W. Meise et al., SYNTHESIS AND CONFORMATION OF HEXAHYDRO-ISOQUINO[3,2-A][2]BENZAZEPINES OF THE B-HOMOBERBINE TYPE, Liebigs Annalen, (3), 1995, pp. 567-574
The two-step synthesis of the hexahydro-isoquino[3,2-a][2]-benzazepine
s (''B-homoberbines'') 4b-e is described. The main and some further pr
oducts of the Bischler-Napieralski reaction of hydroxyamide 3c were is
olated and identified. The conformation of the B-homoberbines was inve
stigated by X-ray analysis, spectroscopic methods and dehydrogenation
with mercury(II) acetate.