6-Exo-spiro (alkoxycarbonylamino)methyl radical cyclization: Highly regio- and stereoselective synthesis of (-)-sibirine

Organic Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 19, 2002, Pages 3329-3332

  Koreeda, Masato ^a   Wang, Yamin ^a   Zhang, Liming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; SIBIRINE; SPIRO COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ALKALOIDS; CYCLIZATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SPIRO COMPOUNDS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0037136499     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol026671e     Document Type: Article

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