Nicolás Lezana, Massiel Matus-Pérez, Antonio Galdámez, Susan Lühr and Marcelo Vilches-Herrera
Green Chem., 2016,18, 3712-3717
DOI:
10.1039/C6GC00912C,
Communication
A microwave-assisted method for the synthesis of tetracyclic tetrahydropyridines via an intramolecular imino-Diels–Alder reaction in water is reported. The reaction proceeds under catalyst-free conditions and shows excellent stereoselectivity.