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The synthesis of a novel benzodiazocine via an intramolecular Staudinger/aza-Wittig cyclization

IA O'Neil, CL Murray, AJ Potter, SB Kalindjian

Index: O'Neil, Ian A.; Murray, Clare L.; Potter, Andrew J.; Kalindjian, S. Barret Tetrahedron Letters, 1997 , vol. 38, # 20 p. 3609 - 3610

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Abstract

The novel pyrrolobenzodiazocine (1) has been prepared by an intramolecular Staudinger/aza Wittig protocol from the precursor azido aldehyde (2) in a remarkable 93% yield. Aldehyde (2) was prepared by coupling protected homoprolinol with 2-azidobenzoic acid followed by deprotection and oxidation.