Synthesis of 9-methyl-1H-[1,4]thiazino[3,2-g]quinoline-2,5,10(3H)-trione, the B,C,D ring core of the shermilamine alkaloids.
Synthesis of 9-methyl-1H-[1,4]thiazino[3,2-g]quinoline-2,5,10(3H)-trione (4), from N-(4-bromo-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)acetamide (23) is described. Oxidative cyclisation of 2,2'-disulfanediylbis[N-(2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)acetamide] (19) to 5,8-dimethoxy-2H-1,4-benzothiazin-3(4H)-one (7b) is also reported.
Townsend
Norman O
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Department of Chemistry, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica, West Indies.
Jackson
Yvette A
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