Trost Galanthamine Synthesis
The total synthesis of galanthamine (Trost 2005) is described as follows: the sequence starts by bromination by electrophilic aromatic substitution of isovanillin 1 to bromophenol 2, then by synthesis of the second intermediate 5 by reacting dialdehyde 3 in a coupled aldol reaction and Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reaction with trimethyl phosphonoacetate 4. The hydroxyl group is activated as a leaving group by acetylation with trichloroethyl carbonate (Troc) to 6. Next an enantioselective Trost AAA reaction takes place between bromophenol 2 and carbonate 6 to the allyl ether 7. Next the aldehyde group is protected as an acetal in 8 and this step enables the to organic reduction of the ester group to the alcohol 9 with DIBAH and subsequent conversion of this alcohol to a nitrile by nucleophilic displacement to 10 followed by aldehyde deprotection to 11. The intramolecular Heck reaction to 12 creates the dihydrofuran ring. Allylic oxidation by selenium dioxide provides allylic alcohol 13 with the correct stereochemistry. The aldehyde reacts with methylamine to the imine 14 and reduction of the imine and nitrile by DIBAL-H leading to ring-closure to the hemi-aminal 15 (not isolated) followed by acid quenching gives the alcohol 16. In the final step this alcohol group is reduced to give Galanthamine 17 together with 6% of the epi isomer 18.
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