Abstract
We report a flexible approach to the total synthesis of 4,5-dioxoaporphines based on the palladium(0) catalyzed Suzuki cross-coupling of phenylboronic acids with sterically hindered 2-bromo phenyl acetates or bromo phenyl acetamides, followed by sequential bicyclization of biarylacetamides promoted by oxalyl chloride/Lewis acid. The reduction of 4,5-dioxoaporphines provides a chemoselective entry to aporphines, dehydroaporphines and 4-hydroxy- dehydroaporphines. A three-steps total synthesis for (±)-O,O′- dimethylapomorphine from readily accessible precursors is also reported. © 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5725-5735 |
Journal | Tetrahedron |
Volume | 60 |
Issue number | 27 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 28 Jun 2004 |
Keywords
- 4,5-Dioxoaporphine
- 4-Hydroxy-dehydroaporphine
- Apomorphine
- Aporphine
- Aporphinoids
- Cascade cyclization
- Oxalyl chloride
- Palladium
- Reduction
- Suzuki cross-coupling