Three related alkaloids, oxynitidine, nitidine and 5,6-dihydronitidine, have been afforded by the new synthetic protocols. In this approach, the Ni-catalyzed annulation reaction is indicated as the key step to construct the isoquinolinone core structure. The subsequent transformations lead to the target alkaloids.
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Research on Chemical Intermediates 45(11), p.5399-5407
