An N-acyliminium cyclization approach to a total synthesis of (+)-cylindricine C

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 3898-3902

  Liu, Jia ^a   Swidorski, Jacob J ^a   Peters, Scott D ^a   Hsung, Richard P ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PROBLEM SOLVING; REACTION KINETICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ENANTIOSELSCTIVE TOTAL SYNTHESIS; N-ACYLIMINIUM CYCLIZATION; WHARTON REARRANGEMENT;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

CYLINDRICINE C; IMINE; NATURAL PRODUCT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDITY; ALDOL REACTION; ARTICLE; CONFORMATION; CYCLIZATION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; EPIMERIZATION; OXIDATION; REACTION ANALYSIS;

ACYLATION; CYCLIZATION; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS, 3-RING; IMINES; QUINOLONES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 18744409514     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo0501846     Document Type: Article

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