Stereocontrolled synthesis of (±)-9,10-dideoxynorribasine

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(97)01256-2

(±)-9,10-Dideoxynorribasine was synthesized by a reaction sequence in which the key step was stereocontrolled formation of the C13-C14 bond by addition of o-cyanobenzyllithium to 2-(9-phenylfluoren-9-yl)-amino-1-indanone 6.