Synthesis of 5-hydroxymethyl-11-methyl-6
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Ross Bruce S; Archer Sydney
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Article
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1986
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Elsevier Science
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French
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A synthesis of 5-hydroxymethyl-ll-methyl-6H-pyrido[4,3-b]carbazole and the correspondinq 5-formvl derivative. 17-oxoellioticine.3 is described, the key feature of which-is the use of the KrohnkeI aldehyde synthesis to effect the debenzylation of a p-nitrobenzyl-pyridinium salt under mild conditions.