Efficient total syntheses of pumiliotoxins A and B. Applications of iodide-promoted iminium ion-alkyne cyclizations in alkaloid construction

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 118, Issue 38, 1996, Pages 9062-9072

  Lin, Nan Horng ^a,b   Overman, Larry E ^a   Rabinowitz, Michael H ^a,c   Robinson, Leslie A ^a,d   Sharp, Matthew J ^a,c   Zablocki, Jeffery ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

^d NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

^e AMGEN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PUMILIOTOXIN;

ARTICLE; CHIRALITY; CYCLIZATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0029827812     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja961641q     Document Type: Article

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