Two-step iron(0)-mediated N-demethylation of N -methyl alkaloids

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 75, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 4806-4811

  Kok, Gaik B ^a   Pye, Cory C ^b   Singer, Robert D ^b   Scammells, Peter J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMETHYLATION; HYDROCHLORIDE SALTS; TROPANE ALKALOIDS;

IRON POWDER;

CHEMICAL REACTIONS;

ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; CHLORIDE; IRON; METHYL GROUP; OPIATE; OXIDE; OXYCODONE; OXYMORPHONE; TROPANE ALKALOID;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; DEMETHYLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; OXIDATION; REACTION ANALYSIS;

ALKALOIDS; IRON; METHYLAMINES; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NITROGEN OXIDES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 77954560524     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: 15206904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo1008492     Document Type: Article

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