Oxazine- and oxazole-fused derivatives of the alkaloid boldine and their complete structural and spectral assignments by HMQC and HMBC experiments

The novel heterocycles 1,11-dimethoxy-2-hydroxy-6-methyloxazolo[4,5-k]-5,6, 6a,7-tetrahydro-4H-dibenzo [de,g]quinoline, 1,12-dimethoxy-2-hydroxy-6-meth yl-9-phenyl-10H-oxazin[5,6-k]-5,6,6a,7-tetrahydro-4H-dibenzo [de,g]quinolin -10-one and 1,11-dimethoxy-2-hydroxy-6-methyl-9-phenyloxazolo[4,5-k]-5,6,6a ,7-tetrahydro-4H-dibenzo [de,g]quinoline were prepared starting from the al kaloid boldine. The structures were confirmed and the H-1 and C-13 NMR spec tra were completely assigned using a combination of one- and two-dimensiona l NMR techniques. Copyright (C) 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.