Multicomponent access to indolo[3,3a-c]isoquinolin-3,6-diones: formal synthesis of (±)-plicamine
2016 ◽
Vol 14
(15)
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pp. 3677-3680
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Keyword(s):
One Pot
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The complete tetracyclic core structure of plicamine, a novel Amaryllidaceae-type alkaloid, was expeditously prepared by an Ugi four-component condensation reaction, followed by a one-pot sequential phenolic oxidation and intramolecular coupling process.