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MeO<br />

MeN<br />

HO<br />

O<br />

HO<br />

(–)-1<br />

OH<br />

O<br />

NMe<br />

OMe<br />

NR<br />

5 (R=H)<br />

6 (R=Me)<br />

OH<br />

MeO<br />

MeO<br />

MeN<br />

OR<br />

O<br />

HO<br />

O<br />

O<br />

Synthesis of galanthamine 305<br />

equilibrium process as shown in Figure 12.1. Enantiomeric (–)-2, on reduction<br />

with different agents, produces a mixture of (–)-1 <strong>and</strong> (–)-epi-galanthamine ((–)-4).<br />

The key compound in the biosynthesis of (–)-1 <strong>and</strong> related Amaryllidaceae<br />

alkaloids is norbelladine (5, R = H; Figure 12.1), which is formed from tyrosine<br />

(Barton <strong>and</strong> Cohen, 1957; Barton et al., 1961, 1962, 1963; Schutte, 1969).<br />

O<br />

3<br />

O<br />

NMe<br />

NMe<br />

OMe<br />

MeO<br />

MeN<br />

O<br />

HO<br />

OH<br />

(–)-2 (–)-4<br />

(+)-1 (+)-2 (+)-4<br />

Figure 12.1 (Above) The equilibrium process between narwedine hydrohydienone (3) <strong>and</strong><br />

its enantiomers (2) <strong>and</strong> oxidative/reductive interconversion between (2) <strong>and</strong><br />

galanthamine (1) <strong>and</strong> epi-galanthamine (4) enantiomers. (Below) Norbelladine<br />

(5) <strong>and</strong> N,O-dimethylnorbelladine (6).<br />

O<br />

NMe<br />

OMe

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