A novel 3,4-dihydroisoquinoline annulation: Expedient access to isoquinoline heterocycles

Tetrahedron

Volumn 61, Issue 21, 2005, Pages 5037-5042

  Li, Wei Dong Z ^a,b   Yang, Hua ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Annulation; Cephalotaxine; DMF; Isoquinoline

Indexed keywords

BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BUTYRIC ACID; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; ISOQUINOLINE; ISOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANNULATION REACTION; ARTICLE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 18144404174     PISSN: 00404020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2005.03.041     Document Type: Article

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