An alternative synthesis of Dolby-Weinreb enamine en route to cephalotaxine

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 4528-4530

  Ma, Bao Chun ^a   Wang, Yong Qiang ^a   Li, Wei Dong Z ^a,b  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REACTION KINETICS; REDUCTION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

AMINO DIONE; CEPHALOTAXINE; DOLBY-WEINREB ENAMINE;

AMINES;

CEPHALOTAXINE; ENAMINE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CEPHALOTAXUS; CLEMMENSEN REDUCTION; CYCLIZATION; DECARBOXYLATION; DIECKMANN REACTION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

HARRINGTONINES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 19544383407     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo050143+     Document Type: Article

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