TETRAHEDRON, cilt.56, sa.24, ss.4063-4070, 2000 (SCI-Expanded)
The combination of thermal or Ag(I) catalysed imine-->azomethine ylide-->cycloaddition cascades with a subsequent Pictet-Spengler reaction allows the assembly of polyfunctional N-heterocycles, via formation of 4 bonds and 2 rings, in good yield. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.