[4 + 1] cycloaddition of bis(alkylthio)carbenes with vinyl isocyanates. Total synthesis of (±)-mesembrine

Organic Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1673-1675

  Rigby, James H ^a   Dong, Weitong ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 PYRROLIDONE DERIVATIVE; ALKALOID; FREE RADICAL; INDOLE ALKALOID; ISOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; MESEMBRINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

ALKALOIDS; FREE RADICALS; INDOLE ALKALOIDS; ISOCYANATES; PYRROLIDINONES;

EID: 0034658826     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol005706c     Document Type: Article

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