Tetrahedron

Studies on the syntheses of heterocyclic compounds—DXCI: Total synthesis of (±)-cherylline and corgoine through quinonoid intermediates

T Kametani, K Takahashi, C Van Loc

Index: Kametani,T. et al. Tetrahedron, 1975 , vol. 31, p. 235 - 238

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Citation Number: 46

Abstract

Acid catalysed cyclisation of N-(4′-benzyloxy-β-methoxyphenethyl)-3-benzyloxy-4-methoxy- N-methylbenzylamine (18) gave (±)-cherylline (1), one of the Amaryllidaceae alkaloids. Fusion of 4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol (22) with 1, 2, 3, 4-tetrahydroisoquinoline (24) also gave corgoine (5).