Total Synthesis and Stereochemical Revision of the 2-Formylpyrrole Alkaloid Hemerocallisamine I.
James M WoodDaniel P FurkertMargaret A BrimblePublished in: Journal of natural products (2017)
The first total synthesis of the 2-formylpyrrole alkaloid hemerocallisamine I is reported. The convergent synthesis features a key Maillard-type condensation of a complex amine derived from cis-4-hydroxy-l-proline with a dihydropyranone, to directly furnish the 2-formylpyrrole ring system. The absolute configuration of hemerocallisamine I has been revised on the basis of optical rotation data obtained for the synthesized compound.