“…[18][19][20] Recently, we have explored ways to include basic nitrogen components in such sequences, [21][22][23][24] so that not only polyoxygenated, but also nitrogen-bearing, polycycles can be targeted. In a new method, 22,23 we combined the singlet oxygenphotooxidation of simple furans with the introduction into the reaction sequence of both a basic nitrogen reactant and a Pictet-Spengler cyclisation; [25][26][27] thus, affording in one operation various aromatic nitrogen containing-polycycles that are present in many natural products and other bioactive targets. This method, however, required the use of methanol and chlorinated solvents, neither of which can be part of a complete sustainable paradigm.…”