Expeditious approach to pyrrolophenanthridones, phenanthridines, and benzo[ c ]phenanthridines via organocatalytic direct biaryl-coupling promoted by potassium tert -butoxide

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 78, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 7823-7844

  De, Subhadip ^a   Mishra, Sourabh ^a   Kakde, Badrinath N ^a   Dey, Dhananjay ^a   Bisai, Alakesh ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH BHOPAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMARYLLIDACEAE ALKALOIDS; CONCISE SYNTHESIS; HOMOLYTIC AROMATIC SUBSTITUTIONS; ONE POT; ORGANIC MOLECULES; ORGANOCATALYTIC; PHENANTHRIDINE; POTASSIUM TERT-BUTOXIDE;

ALKALOIDS; METABOLITES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

POTASSIUM;

1,2 DIMETHOXY 12 METHYL 12,13 DIHYDRO[1,3]DIOXOLO[4',5' 4,5] BENZO[1,2 C]PHENANTHRIDINE; 2 BROMO 4,5 DIMETHOXYBENZYL(NAPHTHALEN 1 YL)CARBAMATE; 2,3 DIMETHOXY 12 METHYL 12,13 DIHYDRO[1,3]DIOXOLO[4',5' 4,5] BENZO[1,2 C]PHENANTHRIDINE; 5 METHYL 5,6 DIHYDROBENZO[C][1,3]DIOXOLO[4,5 J]PHENANTHRIDINE; 6,7 DIMETHOXY 3,4 DIHYDRONAPHTHALEN 1(2H) ONE; 6,7 DIMETHOXY N METHYLNAPHTHALEN 1 AMINE; 6,7 DIMETHOXYNAPHTHALEN 1 AMINE; 7,8 DIHYDRONAPHTHO[2,3 D][1,3]DIOXOL 5(6H) ONE; 7,8 DIMETHOXY 5 METHYL 5,6 DIHYDROBENZO[C]PHENANTHRIDINE; 8 METHOXY 5 METHYL 5,6 DIHYDROBENZO[C]PHENANTHRIDINE; 8,10 DIMETHOXY 5 METHYL 5,6 DIHYDROBENZO[C]PHENANTHRIDINE; 8,10 DIMETHOXYBENZO[C]PHENANTHRIDINE; 8,9 DIMETHOXY 5 METHYL 5,6 DIHYDROBENZO[C]PHENANTHRIDINE; 8,9 DIMETHOXYBENZO[C]PHENANTHRIDINE; AMARYLLIDACEAE ALKALOID; METHYL N (2 BROMO 4,5 DIMETHOXYBENZYL) 4 METHYL N (NAPHTHALEN 1 YL)BENZENESULFONAMIDE; METHYL N (2 BROMO 4,5 DIMETHOXYBENZYL) N (NAPHTHALEN 1 YL)ACETAMIDE; N (2 BROMO 3,5 DIMETHOXYBENZYL) N METHYLNAPHTHALEN 1 AMINE; N (2 BROMO 4,5 DIMETHOXYBENZYL) N METHYLNAPHTHALEN 1 AMINE; N (2 BROMO 4,5 DIMETHOXYBENZYL) N METHYLNAPHTHO[2,3 D][1,3] DIOXOL 5 AMINE; N (2 BROMO 5 METHOXYBENZYL) N METHYLNAPHTHALEN 1 AMINE; N (6 BROMO 2,3 DIMETHOXYBENZYL) 6,7 DIMETHOXY N METHYLNAPHTHALEN 1 AMINE; N (6 BROMO 2,3 DIMETHOXYBENZYL) N METHYLNAPHTHALEN 1 AMINE; N (6 BROMO 2,3 DIMETHOXYBENZYL) N METHYLNAPHTHO[2,3 D][1,3] DIOXOL 5 AMINE; N [(6 BROMOBENZO[D][1,3]DIOXOL 5 YL)METHYL] N METHYLNAPHTHALEN 1 AMINE; N [(6 BROMOBENZO[D][1,3]DIOXOL 5 YL)METHYL] N METHYLNAPHTHO [2,3 D][1,3]DIOXOL 5 AMINE; NAPHTHO[2,3- D][1,3]DIOXOL 5 AMINE; PHENANTHRIDINE DERIVATIVE; POTASSIUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

AMARYLLIDACEAE; ARTICLE; BENZYLATION; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DECOMPOSITION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ELIMINATION REACTION; MOLECULE; NUCLEOPHILICITY; OXIDATION; PROTON TRANSPORT; SUBSTITUTION REACTION;

BENZOPHENANTHRIDINES; BUTANOLS; CATALYSIS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHENANTHRIDINES; PYRROLES;

EID: 84882336574     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: 15206904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo400890k     Document Type: Article

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