br
O
4.
N
H
i. PPh3
CF2CF3
CHN2
5.
ii. base
Cu(II)
Text Books
R. O. C. Norman, J. M. Coxon, Principles of Organic Synthesis, CRC Press, London,
2009.
K. C. Nicolaou, E. J. Sorensen, Classics in Total Synthesis, VCH, Weinheim, 1996.
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Lecture 39
12.4 Ibogamine
N
N
H
Ibogamine
Ibogamine is an alkaloid in the oboga family that has the clinically important antitumor
alkaloid vinblastine. Hence, efficient synthetic approaches for the construction of the
family of compounds have been stimulated. This section focuses on a short,
stereocontrolled synthesis of ibogamine (B. M. Trost et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1978, 100,
3930).
H
N
Electrophilic
Substitution
-Allyl
Substitution
N
N
H
Ibogamine
N
AcO
NH Reduction
AcO
N
H
Condensation
NH2
CHO
OAc
+
CHO
AcO
[4+2]
+
N
H
Scheme 1
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OAc
CHO
CHO
N
H
AcO
BF3OEt
[4+2]
Toluene, MeSO4
-10 oC ii
H
N
NH
Pd(PPh3)4
AcO
iii
NaBH4, MeOH
AcO
N
o
CH3CN, 70 C
iv
4
N
H
AgBF4, CH3CN, 1 h
PdCl2(CH3CN)2, RT
NaBH4
v
N
N
H
Ibogamine
Scheme 2
The Diels-Alder reaction of diene 1 with acrolein could afford the six-membered
ring 2 having all the three substituents cis (i). Although, it is immaterial for the
acetoxy group, the cis relationship between the ethyl and aldehydes groups is
required to obtain the right stereochemistry of the target molecule.
The Schiff base formation of 2 with tryptamine can give 3 (ii) that could be
readily reduced using NaBH4 to afford 4 (iii).
The intermediate 4 may undergo reaction with Pd(0) to give -allylic complex
with a loss of acetate ion, that could react with the nucleophilic nitrogen atom of
the amino group to afford 5 (iv).
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The PdCl2 effected electrophilic substitution of the indole ring can give metal salt
complex (Scheme 3) that could be reduced using NaBH4 to afford the target
molecule (v). The presence of silver ion increases the reactivity of the process.
M
N
M
N
H
N
H
Problems
Complete the following with major products.
NMe2
i. KCN, DMF
1.
N
H
heat
2.
OTMS
3.
NO2
N
CO2Et
+
NMe2
O
heat
N
4.
S
MgBr
5.
NO2
NH4Cl
Me
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Text Book
R. O. C. Norman and J. M. Coxon, Principles of Organic Synthesis, CRC Press, London,
2009.
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Lecture 40
12.5 Synthesis of Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)
NH2
N
OH OH OH
HO
O
O
O
P
P
P
O
O
O
O
HO
N
N
OH
NH2
HO
OH OH
O
O
P
P
O
O
O
HO
N
N
OH
Synthesis of -Chloro-2,3,5-Triacetyl-D-Ribofuranose
The synthesis of -chloro-2,3,5-triacetyl-D-ribofurance from D-ribose could be
accomplished in five steps (Scheme 1).
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Acetylation (iv) followed by SN2 reaction at the carbon next to the ring oxygen of
4 using HCl (v) give the target molecule.
CHO
OH
OH
OH
OH
D-Ribose
H
H
H
Ph3CCl
i
CHO
OH
OH
OH
OCPh3
H
H
H
Ph3C
O
Ac2O
O
OH
OH
HO
Ph3C
ii
OAc
OAc
AcO
2
iii
AcO
AcO
Cl
A. R. Todd et al, J
Chem. Soc. 1947,
1052.
O
AcO
HCl, Et2O
OAc
OAc
OAc
AcO
Ac2O
H2, Pd
HO
iv
OAc
OAc
AcO
3
4
-Chloro-2,3,5-Triacetyl-D-Ribofuranose
Scheme 1
Synthesis of denosine
Uric acid could also be converted into adenosine in five steps (Scheme 2).
NH2
AcO
N
HO
HN
POCl3
N
N
Cl
OH
HN
uric acid
H2N
Cl
OH
NH3
Cl
N
H
ii
AcO
AcO
iv
NH2
A. R. Todd et al., J.
Chem. Soc. 1948, 967.
N
HO
O
HO
H2, Pd/BaSO4
Hydrolysis
NH2
N
Cl
O
v
HO
OH
HO
OH
9
adenosine
Scheme 2
Uric acid could be converted into 6 by reaction with POCl3 (i) that could undergo
nuleophilic substitution selectively at 6-position with NH3 to afford 7 (ii).
Cl
OAc
N
N
OAc
iii
Cl
Cl
AcO
N
Cl
Cl
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Cl
AcO
O
AcO
Cl
N
H
H
AcO
O
O
AcO
AcO
O
AcO
OAc
Scheme 3
Synthesis of ATP
The synthesis of ATP can be accomplished in eight steps form the above synthesized
adenosine (Scheme 4).
The 2- and 3-hydroxyl groups of the furanose ring of adenosine could be protected
by the formation of ketal to afford ketal 10 (i).
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The four benzyl groups of 16 could be removed by hydrogenolysis and the target
product, ATP, can be precipitated as its barium salt, liberated with sulfuric acid, and
isolated as its acridinium salt (viii).
Ph
NH2
N
HO
O
HO
HO
Acetone, H+
Ph
ClPO(OCH2Ph)2
adenosine
NH2
O
+
Ag-O
O
P
O
Ph
O
P
O
ClPO(OCH2Ph)2
O
P
O
O
HO
N
N
OH
13
Ph
NH2
Ph
N
O
O
P
O
O
O
P
O
iv
O
-
11
NH2
Ph
HO OH
12
Ph
10
Ph
AgNO3
iii
O
O
P
O
Ph
0.1 N-H2SO4
ii
OH
NH2
AgNO3
N
N
Ag+ O
vi
O
P
O
NH2
Ph
O
O
P
O
N
O
Ph
Me
N+
HO
HO
OH
OH
15
14
NH2
Ph Ph
ClPO(OCH2Ph)2
vii
Ph
NH2
Ph
O
O O
O
O
O
O
P
P
P
O
O
O
N
O
N H2, Pd
N
HO
OH OH OH
O
O
O
P
P
P
O
O
O
N
O
viii
ATP
HO
OH
HO OH
16
A. D. Todd et al., J. Chem. Soc. 1947, 648; 1949, 582.
Scheme 4
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N
N
H3PO3
HPO(OCH2Ph)2
Cl2
ClPO(OCH2Ph)2
Scheme 5
Problems
A. Provide synthetic routes for ADP and AMP.
NH2
NH2
OH OH
HO
O
O
P
P
O
O
N
O
N
N
OH
O
HO
P
O
N
O
HO
HO
OH
N
N
OH
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Ph3CCl
1.
OH
OH
Ru(II)/O2
2.
OH
Pd/CaCO3/Pb
3.
CH2OH
H2
NaBH4, CeCl3
I
4.
O
O
Zn, TiCl4
5.
CH2Br2
SnMe3
Text Books
R. O. C. Norman, J. M. Coxon, Principles of Organic Synthesis, CRC Press, London,
2009.
J. Clayden, N. Greeves, S. Warren, P. Wothers, Organic Chemistry, Oxford University
Press, New York, 2001.
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