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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Apr 15.
Published in final edited form as: J Org Chem. 2011 Mar 14;76(8):2577–2584. doi: 10.1021/jo102448n

Scheme 3.

Scheme 3

Synthesis of (+)-sclerotioin 2.

a) 2.2 equiv. Cu(CH3CN)4PF6, 2.4 equiv. N-ethyl-(+)-sparteine mimic 6, 1.6 equiv. DIEA, 2.4 equiv. DMAP, O2, −78°C to −10°C; b) aq. H2PO4/K2HPO4 buffer (pH 7.2), CH3CN, rt 76% over two steps c) acetic anhydride, DMAP, DIEA, 0°C, 30 min d) NCS, CH3CN, rt, 24 h 65% over two steps; e.) NH4OAc, MeOH, 30 min, 60%.