General approach for the synthesis of sarpagine/macroline indole alkaloids. Enantiospecific total synthesis of the indole alkaloid trinervine

Organic Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 25, 2001, Pages 4023-4026

  Liu, Xiaoxiang ^a   Cook, James M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; INDOLE ALKALOID; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; TRINERVINE;

ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESISTANCE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMAL; ANTIMALARIALS; DRUG RESISTANCE; INDOLE ALKALOIDS; INDOLES; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; STEREOISOMERISM; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0035856923     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol0101990     Document Type: Article

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