Synthesis of 7-azabicyclo[4.3.1]decane ring systems from tricarbonyl(tropone)iron via intramolecular Heck reactions.

ABSTRACT: The 7-azabicyclo[4.3.1]decane ring system, common to a number of biologically active alkaloids, was accessed from tropone (via its η⁴-diene complex with Fe(CO)₃) in a short sequence of steps: 1) nucleophilic amine addition and subsequent Boc-protection, 2) photochemical demetallation of the iron complex, and 3) an intramolecular Heck reaction. Minor modifications to the protocol enabled access to the related 2-azabicyclo[4.4.1]undecane system, albeit in lower yield.

SUBMITTER: Shoemaker AH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10616702 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature