An efficient method for construction of tetrahydroisoquinoline skeleton via double cyclization process using ortho-vinylbenzaldehydes and amino alcohols: application to the synthesis of (S)-cryptostyline II

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 49, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 2722-2725

  Umetsu, Kazuteru ^a   Asao, Naoki ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

(S) Cryptostyline II; 6 Azaelectrocyclization; Double cyclization process; Tetrahydroisoquinoline

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; ALKALOID; AMINOALCOHOL; CRYPTOSTYLINE DERIVATIVE; ISOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; PROPANOL; TETRAHYDROISOQUINOLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CYCLIZATION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 40949099425     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2008.02.152     Document Type: Article

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