Synthesis of alkaloids from amino acids via N-acyliminium ions generated by one-pot radical decarboxylation-oxidation

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 41, Issue 16, 2000, Pages 2899-2902

  Boto, Alicia ^a   Hernández, Rosendo ^a   Suárez, Ernesto ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE PRODUCTOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alkaloids; Indolizidinone; N acyliminium ion; Nitrogen heterocycles; Radical decarboxylation

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; AMINO ACID; HETEROCYCLIC NITRO COMPOUND; INDOLIZIDINE ALKALOID; PIPERIDINE; PYRROLIDINE DERIVATIVE; RADICAL;

ARTICLE; CHIRALITY; DECARBOXYLATION; METHODOLOGY; OXIDATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0343415173     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)00306-3     Document Type: Article

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