Abstract
2, 3, 7, 8, 10-Pentaoxygenated benzo[c]phenanthridine alkaloids, chelilutine and sanguilutine, were synthesized from 2, 3, 7, 8-tetraoxygenated benzo[c]phenanthridines derived from protoberberine alkaloids, berberine and palmatine respectively, through oxidative methoxylation.