Biosynthetically Inspired Divergent Approach to MonoterpeneIndole Alkaloids: Total Synthesis of Mersicarpine Leuconodines Band D Leuconoxine Melodinine E Leuconolam and Rhazinilam

摘要

Inspired by their potential biosynthesis, we have developed divergent total syntheses of seven monoterpene indole alkaloids including mersicarpine, leuconodines B and D, leuconoxine, melodinine E, leuconolam, and rhazinilam, and one unnatural analogue with an unprecedented structural skeleton. The key steps involve a Witkop–Winterfeldt oxidative indole cleavage followed by transannular cyclization. The transannular cyclization product was then converted to the corresponding structural skeletons by pairing its functional groups into different reaction modes.