Synthesis of the Kopsia alkaloids (±)- 11,12-demethoxylahadinine B, (±)-kopsidasine and (±)-kopsidasine-N-oxide

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 41, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 2077-2081

  Magnus, Philip ^a   Payne, Andrew H ^a   Hobson, Lindsay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

hydroxylation; Alkaloids; Kopsane; Kopsidasine; Kopsidasine N oxide; Lahadinine

Indexed keywords

11,12 DEMETHOXYLAHADININE; ALKALOID; KOPSIDASINE; KOPSIDASINE N OXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034719696     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)00118-0     Document Type: Article

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