Catalyzed asymmetric Diels-Alder reaction of benzoquinone. Total synthesis of (-)-ibogamine

Organic Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 15, 2000, Pages 2373-2376

  White, James D ^a   Choi, Younggi ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOQUINONE; BENZOQUINONE DERIVATIVE; BRIDGED COMPOUND; IBOGAMINE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

BENZOQUINONES; BRIDGED COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0034720922     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol0001463     Document Type: Article

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