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The action of vanadium oxytrifluoride on N-arylbenzylamines - A route to some phenanthridines
Liepa, Andris J.,Nearn, Roland N.,Wright, Denis M.J.
, p. 473 - 482 (2007/10/03)
The action of four equivalents of vanadium oxytrifluoride upon electron-rich N-arylbenzylamines provides a convenient synthesis of phenanthridines. Excess of oxidant can lead to selective hydroxylation of a methyl substituent. Benzylamines with a phosphonate substituent on the methylene group lead to 6-substituted phenanthridines.
