A short stereoselective synthesis of racemic 2-epicalvine

Basem A. Moosa, Shaikh A. Ali

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    Abstract

    The cycloaddition reaction of 6-pentyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridine 1-oxide with butyl vinyl ether was used as a key step in the short stereoselective racemic synthesis of ladybird beetle alkaloid, 2-epicalvine. The cycloadduct was subjected to quaternization with 2-bromoethanol, followed by ring opening and lactonization to afford the natural product in a one-pot reaction.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)1191-1194
    Number of pages4
    JournalNatural Product Communications
    Volume5
    Issue number8
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 2010

    Keywords

    • Epicalvine
    • Natural products
    • Nitrone cycloaddition
    • Piperidines
    • Stereoselective synthesis

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Drug Discovery
    • Complementary and alternative medicine
    • Plant Science
    • Pharmacology

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