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Direct Synthesis of Benzophenanthridines and Benzophenanthridones via SRN1 Reactions
Beugelmans, Rene,Chastanet, Jacqueline,Ginsburg, Helene,Quintero-Cortes, Leticia,Roussi, Georges
, p. 4933 - 4938 (2007/10/02)
A straightforward and high-yield route to the 11,12-dihydrobenzophenanthridine (3) and 11,12-dihydrobenzophenanthridone (14) ring systems is based upon an SRN1 reaction between 2-halobenzylamines 1 or 2-halobenzoic acids 11 and enolates derived from tetralones 2.The efficient dehydrogenation of 3 or 14 gives the benzophenthridines 4 or benzophenanthridones 15.Use of properly substituted reactants leads to nitidine, avicine, and fagaronine and to analogues of those natural products.
