@article{comins_stolze_thakker_mcardle_1998, title={C-3 acetoxylation of N-acyl-2,3-dihydro-4-pyridones}, volume={39}, ISSN={["0040-4039"]}, DOI={10.1016/S0040-4039(98)01195-2}, abstractNote={Stereoselective acetoxylation at the C-3 position of N-acyl-2-alkyl-2,3-dihydro-4-pyridones was effected with Pb(OAc)4in refluxing toluene.}, number={32}, journal={TETRAHEDRON LETTERS}, author={Comins, DL and Stolze, DA and Thakker, P and McArdle, CL}, year={1998}, month={Aug}, pages={5693–5696} } @article{comins_thakker_baevsky_badawi_1997, title={Chiral auxiliary mediated Pictet-Spengler reactions - Asymmetric syntheses of (-)-laudanosine, (+)-glaucine and (-)-xylopinine.}, volume={53}, ISSN={["0040-4020"]}, DOI={10.1016/S0040-4020(97)01018-1}, abstractNote={Cyclohexyl-based chiral auxiliaries can be used effectively in an asymmetric Pictet-Spengler synthesis of tetrahydroisoquinoline, aporphine and protoberbine alkaloids. Using this strategy, concise asymmetric syntheses of (−)-laudanosine, (+)-glaucine and (+)-xylopinine have been accomplished.}, number={48}, journal={TETRAHEDRON}, author={Comins, DL and Thakker, PM and Baevsky, MF and Badawi, MM}, year={1997}, month={Dec}, pages={16327–16340} }