Towards the total synthesis of tangutorine by intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 46, Issue 46, 2005, Pages 8053-8056

  Wilkinson, James A ^a   Ardes Guisot, Nicolas ^a   Ducki, Sylvie ^a   Leonard, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intramolecular Diels Alder; Sulfolene; Tangutorine; Tetrahydrothiophene; Xanthate radical transfer

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ALKENE DERIVATIVE; TANGUTORINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CYCLIZATION; DIELS ALDER REACTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OXIDATION; PICTET SPENGLER REACTION; PRECURSOR; SYNTHESIS;

BETULACEAE;

EID: 26844475019     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2005.09.058     Document Type: Article

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