Herein we suggest an approach to oxygenated bicyclic amino acids based on an aza-Cope-Mannich rearrangement. Seven distinct amino acid scaffolds analogous to the natural products were prepared on a gram scale with precise control of stereochemistry. Successful implementation of our strategy resulted in the formal synthesis of acetylaranotin.
Keywords: amino acids; medicinal chemistry; natural products; rearrangement; total synthesis.
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