Synlett 2014; 25(10): 1381-1384
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1338621
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First Total Synthesis of Murrastifoline B and an Improved Route to Murrastifoline F

Carsten Börger
Department Chemie, Technische Universität Dresden, Bergstraße 66, 01069 Dresden, Germany   Fax: +49(351)46337030   Email: hans-joachim.knoelker@tu-dresden.de
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Arndt W. Schmidt
Department Chemie, Technische Universität Dresden, Bergstraße 66, 01069 Dresden, Germany   Fax: +49(351)46337030   Email: hans-joachim.knoelker@tu-dresden.de
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Hans-Joachim Knölker*
Department Chemie, Technische Universität Dresden, Bergstraße 66, 01069 Dresden, Germany   Fax: +49(351)46337030   Email: hans-joachim.knoelker@tu-dresden.de
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Publication History

Received: 17 March 2014

Accepted after revision: 31 March 2014

Publication Date:
03 April 2014 (online)


Abstract

We report the first total synthesis of murrastifoline B and an improved route to murrastifoline F using a twofold palladium-catalyzed Buchwald–Hartwig amination as key step. The mono­meric carbazole and the biaryl precursor are also prepared via ­palladium-catalyzed coupling reactions.

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  • 27 Murrastifoline F (3) Colorless crystals; 288–289 °C (lit.9 289 °C). UV (MeOH): λ = 227, 242 (sh), 260 (sh), 287 (sh), 351 nm. IR (ATR): ν = 3055, 2923, 2852, 1653, 1592, 1500, 1460, 1444, 1395, 1318, 1281, 1227, 1192, 1170, 1104, 1072, 1041, 938, 822, 745, 695, 637, 606 cm–1. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 2.30 (s, 3 H), 2.40 (s, 3 H), 3.80 (s, 3 H), 3.91 (s, 3 H), 6.50–6.56 (m, 3 H), 6.69–6.82 (m, 4 H), 6.83 (s, 1 H), 6.94 (s, 1 H), 7.33 (t, J = 7.6 Hz, 1 H), 7.53 (d, J = 7.6 Hz, 1 H), 7.73 (d, J = 7.0 Hz, 1 H). ESI-MS (25 V): m/z = 438 [M + NH4]+.