Trimethylsilyl Cyanide as A Superior Trapping Agent for Iminium Ion Intermediates in the DCA-Sensitized Photooxygenation of Indole Derivatives and Analogues. Application to the Total Synthesis of Some Indoloquinolizidine Alkaloids

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)77714-8

A photoinduced electron transfer process sensitized by 9,10-dicyanoanthracene (DCA) using Me3SiCN (TMSCN) as cyanating agent, yields α-aminonitriles in the indole derivatives and analogues series.Efficient synthesis of indoloquinolizidine alkaloids throug