A short synthesis of (±)-cherylline dimethyl ether

A synthesis of (±)-cherylline dimethyl ether is reported. The key steps involved are Michael-type addition, radical azidonation of an aldehyde, Curtius rearrangement, and reduction of an isocyanate intermediate followed by Pictet–Spengler cyclization.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bhima Y. Kale, Ananta D. Shinde, Swapnil S. Sonar, Bapurao B. Shingate, Sanjeev Kumar, Samir Ghosh, Soodamani Venugopal, Murlidhar S. Shingare
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Beilstein-Institut 2009-12-01
Series:Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.5.80