New strategy for the synthesis of tetrahydroisoquinoline alkaloids

Organic Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2181-2184

  Magnus, Philip ^a   Matthews, Kenneth S ^a   Lynch, Vince ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZIDE; LACTAM; ORGANOLITHIUM COMPOUND; SULFONIUM DERIVATIVE; TETRAHYDROISOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVE;

ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CYCLIZATION; HYDROGENATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

ALKALOIDS; HYDROGENATION; IMINES; ISOQUINOLINES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0141630547     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol034683+     Document Type: Article

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