“…Hexahydrobenzo[ c ]phenanthridine-type alkaloids ( Figure 1 ), which are constituted by tetrahydroisoquinoline motifs, are commonly present in papaverous plants, which show a wide range of biological activities such as antitumor, antinociceptive, and antiserotoninergic properties. 1 Even though several synthetic approaches for this class of molecules are reported, 2 virtually, all of them involve multiple steps to reach their core skeletons. Hence, the development of an efficient and one-step synthesis protocol to access these structural scaffolds and their analogues is of immense interest.…”