Total synthesis of (±)-cytisine via the intramolecular heck cyclization of activated N-alkyl glutarimides

Organic Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 26, 2000, Pages 4205-4208

  Coe, Jotham W ^a  

^a PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; AMIDE; AZOCINE DERIVATIVE; CYTISINE; QUINOLIZINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ALKALOIDS; AMIDES; AZOCINES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; QUINOLIZINES;

EID: 0034727939     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol006765t     Document Type: Article

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