Reaction of 2-bromomethylazoles and TosMIC: A domino process to azolopyrimidines. Synthesis of core tricycle of the variolins alkaloids

Organic Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 21, 2000, Pages 3253-3256

  Mendiola, Javier ^a   Minguez, José M ^a   Alvarez Builla, Julio ^a   Vaquero, Juan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; TOLUENESULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

ALKALOIDS; AZOLES; PYRIMIDINES; TOSYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0034687205     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol0062087     Document Type: Article

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