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A total synthesis of (±)-α-cyclopiazonic acid using a cationic cascade
Haskins, Charlotte M.,Knight, David W.
, p. 3162 - 3164 (2005)
The indolic terpene alkaloid α-cyclopiazonic acid 1 has been prepared in 11 steps from indole-4-methanol 6; the key step is a carbocationic cascade, terminated by a 4-nitrosulfonamide group and initiated by benzylic carbocation formation directly from the
The Knight route to cyclopiazonic acid: Enantioselective synthesis of a key intermediate
Beyer, Christian,Scherkenbeck, Jürgen,Sondermann, Frank,Figge, Axel
scheme or table, p. 7119 - 7123 (2010/09/14)
The indole alkaloid α-cyclopiazonic acid (CPA) is one of the few known inhibitors of sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA) besides thapsigargin and artemisinin. Inhibitors of SERCA hold promise as novel anticancer and antimalarial drugs. Since its structure elucidation three racemic syntheses of α-cyclopiazonic acid have been published. We report now the first enantioselective and high yielding synthesis of a key-intermediate of the Knight synthesis, currently the most efficient route to CPA. Our synthesis is based on a diastereoselective 1,4-cuprate addition followed by an enolate azidation of an indolylacrylic acid modified with the Evans auxiliary.