A remarkable ring contraction en route to the chartelline alkaloids

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 44, Issue 24, 2005, Pages 3714-3717

  Baran, Phil S ^a   Shenvi, Ryan A ^a   Mitsos, Christos A ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cascade reactions; Chartellines; Natural products securamines; Total synthesis

Indexed keywords

BROMINE; CHEMICAL REACTIONS;

CARBOCYCLIC SKELETON; CHARTELLINE ALKALOIDS; SECURINE;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ALKALOID; CHARTELLINE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; SECURINE A;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ALKALOIDS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; CYCLIZATION; INDOLES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 20444431969     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200500522     Document Type: Article

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