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Narcissus and Daffodil

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308 V.N. Bulavka <strong>and</strong> O.N. Tolkachev<br />

MeO<br />

CHO<br />

17<br />

CHO<br />

O OMe O OMe<br />

MeS<br />

MeS<br />

OH MeO O<br />

SMe<br />

18 19 20 21<br />

MeS<br />

Me<br />

HO<br />

NH 2<br />

HO HO<br />

O<br />

O +<br />

O<br />

N OH<br />

O<br />

OMe<br />

MeS<br />

2<br />

O<br />

25 26<br />

4-methoxy-benzaldehyde (29) was oxidised with silver oxide into the corresponding<br />

acid 30 (89%), which was then transformed into the acid chloride 31 (52%).<br />

The coupling component 28 was obtained from 4-benzyloxyphenylacetic acid (10)<br />

via the acid chloride 11, N-methyl acetamide (27) (91%) <strong>and</strong> final reduction to 28<br />

NMe<br />

HO<br />

OMe<br />

N<br />

Me<br />

N<br />

OMe<br />

22 23 24<br />

NMe<br />

PdCl<br />

SMe<br />

O<br />

O<br />

HO<br />

Cl<br />

Pd<br />

SMe<br />

O<br />

O<br />

OH<br />

NH<br />

NMe<br />

PdCl<br />

SMe<br />

Figure 12.3 Synthesis of narwedine (2) via palladium-containing intermediate (24)<br />

(Holton et al., 1988).

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