Efficient synthesis of pyrrolizidine and indolizidine derivatives using nickel-catalyzed cyclization of 1,3-diene and aldehyde: Formal total synthesis of (-)-Elaeokanine C

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 38, Issue 22, 1997, Pages 3931-3934

  Sato, Yoshihiro ^a   Saito, Nozomi ^a   Mori, Miwako ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELAEOKANINE C; INDOLIZIDINE DERIVATIVE; NICKEL; PYRROLIZIDINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIZATION; SYNTHESIS;

ELAEOCARPUS;

EID: 0031006586     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(97)00782-X     Document Type: Article

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