Unusual biomimetic oxidations of indoles: Synthesis of suaveoline and an alkaloid G analogue

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 47, 1999, Pages 8255-8259

  Bailey, Patrick D ^a   Morgan, Keith M ^a   Rosair, Georgina M ^a   Thomas, Rhodri Ll ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alkaloids; Indoles; Oxidation

Indexed keywords

AJMALINE; ALCOHOL; ALKALOID; ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; NITRILE; SUAVEOLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; OXIDATION;

EID: 0033584942     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(99)01684-6     Document Type: Article

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