Anderson, Regan JamesMorris, Jonathan Charles2007-07-052007-07-052001Tetrahedron Letters, 2001; 42(49):8697-86990040-4039http://hdl.handle.net/2440/34454The total synthesis of the marine alkaloid variolin B has been achieved in eight steps, starting from commercially available 4-chloro-2-methylthiopyrimidine. The key reaction involves the tandem deoxygenation and cyclization of a triarylmethanol using a combination of triethylsilane and trifluoroacetic acid.enJournal article002006363210.1016/S0040-4039(01)01881-0