Asymmetric synthesis of antimalarial alkaloids (+)-febrifugine and (+)-isofebrifugine

摘要

Diastereoselective alpha-amidoalkylation of N,O-acetal, derivated from controlled regio and diastereoselective reduction of (S)-N-(4-methoxybenzyl)-3-silyloxyglutarimide provided two diastereomeric 6-allyl-5-silyloxy-2-piperidinones in 76:24 selectivity. The transformation of the major diastereomer into a known advanced intermediate allowed the synthesis of (+)-febrifugine and (+)-isofebrifugine. [References: 51]