T. Rao, S. Saha, Gajendra B. Raolji
Feb 6, 2013
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Tetrahedron Letters
Abstract
Abstract A concise synthesis of a potent lead in anticancer therapeutics, sempervirine, was achieved by one pot Westphal condensation, ester hydrolysis, and decarboxylation under microwave irradiation. The method was extended to the synthesis of several similar heterocycles.