Nm. Deo et Pa. Crooks, REGIOSELECTIVE ALKYLATION OF N-(DIPHENYLMETHYLIDINE)3-(AMINOMETHYL)PYRUDUBE - A SIMPLE ROUTE TO MINOR TOBACCO ALKALOIDS AND RELATED-COMPOUNDS, Tetrahedron letters, 37(8), 1996, pp. 1137-1140
A simple synthetic route to minor tobacco alkaloids and related compou
nds is described involving regioselective alkylation of N-(diphenylmet
hylidine)-3-(aminomethyl)pyridine with a suitable dielectrophile.