Quinolizinones synthesis

Quinolizinium salts, 2,4,6-trimethyl-condensation reactions, 2, 539 Quinolizinones reactions, 2, 544 synthesis, 2, 567 Quinolizinones, nitro-synthesis, 2, 568 Quinolizin-4-ones nitration, 2, 529 synthesis, 2, 565 2,2 -Quinolyl... 

Simple synthesis of ( )-17-epiyohimbol (73) has been reported by Mori et al. (214). yV-Benzyloctahydroindolo[2,3-a]quinolizinone (126), prepared according to the procedure of Novdk and Szdntay (97) was coverted to the corresponding pyrrolidine enamine, which was treated with methyl vinyl ketone to give N-benzylyohimbenone (379). Reduction of 379 with sodium in liquid ammonia... 

The aza-annulation methods developed for conversion of 88 to 94 were extended to the synthesis of the antileukemic and antitumor natural product ( )-camptothecin (125, Scheme 11 ).47 Aza-annulation of 109 with 121 in the presence of NaBH4 resulted in heterocycle formation to give 122 without subsequent elimination of the malonate species. A dye sensitized photo-oxidation promoted the rearrangement of the indolo[a]quinolizinone ring to the indolizino[l,2-h]quinolone ring 123. Compound 123 was converted to 124, which constituted a formal total synthesis of camptothecin (125). 

Miscellaneous. Keten dimer has been used in the synthesis of a variety of pyrones (171) through its reaction with 2-hydroxy-4-quinolizinone. 

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