
%0 Journal Article
%A Liepa, Andris J. 
%A Nearn, Roland N. 
%A Wright, Denis M. J. 
%T The Action of Vanadium Oxytrifluoride on <emph type="3">N</emph>-Arylbenzylamines&#8212;a Route to Some Phenanthridines
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 2004/05/06
%V 57
%N 5
%P 473-482
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH03177
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH03177 
%X The action of four equivalents of vanadium oxytrifluoride upon electron-rich N-arylbenzylamines provides a convenient synthesis of phenanthridines. Excess of oxidant can lead to selective hydroxylation of a methyl substituent. Benzylamines with a phosphonate substituent on the methylene group lead to 6-substituted phenanthridines. 
