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A Reaction of Berberine with Amides in Alkaline Media: An Experimental and Quantum-Chemical Study

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The possibility of obtaining electroneutral 8-amido derivatives of dihydroberberines was shown experimentally and with the support of quantum-chemical calculations based on the density functional theory (B3LYP/6-311+G(d,p)). In alkaline media, amides deprotonated to form amide anions, which, in turn, could add to the berberine framework at the C-8 position. Competing processes in this case were the reactions of the formation of 8-hydroxy- or 8-alkoxyberberines.

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Zagrebaev, A.D., Burov, O.N., Kletskii, M.E. et al. A Reaction of Berberine with Amides in Alkaline Media: An Experimental and Quantum-Chemical Study. Chem Heterocycl Comp 58, 363–367 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10593-022-03099-2

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