Rhodium-catalyzed direct C-H addition of 3,4-dihydroquinazolines to alkenes and their use in the total synthesis of vasicoline

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1969-1976

  Wiedemann, Sean H ^a,b   Ellman, Jonathan A ^a   Bergman, Robert G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HETEROCYCLE DEHYDROGENATION; INTRAMOLECULAR COUPLINGS; QUINAZOLINES; VASICOLINE;

CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; DEHYDROGENATION; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; RHODIUM; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

OLEFINS;

4(3H) QUINAZOLINONE DERIVATIVE; ALKENE; BICYCLO COMPOUND; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; PHOSPHINE DERIVATIVE; QUINAZOLINE DERIVATIVE; RHODIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASICOLINE;

AMIDATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CYCLIZATION; DEHYDROGENATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; OXIDATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ALKENES; CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; PYRROLES; QUINAZOLINES; RHODIUM;

EID: 33644638345     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo052345b     Document Type: Article

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