Members of the
Amaryllidaceae alkaloid family exhibit a unique
cis-junction between the B and C ring being a challenging target for enantioselective total synthesis. By considering cyclobutanes not as product but rather as reactive intermediates, a [2+2] photocycloaddition-fragmentation sequence was successfully developed to enable a conceptually new entry to cis-fused lycorine-type alkaloids of the
Amaryllidaceae family. Hence, the
cis-selective annulation of six-membered rings on isoquinolones was successfully accomplished by employing cyclobutenes as olefin components and a variety of substitution patterns was accessible by this simple two step procedure.
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Members of the
Amaryllidaceae alkaloid family exhibit a unique
cis-junction between the B and C ring being a challenging target for enantioselective total synthesis. By considering cyclobutanes not as product but rather as reactive intermediates, a [2+2] photocycloaddition-fragmentation sequence was successfully developed to enable a conceptually new entry to cis-fused lycorine-type alkaloids of the
Amaryllidaceae family. Hence, the
cis-selective annulation of six-membered rings on isoquinolones...
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