@article { ISI:000253620600025,
	title = {Facile air-oxidation of N-homopiperonyl-5,6-dimethoxyhomophthalimide: simple and efficient access to nuevamine},
	journal = {Tetrahedron},
	volume = {64},
	number = {8},
	year = {2008},
	month = {FEB},
	pages = {1786-1791},
	publisher = {PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD},
	type = {Article},
	address = {THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND},
	abstract = {<p>A facile six-step synthesis of naturally occurring (+/-)-nuevamine with 55\% overall yield has been described, starting from methyl 2-(6-formyl-2,3-dimethoxyphenyl)acetate via the quantitative benzylic air-oxidation of the corresponding N-homopiperonyl-5,6-dimethoxy-homophthalimide to N-homopiperonyl-5,6-dimethoxyisoquinoline-1,3,4-trione as the key reaction, followed by base catalyzed regioselective alcoholysis of the trione with ring contraction, acid catalyzed dehydrative ring closure of the formed lactamol and decarboxylation pathway. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p>},
	issn = {0040-4020},
	doi = {10.1016/j.tet.2007.11.104},
	author = {Wakchaure, Prasad B. and Easwar, Srinivasan and Puranik, Vedavati G. and N. P. Argade}
}
@article { ISI:000258374700003,
	title = {Facile biogenetic synthesis of pulcheotine A},
	journal = {Synthesis-Stuttgart},
	number = {15},
	year = {2008},
	month = {AUG},
	pages = {2321-2322},
	publisher = {GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG},
	type = {Article},
	address = {RUDIGERSTR 14, D-70469 STUTTGART, GERMANY},
	abstract = {<p>Starting from homopiperonylamine and 4-methoxyphenylacetic acid, a facile biogenetic route to naturally occurring pulcheotine A has been demonstrated via Pictet-Spengler cyclization and two different air oxidation processes.</p>},
	keywords = {4-methoxyphenylacetic acid, homopiperonylamine, Pictet-Spengler cyclization, pulcheotine A, regioselective air oxidations},
	issn = {0039-7881},
	doi = {10.1055/s-2008-1067162},
	author = {Wakchaure, Prasad B. and N. P. Argade}
}
