Volume 42, Issue 12 pp. 1355-1359
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Asymmetric Synthesis of Dihydrospirotryprostatin B via a Silica Gel-Mediated Cyclization of Tryptamine-Ynamide

Changhong Han

Changhong Han

Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design and Discovery of Ministry of Education, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110016 China

Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110016 China

Institute of Drug Research in Medicine Capital of China, Benxi, Liaoning, 117000 China

These authors contributed equally to this work.

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Lu Yang

Lu Yang

Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design and Discovery of Ministry of Education, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110016 China

Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110016 China

Institute of Drug Research in Medicine Capital of China, Benxi, Liaoning, 117000 China

These authors contributed equally to this work.

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Kaizong Yao

Kaizong Yao

Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design and Discovery of Ministry of Education, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110016 China

Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110016 China

Institute of Drug Research in Medicine Capital of China, Benxi, Liaoning, 117000 China

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2 Sen Zhang

Sen Zhang

Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design and Discovery of Ministry of Education, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110016 China

Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110016 China

Institute of Drug Research in Medicine Capital of China, Benxi, Liaoning, 117000 China

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Jiayue Fu

Jiayue Fu

Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design and Discovery of Ministry of Education, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110016 China

Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110016 China

Institute of Drug Research in Medicine Capital of China, Benxi, Liaoning, 117000 China

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Hanyang Sun

Hanyang Sun

Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design and Discovery of Ministry of Education, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110016 China

Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110016 China

Institute of Drug Research in Medicine Capital of China, Benxi, Liaoning, 117000 China

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Hongsheng Xu

Hongsheng Xu

Zhejiang Shapuaisi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Pinghu, Zhejiang, 314299 China

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Bin Lin

Bin Lin

Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design and Discovery of Ministry of Education, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110016 China

Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110016 China

Institute of Drug Research in Medicine Capital of China, Benxi, Liaoning, 117000 China

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Maosheng Cheng

Maosheng Cheng

Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design and Discovery of Ministry of Education, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110016 China

Institute of Drug Research in Medicine Capital of China, Benxi, Liaoning, 117000 China

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Yongxiang Liu

Corresponding Author

Yongxiang Liu

Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design and Discovery of Ministry of Education, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110016 China

Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110016 China

Institute of Drug Research in Medicine Capital of China, Benxi, Liaoning, 117000 China

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First published: 13 February 2024

Comprehensive Summary

An asymmetric synthesis of dihydrospirotryprostatin B was achieved in 15 steps (8 purifications) from L-tryptophan. The main feature of our synthetic strategy is the efficient construction of spirocyclic oxindole intermediate containing a chiral quaternary carbon center, involving the silica gel-mediated cyclization of tryptamine-ynamide and oxidation under neat conditions.image

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