Synthesis of indolo[2,3-a]quinolizidin-2-one

Article abstract of DOI:10.1080/00397919209409259

Ketalization of 3-acetyl-1,2,6,7,12,12b-hexahydroindolo[2,3-a]quinolizin-2-one (2) with ethylene glycol followed by sodium borohydride reduction and acid hydrolysis gave indolo[2,3-a]quinolizidin-2-one (1) in very high overall yield.

Full text of DOI:10.1080/00397919209409259

Synthetic Communications
ISSN: 0039-7911 (Print) 1532-2432 (Online) Journal homepage: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/lsyc20
Synthesis of Indolo [2, 3-a] Ouinolizidin-2-One
Venkatachalam S. Giri & Parasuraman Jai Sankar
To cite this article: Venkatachalam S. Giri & Parasuraman Jai Sankar (1992) Synthesis of
Indolo [2, 3-a] Ouinolizidin-2-One, Synthetic Communications, 22:21, 3095-3100, DOI:
10.1080/00397919209409259
To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00397919209409259
Published online: 01 Apr 2009.
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