Expeditious N-monoalkylation of 1,4,7,10
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Vincenzo Boldrini; Giovanni B Giovenzana; Roberto Pagliarin; Giovanni Palmisano;
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Article
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2000
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Elsevier Science
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French
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The reaction of cyclen 1 with chloral hydrate aorded exclusively 1,4,7-triformylcyclen 2 in high yield; the triprotected macrocycle was easily alkylated with various electrophiles in good to excellent yields. The alkaline removal of the formyl groups provided a selective entry into N-monosubstituted