Concise syntheses of the cruciferous phytoalexins brassilexin, sinalexin, wasalexins, and analogues: Expanding the scope of the Vilsmeier formylation

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1828-1834

  Pedras, M Soledade C ^a   Jha, Mukund ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINATION; AMMONIA; FUNGUS RESISTANCE; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITIES; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS AMMONIA; FORMYLATION AMINATION;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

1 METHYLBRASSILEXIN; 3 (N,N DIMETHYLAMINO)METHYLENEINDOLINE 2 THIONE; 5 BROMOBRASSILEXIN; 5 CHLOROBRASSILEXIN; 5 FLUOROBRASSILEXIN; 5 METHOXYBRASSILEXIN; 6 BROMOBRASSILEXIN; 6 CHLOROBRASSILEXIN; 6 FLUOROBRASSILEXIN; 6 METHOXYBRASSILEXIN; AMMONIA; BRASSILEXIN; PHYTOALEXIN; SINALEXIN; THIOKETONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WASALEXIN;

AMINATION; ARTICLE; SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS; VILSMEIER HAACK REACTION;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; FORMIC ACIDS; INDOLES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MITOSPORIC FUNGI; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PLANT EXTRACTS; TERPENES; THIAZOLES;

EID: 14544308311     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo0479866     Document Type: Article

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