Studies on pyrrolidinone. Synthesis of aza analogs of podophyllotoxin and related compounds
✍ Scribed by Anne Legrand; Benoît Rigo; Philippe Gautret; Jean-Pierre Henichart; Daniel Couturier
- Publisher
- Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 443 KB
- Volume
- 36
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-152X
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
The Friedel‐Crafts cyclisation of N‐benzhydrylpyroglutamic acids whose aromatic rings are substituted by methoxy or methylenedioxy groups gives podophyllotoxin analogs whose lactone ring was changed to a lactam.
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