Free radical cyclizations in alkaloid total synthesis: (±)-21- oxogelsemine and (±)-gelsemine

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 119, Issue 27, 1997, Pages 6226-6241

  Atarashi, Shogo ^a   Choi, Joong Kwon ^a   Ha, Deok Chan ^a   Hart, David J ^a   Kuzmich, Daniel ^a   Lee, Chih Shone ^a   Ramesh, Subban ^a   Wu, Shung C ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; FREE RADICAL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIZATION; ISOMERISM; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0030742816     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja970089h     Document Type: Article

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