Abstract
N-Alkenyl trichloroacetamides 3 undergo, upon refluxing with nickel powder and acetic acid in 2-propanol, exclusive 5-endo-trig cyclisation to afford functionalised lactams 4; these are attractive precursors of erythrina alkaloids, as demonstrated by the expedient synthesis of 3- demethoxyerythratidinone 5.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 8995-8998 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue number | 49 |
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| Publication status | Published - 3 Dec 1998 |