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Total Synthesis of the Protoberberine Alkaloid (-)-Xylopinine by Photochemical 1,3-Asymmetric Induction
Kametani, Tetsuji,Takagi, Nanami,Toyota, Masahiro,Honda, Toshio,Fukumoto, Keiichiro
, p. 2830 - 2834 (1981)
The protoberberine alkaloid, xylopinine (12), has been synthesised in an optically active form, a key reaction being the photochemical cyclisation of optically active 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-6,7-dimethoxy-3-methoxycarbonyl-1-methylene-2-veratroylisoquinoline (4) with 1,3-asymmetric induction.
TOTAL SYNTHESIS OF OPTICALLY ACTIVE PROTEBERBERINE ALKALOID, XYLOPININE, BY 1,3-ASYMMETRIC INDUCTION IN PHOTOLYSIS
Kametani, Tetsuji,Takagi, Nanami,Toyota, Masahiro,Honda, Toshio,Fukumoto, Keiichiro
, p. 591 - 594 (2007/10/02)
Total synthesis of optically active xylopinine (11) was achieved by irradiation of the enamide (4) as a key reaction.
