T. Ishikawa et al., CONCISE SYNTHESES OF THE OXO DERIVATIVES OF BENZO[C]PHENANTHRIDINE BASES BY N-DEFORMYLATED CYCLIZATION BASED ON VILSMEIER-HAACK REACTION, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 43(5), 1995, pp. 766-770
Chelerythrine-type oxobenzo [c]phenanthridine bases were effectively s
ynthesized by the action of 1,3-dimethoxy-benzene on ycarbonylphenyl)-
1-(N-methylformamido)naphthalenes in the presence of phosphorus oxychl
oride. The N-deformylation based on the Vilsmeier-Haack reaction is al
so discussed.