A Short Synthesis of the Plant Alkaloid 4-Methyl-2,6-naphthyridine
2019 ◽
Vol 16
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pp. 931-934
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: A new synthesis of the 2,6-naphthyridine alkaloid 4-methyl-2,6-naphthyridine from Antirrhinum majus has been developed. Key steps are a regioselective oxidation of 3-bromo-4,5- dimethylpyridine to the corresponding 4-formyl derivative, and the annulation of the second pyridine ring by Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling using (E)-2-ethoxyvinylboronic acid pinacol ester as a masked acetaldehyde equivalent. This protocol gives the alkaloid in four steps starting from commercially available 3,4-dimethylpyridine in 15% overall yield. This annulation protocol should be useful for the synthesis of other condensed pyridines as well.
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Vol 68
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pp. 2844-2852
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Vol 34
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pp. 8263-8266
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Vol 44
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pp. 3287-3295
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