Synthesis of an isomer of lycoplanine A via cascade cyclization to construct the spiro-N,O-acetal moiety.

An isomer of lycoplanine A with a 6/10/5/5 tetracyclic skeleton was synthesized using D-A reaction and cascasde reaction to respectively construct the [9.2.2] pentadecane skeleton and the challenging 1-oxa-6-azaspiro[4.4]nonane spirocenter. Morever, detailed DFT calculations were conducted to explain the selectivity in the D-A reaction. This study may provide sufficient experience for the total synthesis of lycoplanine A and other alkaloids with similar spiro-N,O-acetal cores.