Six-membered nitrogen ring formation by radical cyclization of trichloroacetamides with enones. A synthetic entry to cis-perhydroisoquinoline- 3,6-diones

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 45, Issue 24, 2004, Pages 4661-4664

  Vila, Xavier ^a   Quirante, Josefina ^a   Paloma, Laura ^a   Bonjoch, Josep ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Isoquinolines; Madangamines; Nitrogen heterocycles; Radical cyclization; Trichloroacetamides

Indexed keywords

ACETAMIDE DERIVATIVE; HYDROGEN; ISOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CIS ISOMER; CYCLIZATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NUCLEAR OVERHAUSER EFFECT; RADICAL REACTION; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 2442708756     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2004.04.104     Document Type: Article

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