A short, enantioselective synthesis of (-)-epilupinine from proline via a spirocyclic ammonium ylide

Tetrahedron

Volumn 53, Issue 48, 1997, Pages 16565-16574

  Naidu, B N ^a,b   West, F G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUPININE; MATRINE;

CATALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIASTEREOISOMER; ENANTIOMER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0030830828     PISSN: 00404020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4020(97)01037-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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