A general efficient strategy for cis-3a-aryloctahydroindole alkaloids via stereocontrolled ZnBr2-catalyzed rearrangement of 2,3-aziridino alcohols

Organic Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 2319-2321

  Song, Zhen Lei ^a   Wang, Bao Min ^a   Tu, Yong Qiang ^a   Fan, Chun An ^a   Zhang, Shu Yu ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; CRINANE; MESEMBRINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CYCLIZATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ALCOHOLS; AZIRIDINES; CATALYSIS; INDOLE ALKALOIDS; STEREOISOMERISM; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0141518523     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol0346685     Document Type: Article

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