Hydroxymethylation of protoberberine alk
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Rafael Suau; Francisco Nájera; Rodrigo Rico
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Article
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1999
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Elsevier Science
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French
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The direct insertion of a hydroxymethyl group at position C-8 in a protoberberinium ion by photoaddition of methanol was approached via two mechanistic pathways: acetone-sensitized and single-electron transfer. The latter produces 8-hydroxymethylberbines in good yields after reduction, By combining