Ra. Pilli et al., TANDEM N-ACYLIMINIUM-MICHAEL ADDITION-REACTION - AN EFFICIENT TOTAL SYNTHESIS OF THE QUINOLIZIDINE ALKALOIDS (+ -)-MYRTINE AND (+/-)-LASUBINE-II/, Tetrahedron letters, 34(17), 1993, pp. 2729-2732
A short and efficient preparation of the quinolizidine alkaloids (+/-)
-lasubine II (1) and (+/-)-myrtine (2) is described featuring the tand
em N-acyliminium ion- Michael addition of 2-trimethylsilyloxy butadien
es to ethoxycarbamate 4 promoted by TMSOTf.