Acid-catalysed epimerization of indolo[2,3-α]quinolizidine derivatives: Role of the nitrogen lone pairs in the mechanism

Tetrahedron

Volumn 54, Issue 34, 1998, Pages 10205-10216

  Lounasmaa, Mauri ^a   Berner, Mathias ^a   Brunner, Martin ^a,b   Suomalainen, Harri ^a   Tolvanen, Arto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDOLO[2,3 A]QUINOLIZIDINE DERIVATIVE; QUINOLIZIDINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; NUCLEAR OVERHAUSER EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0032552066     PISSN: 00404020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4020(98)00614-0     Document Type: Article

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