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  • Synthesis of highly substituted isoquinolone derivatives by nickel-catalyzed annulation of 2-halobenzamides with alkynes.

Synthesis of highly substituted isoquinolone derivatives by nickel-catalyzed annulation of 2-halobenzamides with alkynes.

Organic letters (2010-07-09)
Chuan-Che Liu, Kanniyappan Parthasarathy, Chien-Hong Cheng
PMID20608667
ABSTRACT

An efficient method for the synthesis of substituted 1(2H)-isoquinolone derivatives via nickel-catalyzed annulation of substituted 2-halobenzamides with alkynes is described. This protocol is successfully applied to the total synthesis of oxyavicine with excellent yield.