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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Kang Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4599696 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
The Journal of organic chemistry 20151001 19
Cyclic amines such as 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline undergo regiodivergent annulation reactions with 4-nitrobutyraldehydes. These redox-neutral transformations enable the asymmetric synthesis of highly substituted polycyclic ring systems in just two steps from commercial materials. The utility of this process is illustrated in a rapid synthesis of (-)-protoemetinol. Computational studies provide mechanistic insights and implicate the elimination of acetic acid from an ammonium nitronate interme ...[more]