Total syntheses of the Securinega alkaloids (+)-14,15-dihydronorsecurinine, (-)-norsecurinine, and phyllanthine

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 20, 2000, Pages 6293-6306

  Han, Gyoonhee ^a   LaPorte, Matthew G ^a   Folmer, James J ^a   Werner, Kim M ^a   Weinreb, Steven M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

14,15 DIHYDRONORSECURININE; ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; AMIDE; BUTENOLIDE; HYDROXYPROLINE; NITRILE; NORSECURININE; OCTANE; PHYLLANTHINE; SELENIUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YTTERBIUM;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONJUGATION; OXIDATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; REDUCTION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

ALKALOIDS; AZEPINES; EUPHORBIACEAE; LACTONES; PIPERIDINES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0034613331     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo000260z     Document Type: Article

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