A new asymmetric synthesis of (R)-3-methylpyrrolidine alkaloids starting from (S)-malic acid

Xiao Zheng; Pei Qiang Huang; Yuan Ping Ruan; Albert W.M. Lee; Wing Hong Chan

doi:10.3987/com-01-9266

A new asymmetric synthesis of (R)-3-methylpyrrolidine alkaloids starting from (S)-malic acid

Xiao Zheng, Pei Qiang Huang^*, Yuan Ping Ruan, Albert W.M. Lee, Wing Hong Chan

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Abstract

Diastereoselective methylation of dimethyl (S)-malate (8) followed by two three-step reductive dehydroxylation procedures afforded dimethyl (R)-2-methylsuccinate (16) in 80.2% and 84.7% ee respectively, the later was further transformed into the natural enantiomers of ant venom alkaloids (R)-leptothoracine (1) and (R)-3-methyl-N-(2-phenylethyl)pyrrolidine (2) and (3R, 2'S)-3-methyl-N-(2-methylbutyl)pyrrolidine (3).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1505-1518
Number of pages	14
Journal	Heterocycles
Volume	55
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3987/com-01-9266
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2001

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