4-(Phenylsulfonyl)-4-lithiocyclopentene as a nucleophilic 2-pentene-1,5-dial synthetic equivalent. An aziridine-based synthetic approach to (-)-alstonerine

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 46, Issue 27, 2005, Pages 4687-4690

  Cox, Paul ^a   Craig, Donald ^b   Ioannidis, Stephanos ^b   Rahn, Volker S ^b  

^a SANOFI   (France)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alstonerine; Aziridine; Cyclisation; Pictet Spengler; Sulfone

Indexed keywords

2 PENTENE 1,5 DIAL; 4 (PHENYLSULFONYL) 4 LITHIOCYCLOPENTENE; ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ALKENE DERIVATIVE; ALSTONERINE; AZIRIDINE; CYCLOPENTENE DERIVATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE; MONOMER; N TOSYLAZIRIDINE; SILANE DERIVATIVE; SILYL DIENOL ETHER; TRYPTOPHAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CYCLIZATION; DIELS ALDER REACTION; OXIDATION; PICTET SPENGLER REACTION; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

BETULACEAE;

EID: 20344363387     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2005.04.033     Document Type: Article

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