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The chemistry of vicinal tricarbonyl compounds. Applications in the synthesis of isoquinoline alkaloids

Harry H. Wasserman, Robert M. Amici, Roger Frechette, John H. van Duzer

Tetrahedron Letters · 1989 · 42 citations · 16 references

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Abstract

The central carbonyl of a vicinal tricarbonyl system is used as a dielectrophile with substituted phenethylamines in short, efficient syntheses of the isoquinoline alkaloids, papaveraldine, hydrastine and cordrastine.

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Diasteroselektive Hydroxyalkylierungen in 1‐Stellung von Tetrahydroisochinolinen und Synthese von Aporphin‐, Protoberberin‐ und Phthalid‐Alkaloider

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Penem synthesis through C3-N ring closure of a .beta.-lactam precursor

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A simplified isoquinoline synthesis

Dale L. Boger, Christine E. Brotherton, Marshall D. Kelley · Tetrahedron · 1981 · 45 citations

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