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(±)-Cularine (I) has been synthesised via oxidative coupling of the diphenolic benzylisoquinoline (III); preparation of the latter involved a new and mild variant of the Pomerantz-Fritsch isoquinoline synthesis followed by application of the Reissert procedure.
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JACKSON et al. (1971) studied this question.