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THE CYANOMETHYL GROUP FOR NITROGEN PROTECTION AND IMINIUM ION GENERATION IN RING-ENLARGING PYRROLIDINE ANNULATIONS. A SHORT SYNTHESIS OF THE AMARYLLIDACEAE ALKALOID d,1-CRININE
Overman, Larry E.,Jacobsen, E. Jon
, p. 2741 - 2744 (2007/10/02)
The preparation of cis-3a-aryl-4-oxo-decahydrocycloheptapyrroles and cis-3a-aryl-4-oxo-octahydroindoles is faciliated by using a cyanomethyl group to both protect nitrogen and serve as a precursor for a formaldehyde iminium ion.
