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SYNTHESIS OF NAUCLEFINE, ANGUSTIDINE, ANGUSTINE, (+/-)-13b,14-DIHYDROANGUSTINE AND NAULAFINE
Repke, David B.,Jahangir,Clark, Robin D.,Nelson, Janis T.,MacLean, David B.
, p. 2541 - 2550 (2007/10/02)
The lithio derivatives of 3-cyano-4-methylpyridines and 6,7-dihydro-5H-2-pyridine-4-carbonitrile react with 2,9-bis-(trimethylsilyl)-3,4-dihydropyridoindolium trifluoromethanesulfonate to form cyclic amidines which, upon hydrolysis and oxidation, produce the title alkaloids.