Starting from 3,4-dimethoxyhomophthalic anhydride and 6-bromohomopiperonylamine,
concise and efficient syntheses of Chilean berberis products chilenine
and deoxychilenine have been demonstrated via partially divergent
routes by taking advantage of facile air-oxidation of homophthalimide
along with intramolecular chemoselective acylation as the key steps.
homophthalic anhydride - isoindole - chemoselective acylation - chilenine - deoxychilenine
- total synthesis