Synthesis 2008(5): 729-738  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1032169
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A Simple General Approach to Phenanthridinones via Palladium-Catalyzed Intramolecular Direct Arene Arylation

Roberta Berninia, Sandro Cacchi*b, Giancarlo Fabrizib, Alessio Sferrazzaa
a Dipartimento A.B.A.C., Università della Tuscia e Consorzio Universitario ‘La Chimica per l’Ambiente’, Via S. Camillo De Lellis, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
b Dipartimento di Studi di Chimica e Tecnologia delle Sostanze Biologicamente Attive, Università degli Studi ‘La Sapienza’, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
Fax: +39(06)49912780; e-Mail: sandro.cacchi@uniroma1.it;
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Publication History

Received 21 November 2007
Publication Date:
08 February 2008 (online)

Abstract

Phenanthridinone derivatives have been prepared in good to high yields via palladium-catalyzed cyclization of readily available N-benzyl-N-benzoyl-o-iodoanilides.