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The total synthesis of the putative structure of the
Stemona alkaloid stemonidine has been completed. The key transformations include a1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of a chiral nitrone derived from (
S)-prolinol and a spirolactonization process involving the generation of the criticalstereocenter. The NMR data of the synthetic material do not match those reported for the natural product. It is concluded that the structureassigned to stemonidine is incorrect, and it must be reassigned as stemospironine.