Total Synthesis of (+)- Fastigiatine

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Total Synthesis of (+)- Fastigiatine. Gretchen Peters February 10 , 2011. Shair Research Group. Total synthesis and chemical biology Focus of syntheses: “naturally occurring complex molecules that challenge the state-of-the-art of organic synthesis” - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Total Synthesis of (+)-Fastigiatine

Gretchen PetersFebruary 10, 2011

Total synthesis and chemical biology

Focus of syntheses: “naturally occurring complex molecules that challenge the state-of-the-art of organic synthesis”

Complexes that are unique structurally and biologically

Shair Research Group

http://www.chem.harvard.edu/research/faculty/matthew_shair/research/research.html

Found in plants (clubmosses) Members have been found to have

cardiovascular and neuromuscular effects Used for homeopathic remedies

Lycopodium alkaloids

N

NMe

Me

O Me

N

N

Me

Me

O

H

N

Me

N

N

H

(-)-himeradine A lycodine (+)-fastigiatine

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_g2603/is_0004/ai_2603000497/

Retrosynthesis

N

NMe

Me

O MeHN

NR

Me

R'HN

NR

MeH

H

R'

NH2O

O

R'

NHR

Me

NR

PO OO

P2N XR' Li

O OM

Me

Mannich

1,4 Addition

Condensation

Protection

NH

EtO OO

NBoc

TMSEO OO

a. KHTMSEOH

b.Boc2O

1 2

Cuperate Addition

NBoc

TMSEO OO

O OCuLi·LiI

Me

tBu

O O

Me

NBoc

OOOTMSE

2 3

Alkylation, Decarboxylation

OO

Me NBoc

OO

OTMSE

O O

Me

NBoc

OOOTMSE

Cl

a. Cs2CO3

I(CH2)3Cl

OO

Me NBoc

ON3

b. NaN3,NaIc. TBAF, DBU

3 4

5

Addition of Li-enolate

O O

Me

NNs

ON3

OLi

OtBu

O O

Me

NNs

ON3

OtBuO

O O

Me

N3OtBu

O

O

NHNs

PPh3

O O

Me

NHNs

HNO

tBuO

5

67

Intramolecular Aza-Wittig

RN

PPh3

R

NO

tBuO

NN RNNNPh3PNN

NPh3P R

NPh3P

R

OtBu

O

O

R

N

OOtBu

OPPh3

R

N

OtBu

O

PPh3

O

O O

Me

NHNs

HNO

tBuO

6

7

Reactive Amine Wanted to remove

protecting group and induce addition

Free amine too reactive

Added on to a,b unsaturated ketone to form five-membered ring

O O

Me

NHNs

HNO

tBuO

7

Acid catalyzed cyclization

O O

Me

NHNs

HNO

tBuO

NHNs

CO2tBu

Me

HN

ONHNs

CO2tBu

Me

HN

OH

HCl

7 8 9

Mannich Reaction

NHMe

CO2tBu

Me

HN

OH

H+

NHMe

CO2tBu

Me

HN

OH

CO2tBu

Me

HN

MeN

HOH

CO2tBu

Me

HN

NMe

H2O

CO2tBu

Me

HN

NMe

CO2tBu

Me

HN

NMe

9

10

First synthesis of (+)-fastigiatine

15 step synthesis with 30% overall yield

Conclusions

N

NMe

Me

O Me

Chem 647 classmates

Dr. Davis

Acknowledgements

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