1. Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Brook Hill, Sheffield S3 7HF, UK;2. GlaxoSmithKline Research and Development, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1 2NY, UK
Abstract:
Lewis acid mediated intramolecular Mannich reaction between an azocinone and a 3-formylindole was investigated as part of a study towards the synthesis of actinophyllic acid. The intramolecular Mannich reaction resulted in a single diastereomer of the 1-azabicyclo4.2.1]nonan-5-one core framework, although single crystal X-ray structure analysis revealed that this had the undesired stereochemistry in comparison with the natural product.