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Total Syntheses of Strychnine
Dong Group Meeting
Jianchun Wang
May 27, 2015
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A legendary poison
Facts about strychnine
✓ Isolated from Strychnos nux-vomica in 1818
✓ A famous poison: 50 mg/adult
✓ Related to many dramatic deaths in novels or poetry
✓ 400+ papers about its structure by degradative methods
✓ Woodward proved its structure by UV in 1948
✓ Structure confirmed by X-ray
"For its molecular size it is the most complex substance known." - Robert Robinson (1952)
Determination of its structure
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Numbering system throughout today’s talk
Structural analysis
Molecular complexity and synthetic challenges
✓ 7 fused ring
✓ 6 stereocenter
Synthetic challenges
✓ C7 spirocenter
✓ E ring
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The real targets!
Reliable endgames for strychnine synthesis
Degradation studies
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About Woodward
About Robert B. Woodward
Woodward’s synthesis (1954)
1937 Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1965 Nobel prize for his synthesis of complex organic molecules
1973 Vitamin B12 (Woodward-Hoffman rule)
“If we cannot make Strychnine, we will take Strychnine.” - R. B. Woodward
Organic Ninja
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Synthesis planning
Woodward’s synthesis (1993)
Pictet-Spengler reaction to build spirocenter
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Synthetic route
Woodward’s synthesis (1993)
Step by step synthesis
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Woodward’s synthesis (1993)
Step by step synthesis
Synthetic route
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About Overman
About Larry Overman
Overman’s synthesis (1993)
1969 Ph.D. University of Wisconsin- Madison
(Prof. Howard W. Whitlock, Jr.)
1971 Postdoc. Columbia University
(Prof. Ronald Breslow)
1971-now Professor of Chemistry University of California, Irvine
About his group: a small workshop
✓ 5 graduate students
✓ 3 post-docs
✓ 366 publications
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Aza-Cope-Mannich reaction
Overman’s synthesis (1993)
A general reaction scheme
For a review on stories about developing rearrangement reactions, see: Tetrahedron, 2009, 65, 6432.
cis-3a-Aryloctahydroindole unit
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Aza-Cope-Mannich reaction
Overman’s synthesis (1993)
Some examples
A general reaction scheme
Aza-Cope-Mannich cascade proved to be very powerful in total synthesis. Please complete the
following reactions
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Synthesis planning
Overman’s synthesis (1993)
Aza-Cope-Mannich cascade to build the spirocenter
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Synthetic route
Overman’s synthesis (1993)
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Synthetic route
Overman’s synthesis (1993)
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About Rawal
About Viresh Rawal
Rawal’s synthesis (1994)
1986 Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
(Prof. Michael P. Cava)
1988 Postdoc. Columbia University
(Prof. Gilbert Stork)
1988 The Ohio State University
1995 University of Chicago
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Synthesis planning
Rawal’s synthesis (1993)
IMDAto build the spirocenter
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Synthetic route
Rawal’s synthesis (1993)
IMDA to build the spirocenter
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About Kuehne
About Martin Kuehne
Kuehne’s synthesis (1998)
1955 Ph.D. Columbia University
(Prof. Gilbert Stork)
1961 University of Vermont
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Synthesis planning
Kuehne’s synthesis (1993)
Cationic rearrangement to build the spirocenter
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Synthetic route
Kuehne’s synthesis (1993)
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About Fukuyama
About Tohru Fukuyama
Fukuyama’s synthesis (2004)
1977 Ph.D. Harvard University
(Prof. Y. Kishi)
1978 Rice University
1995 University of Tokyo
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Synthesis planning
Fukuyama’s synthesis (2004)
Transannular Pictet-Spengler
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Synthesis of coupling partners
Fukuyama’s synthesis (2004)
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Synthetic route
Fukuyama’s synthesis (2004)
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About Reissig
About Hans-Ulrich Reißig
Reissig’s synthesis (2010)
1986 Ph.D. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
(Prof. R. Huisgen)
1988 Postdoc. University of British Columbia
(Prof. E. Piers)
1999 Freie Universität Berlin
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Synthesis planning
Reissig’s synthesis (1993)
Radical cyclization to build the spirocenter
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Synthetic route
Reissig’s synthesis (1993)
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About MacMillan
About David MacMillan
MacMillan’s synthesis (2011)
1996 Ph.D. University of California, Irvine
(Prof. Larry Overman)
1998 Postdoc. Harvard University
(Prof. David Evans)
1998 University of California, Berkeley
2000 California Institute of Technology
2006 Princeton University
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Synthesis planning
MacMillan’s synthesis (2011)
Diels-Alder-Michael cascade reaction to build the spirocenter
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Synthetic route
MacMillan’s synthesis (2011)
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Synthetic route
MacMillan’s synthesis (2011)
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About Vanderwal
About Chris Vanderwal
Vanderwal’s synthesis (2011)
2003 Ph.D. The Scripps Research Institute
(Prof. Erik Sorensen)
2003 Met his wife Danielle Soenen
(Prof. Dale Boger)
2005 Postdoc. Harvard University
(Prof. Eric Jacobsen)
2005-now Professor of Chemistry University of California, Irvine
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Synthesis planning
Vanderwal’s synthesis (2011)
Diels-Alder reaction to build the spirocenter
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Background: Zinckle reaction
Vanderwal’s synthesis (2011)
Zinckle reaction
Mechanism: (question)
In 2006, a Japanese group claimed novel synthesis of diazaannulene (see below), which was thought
to have special diamagnetic properties because of anti-aromaticity. Unfortunately, they did not
possessed the knowledge of Zinckle reaction when they published the paper.
What is the correct structure? (They share similar NMR) And what is the mechanism of forming the
correct product?
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Development of IMDA
Vanderwal’s synthesis (2011)
Indole is a poor dienophile, Zincke aldehyde is a poor diene
Mechanism: (question) Application
In 2011, Houk used DFT calculation to find
that the reaction goes through ketene
intermediate. Notice the regiochemistry as
indicated below. Please draw the mechanism.
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Development of IMDA
Vanderwal’s synthesis (2011)
Lewis acid failed; metallation of indole gave promising result
Solution 2 Solution 1
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Development of conjugate addition
Vanderwal’s synthesis (2011)
Direct Heck reaction? Seem unlikely…
Solution: reduction of aldehyde? Undesired regioselectivity!
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Development of conjugate addition
Vanderwal’s synthesis (2011)
Other failed trials…
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The final route
Vanderwal’s synthesis (2011)
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The yield and steps
Summary
Year Chemist Chiral source Step Yield
1954 Woodward N/A 29 0.0002%
1993 Overman enzyme 25 3%
1994 Rawal N/A 12 10%
1998 Kuehne Amino acid 21 4%
2004 Fukuyama Enzyme 25 1%
2010 Reissig N/A 9 4%
2011 MacMillan Organocatalyst 12 7%
2011 Vanderwal N/A 6 2-3%
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Formation of spirocenter
Summary
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Thanks for your kind attention!
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Aza-Cope-Mannich cascade proved to be very powerful in total synthesis. Please complete the
following reactions.
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In 2006, a Japanese group claimed novel synthesis of diazaannulene (see below), which was thought
to have special diamagnetic properties because of anti-aromaticity. Unfortunately, they did not
possessed the knowledge of Zinckle reaction when they published the paper.
What is the correct structure? (They share similar NMR) And what is the mechanism of forming the
correct product?
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In 2011, Houk used DFT calculation to find that the reaction goes through ketene intermediate.
Notice the regiochemistry as indicated below. Please draw the mechanism.