Total synthesis of (-)-eburnamonine and (+)-epi-eburnamonine from a chiral non-racemic 4,4-disubstituted γ-lactone

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 587-590

  Wee, Andrew G H ^a   Yu, Qing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asymmetric synthesis; Insertion; Rhodium(II) carbenoid; Tertiary C H

Indexed keywords

GAMMA LACTONE DERIVATIVE; VINBURNINE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHIRALITY; ENANTIOMER; REACTION ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0034728123     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(99)02131-0     Document Type: Article

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