Short, enantioselective total synthesis of sceptrin and ageliferin by programmed oxaquadricyclane fragmentation

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 249-252

  Baran, Phil S ^a   Li, Ke ^a   O'Malley, Daniel P ^a   Mitsos, Christos ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetric synthesis; Cascade reactions; Enantioselectivity; Natural products; Rearrangement

Indexed keywords

BUTANE; DIMERS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ASSYMETRIC SYNTHESIS; CASCADE REACTIONS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; NATURAL PRODUCTS; REARRANGEMENTS;

NATURAL POLYMERS;

AGELIFERIN; BRIDGED COMPOUND; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBON; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; QUADRICYCLANE; SCEPTRIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

BRIDGED COMPOUNDS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; IMIDAZOLES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POLYCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; PYRROLES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 29544436227     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200503374     Document Type: Article

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