Synthesis of lamellarin R, lukianol A, lamellarin O and their analogues.

Three lamellarin alkaloids type III (lamellarin R, lukianol A and lamellarin O) were synthesized using the Barton-Zard reaction as a key step to construct the central pyrrole core. Some of their corresponding 4-benzoyl and 5-phenyl substituted pyrrole analogues were also prepared via an initial three-component reaction of glycine methyl ester, benzaldehyde, and chalcone to generate the pyrrolidine scaffold, and followed by DDQ oxidation and N -alkylation.