The aim of this project was to develop a cascade approach towards perhydropyrrolo-[1,2-a]-quinolines and to apply this to the asymmetric synthesis of the gephyrotoxin alkoids. Chapters Two and Three outline the development of a synthetic route towards a range of cascade precursors, whilst Chapter Four outlines investigations into the enamine-Michael cascade. Central to understanding the cascade process was the discovery that the major product of the enamine-Michael cascade was the unusual tricyclic hydroquinium salt. This can subsequently be engaged in a diastereoselective inter- or intramolecular reduction to afford either a trans-perhydro-[1,2-a]-quinoline or a tetracyclic aminal in high overall yield depending on the C1 oxygen substituent.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bl.uk/oai:ethos.bl.uk:580918 |
| Date | January 2012 |
| Creators | Wallace, Stephen |
| Contributors | Smith, Martin D. |
| Publisher | University of Oxford |
| Source Sets | Ethos UK |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Source | http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:1f7b55ec-0346-498c-be03-81f3b9fde2f5 |
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