A Concise Total Synthesis of (+)-Heliotridine

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 22, 2003, Pages 4373-4375

  Pisaneschi, Federica ^a   Cordero, Franca M ^a   Brandi, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alkaloids; Cyclizations; Cycloadditions; Natural products; Nitrone

Indexed keywords

3 TERT BUTOXYPYRROLINE N OXIDE; HELIOTRIDINE; MALIC ACID; NITRONE; OXIDE; PYRROLINE DERIVATIVE; PYRROLIZINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CYCLOADDITION; DERIVATIZATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0344845012     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200300405     Document Type: Article

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