A New, Simple and Efficient Method for the Synthesis of 7-Azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane Derivatives: Formal Total Synthesis of Epibatidine

Title: A New, Simple and Efficient Method for the Synthesis of 7-Azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane Derivatives: Formal Total Synthesis of Epibatidine

Volume: 3 Issue: 11

Author(s): Elena Gomez-Sanchez and Jose Marco-Contelles

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Keywords: Alkyl N-(c-3,t-4-dibromocyclohex-1-yl)carbamates, N-(c-3,t-4-dibromocyclohex-1-yl)-2,2,2-trifluoroacetamide, 7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes, epibatidine

Abstract: The base-mediated heterocyclization of alkyl N-(c-3,t-4-dibromocyclohex-1-yl)carbamates (5, 7, 10), or N-(c-3,t-4-dibromocyclohex-1-yl)-2,2,2-trifluoroacetamide (12) is a convenient method for the synthesis of the 7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane derivatives. For instance, the reaction of t-butyl N-(c-3,t-4-dibromocyclohex-1- yl)carbamate (5) with sodium hydride in DMF at room temperature provided (1RS,2SR,4SR)-2-bromo-7-[(tbutoxy) carbonyl]-7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane (2) in 52% yield. The t-BuOK promoted hydrogen bromide elimination of compound 2 affording 7-[(t-butoxy)carbonyl]-7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene (14) in 78% yield constitutes a new formal total synthesis of epibatidine (1).

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Gomez-Sanchez Elena and Marco-Contelles Jose, A New, Simple and Efficient Method for the Synthesis of 7-Azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane Derivatives: Formal Total Synthesis of Epibatidine, Letters in Organic Chemistry 2006; 3 (11) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157017806779117049