DISSERTATION of Guojun
DISSERTATION TOTAL SYNTHESES OF (±)-FAWCETTIMINE, (±)-FAWCETTIDINE, (±)-LYCOFLEXINE, AND (±)-LYCOPOSERRAMINE B Submitted by Guojun Pan Department of Chemistry In partial fulfillment of the requirements For the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colorado Spring 2012 Doctoral Committee Advisor: Robert M. Williams Tomislav Rovis John L. Wood Charles Henry Maechael MacNeil Copyright by Guojun Pan 2012 All Rights Reserved ABSTRACT TOTAL SYNTHESES OF (±)-FAWCETTIMINE, (±)-FAWCETTIDINE, (±)- LYCOFLEXINE, AND (±)-LYCOPOSERRAMINE B The total syntheses of (±)-fawcettimine, (±)-lycoflexine, (±)-fawcettidine, and (±)- lycoposerramine B have been accomplished through an efficient, unified, and stereocontrolled strategy that required sixteen, sixteen, seventeen, and seventeen steps, respectively, from commercially available materials. The key transformations involve: 1) a Diels-Alder reaction between a 1-siloxy diene and an enone to construct the cis-fused 6,5-carbocycles with one all-carbon quaternary center, and 2) a Fukuyama-Mitsunobu reaction to form the azonine ring. Access to the enantioselective syntheses of these alkaloids can be achieved by kinetic resolution of the earliest intermediate via a Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation. ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First of all I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my advisor Professor Robert M. Williams for his patience, constant support and encouragement throughout my Ph.D. study. I really appreciate the great suggestions and ideas I have been given on my project, as well as on my career. Without his help and guidance, I would not have accomplished so much. I would also like to thank Professors Charles S. Henry, Michael R. McNeil, Tomislav Rovis, and John L. Wood for taking time to serve on my committee.
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