Ap. Johnson et al., SYNTHESIS AND REACTIONS OF N,N-BIS[1-(TRIMETHYLSILOXY)ALKYL]FORMAMIDES - PREPARATION OF (+ -)-ARGEMONINE AND (+/-)-NORARGEMONINE/, Journal of the Chemical Society. Perkin transactions. I, (9), 1996, pp. 907-913
Symmetrical and unsymmetrical N,N-bis[1-(trimethylsiloxy)alkyl]formami
des are prepared and their reactions investigated, including an applic
ation to the synthesis of the pavine alkaloids (+/-)-argemonine and (/-)-norargemonine