Concise total syntheses of berberine and its analogues enabled by trifluoroacetic anhydride-promoted decarbonylative-elimination reaction
Xifei Yan, Jianfeng Zheng, Wei‐Dong Z. Li
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryTrifluoroacetic anhydrideBerberineIsoquinolineAnnulationTrifluoroacetic acidTotal synthesisOrganic chemistryAcetic anhydrideCombinatorial chemistryFree baseBerberine hydrochlorideCatalysisSalt (chemistry)Berberine and alkaloids researchAlkaloids: synthesis and pharmacologyChemical synthesis and alkaloids