Gas-phase domino cyclisation of phosphonium ylides leading to the total synthesis of Eustifoline D

R. Alan Aitken; Lorna Murray

doi:10.1016/j.tetlet.2017.09.073

Gas-phase domino cyclisation of phosphonium ylides leading to the total synthesis of Eustifoline D

R. Alan Aitken
, Lorna Murray

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Six stabilised phosphonium ylides bearing ortho-benzylaminophenyl and cinnamoyl (or a heterocyclic analogue) groups have been prepared and upon flash vacuum pyrolysis at 800 °C were found to undergo cascade cyclization processes to give mainly 3-styrylquinolines but also in some cases ring-fused carbazoles and other fused-ring heterocyclic products. By starting with an appropriate ring-methylated precursor the natural product Eustifoline D was obtained in 19% yield in the pyrolysis in addition to the 3-(2-furylethenyl)quinoline (46%).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4328-4332
Number of pages	5
Journal	Tetrahedron Letters
Volume	58
Issue number	46
Early online date	27 Sept 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2017.09.073
Publication status	Published - 15 Nov 2017

Keywords

Cyclization
Gas-phase reaction
Phosphorus ylides
Fused-ring systems
Radical reaction

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