Transition metal complexes in organic synthesis, Part 53. Iron-mediated synthesis of hyellazole and isohyellazole

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(99)00580-3

The synthesis of the marine alkaloid hyellazole and the non-natural regioisomer isohyellazole is reported starting from the tricarbonyliron- complexed cyclohexadienylium cation and the fully functionalized arylamines by electrophilic aromatic substitution