A general strategy for the synthesis of vincamajine-related indole alkaloids: Stereocontrolled total synthesis of (+)-dehydrovoachalotine, (-)-vincamajinine, and (-)-11-methoxy-17-epivincamajine as well as the related quebrachidine diol, vincamajine diol, and vincarinol

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 3963-3979

  Yu, Jianming ^a,b   Wearing, Xiangyu Z ^a   Cook, James M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b FMC CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; PALLADIUM; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ALKALOIDS; INTRAMOLECULAR CYCLIZATIONS; STEREOSPECIFIC REDUCTIONS; VINCARINOL;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

11 METHOXY 17 EPIVINCAMAJINE; DEHYDROVOACHALOTINE; INDOLE ALKALOID; QUEBRACHIDINE DIOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINCAMAJINE; VINCAMAJINE DIOL; VINCAMAJININE; VINCARINOL;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CROSS COUPLING REACTION; CYCLIZATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; TOLLENS REACTION;

INDOLE ALKALOIDS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 18744399313     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo040282b     Document Type: Article

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