Sequential catalytic asymmetric Heck-iminium ion cyclization: Enantioselective total synthesis of the Strychnos alkaloid minfiensine

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 127, Issue 29, 2005, Pages 10186-10187

  Dounay, Amy B ^a,b   Overman, Larry E ^a   Wrobleski, Aaron D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,2,3,4 TETRAHYDRO 9A,4A BIS(IMINOETHANO) 9H CARBAZOLE; 3,4 DIHYDRO 9A,4A BIS(IMINOETHANO) 9H CARBAZOLE; ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ECHITAMINE; IMINE; MINFIENSINE; PLANT EXTRACT; STRYCHNOS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINCORINE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; HECK REACTION; NONHUMAN; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; STRYCHNOS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ALKALOIDS; CARBAZOLES; CYCLIZATION; IMINES; STEREOISOMERISM; STRYCHNOS;

EID: 22944450392     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja0533895     Document Type: Article

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