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10<br />

Br<br />

11<br />

CHO<br />

MeO OCH 2Ph<br />

Br<br />

27 28<br />

CO 2H<br />

MeO OCH 2Ph<br />

Synthesis of galanthamine 309<br />

COCl<br />

with LiAlH 4 in 82% yield. Coupling 31 with 28 produced the corresponding<br />

benzamide 32, which on acidic hydrolysis afforded the 4-hydroxy compound 33 in<br />

63% yield. The K 3 Fe(CN) 6 oxidation of 33 produced the key compound (±)-34<br />

Br<br />

MeO OCH 2Ph<br />

29 30 31 32<br />

MeN<br />

Br O<br />

MeO<br />

OH<br />

OH<br />

MeO<br />

OCH 2Ph<br />

HO<br />

MeO<br />

33 34<br />

O<br />

NHMe<br />

O<br />

35<br />

O<br />

NMe<br />

O<br />

OCH 2Ph<br />

NHMe<br />

O<br />

Br<br />

NMe<br />

O<br />

MeN<br />

Br<br />

MeO<br />

1+4<br />

O<br />

OCH 2Ph<br />

OCH 2Ph<br />

Figure 12.4 Synthesis of galanthamine (1) via belladine-type benzamide (33) (Kametani<br />

et al., 1969a,b; Kametani, 1972a).

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