Tetrahedron

Total syntheses of ellipticine alkaloids and their amino analogues

CK Sha, JF Yang

Index: Sha, Chin-Kang; Yang, Jeng-Fenn Tetrahedron, 1992 , vol. 48, # 48 p. 10645 - 10654

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Citation Number: 38

Abstract

Staudinger reaction of 9 with triphenylphosphine gave 2, 4-dihydropyrrolo [3, 4-b] indole 10. Treatment of 10 with di-tert-butyl dicarbonate and 4-dimethylaminopyridine gave 11. Diels- Alder reaction of 11 with 3, 4-pyridyne gave cycloadducts 12 and 13, which were converted