Synthetic Studies on Echinulin and Related Natural Products. II. : A Total Synthesis of Echinulin

Abstract
Total synthesis of optically active echinulin [Aspergillus eschinulatus] (14) was achieved. N,N-Bis(3,3-dimethylallyl)aniline was converted into 2,4-bis(3,3-dimethylallyl)aniline (6) in one step (23% yield) by the acid-catalyzed amino-Claisen rearrangement. The aniline (6) was transformed into 2-(1,1-dimethylallyl)-5,7-bis(3,3-dimethylallyl)gramine (11) in 5 steps (15% overall yield). The gramine (11) was condensed with diketopiperazine synthesized from L-alanine, to afford the ester. Optically active echinulin (14) was obtained from the ester in 2 steps. The overall yield of echinulin (14) from 11 was 21%.

This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: