Recent Advances in Synthetic Strategies for the C4a,C9a-Fused Tetracyclic Hydrocarbazole Core Structure of Minfiensine and Related Akuammiline Alkaloids

Abstract

The Strychnos alkaloid minfiensine and its analogs among the akuammiline alkaloids have a variety of biological activities, including anti-tumor and analgesic activities, and have therefore attracted considerable synthetic interest. Here we provide an overview of recent advances in methodologies for the construction of the characteristic tetracyclic hydrocarbazole core structure containing a fused pyrrolidine ring at C4a and C9a.

Chiral phosphoric acid-catalyzed enantioselective synthesis of functionalized pyrrolinones containing a geminal diamine core via an aza-Friedel–Crafts reaction of newly developed pyrrolinone ketimines

“…1). 2 Over the past two decades, researchers have dedicated significant efforts to efficiently construct chiral geminal diamine compounds, resulting in significant progress. 3 The current strategy for synthesizing a chiral geminal diamine core structure relies on the asymmetric transformation of two-nitrogen-containing building blocks.…”