A CHEMISTRY OF BISBENZYLISOQUINOLINE ALKALOID - ISOMERIZATION OF BERBAMINE TO PENDULINE IN METHANOL BY RADICAL REACTION

Authors
KASHIWABA N MOROOKA S KIMURA M ONO M MURAKOSHI Y TODA J SANO T
Citation
N. Kashiwaba et al., A CHEMISTRY OF BISBENZYLISOQUINOLINE ALKALOID - ISOMERIZATION OF BERBAMINE TO PENDULINE IN METHANOL BY RADICAL REACTION, Heterocycles, 41(9), 1995, pp. 2043-2047
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
Heterocycles → ACNP
ISSN journal
03855414
Volume
41
Issue
9
Year of publication
1995
Pages
2043 - 2047
Database
ISI
SICI code
0385-5414(1995)41:9<2043:ACOBA->2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Berbamine (1), a bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloid, when treated with met hanol, was isomerized to penduline (2), the C-1 epimer of 1. This isom erization was proved to proceed via a radical reaction by a free radic al generated from methanol and molecular oxygen.