Stereoselective total synthesis of enantiomerically pure 1-trifluoromethyl tetrahydroisoquinoline alkaloids

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 3, 1998, Pages 435-440

  Bravo, Pierfrancesco ^a   Crucianelli, Marcello ^a   Farina, Alessandra ^a   Meille, Stefano Valdo ^a   Volonterio, Alessandro ^a   Zanda, Matteo ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alkaloids; Fluorine; Pictet spengler reaction; Quaternary stereocentre; Iminosulfoxides

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002154430     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0690(199803)1998:3<435::AID-EJOC435>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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