Formal Total Synthesis of Batrachotoxin Enabled by Radical and Weix Coupling Reactions
JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY(2023)
Abstract
Batrachotoxin (1), originally isolated from a Columbian poison-dart frog, is a steroidal alkaloid. Its 6/6/6/5-membered carbocycle (ABCD-ring) contains two double bonds, one nitrogen, and five oxygen functionalities. We developed a radical-based convergent strategy and realized the total synthesis of 1 in 28 steps. The AB-ring and D-ring fragments were efficiently synthesized and linked by exploiting a powerful Et3B/O-2-mediated radical coupling reaction. Vinyl triflate and vinyl bromide were then utilized for a Pd/Ni-promoted Weix coupling reaction to cyclize the C-ring. A hydroxy group of the C-ring was stereoselectively installed by a decarboxylative hydroxylation reaction to prepare an advanced intermediate of our previous total synthesis of 1.
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