Entry into 6-Methoxy-D(+)-tryptophans. Stereospecific Synthesis of 1-Benzenesulfonyl-6-methoxy-D(+)-tryptophan Ethyl Ester |
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| Authors: | Michael S Allen Linda K Hamaker Anthony J La Loggia James M Cook |
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| Institution: | Department of Chemistry , University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee , Milwaukee, WI, 53201 |
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| Abstract: | A strategy for the synthesis of optically active ring-A methoxylated indole alkaloids which employs the Moody azide/Schollkopf chiral auxiliary protocol has resulted in the successful preparation of 1-benzenesulfonyl-6-methoxy-D(+)-tryptophan ethyl ester 16. This amino ester is required for the synthesis of Alstonia bisindole alkaloids including macralstonine 2 via an enantiospecific Pictet-Spengler reaction. |
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