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Total syntheses of trisphaeridine (3) and norchelerythrine (4), fully aroma
tized benzo[c]phenanthridine alkaloids, were accomplished via the internal
aryl-aryl coupling reaction of halo amides protected by a methoxymethyl gro
up with the palladium reagent, followed by reduction with lithium aluminium
hydride and treatment with hydrochloric acid.