A general, convergent strategy for the construction of indolizidine alkaloids: total syntheses of (-)-indolizidine 223AB and alkaloid (-)-205B.

Amos B Smith, Dae-Shik Kim

Index: J. Org. Chem. 71 , 2547, (2006)

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Abstract

N-Toluenesulfonyl aziridines comprise effective second electrophiles in the solvent controlled three-component linchpin union of silyl dithianes for the stereocontrolled convergent elaboration of protected 1,5-amino alcohols. This tactic, in conjunction with a one-flask sequential cyclization, constitutes an effective general strategy for the construction of indolizidine and related alkaloids, illustrated here with the total syntheses of (-)-indolizidine 223AB (1) and alkaloid (-)-205B (2).