A fast assembly of pentacyclic benz[f]indolo[2,3-a]quinolizidine core by tandem intermolecular formal Aza-[3 + 3] cycloaddition/Pictet-Spengler cyclization: A formal synthesis of (±)-tangutorine

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 4548-4550

  Luo, Shengjun ^a,b   Zhao, Jingrui ^a   Zhai, Hongbin ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b Unilever R and D   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; REACTION KINETICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CYCLIZATION; CYCLOADDITION;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; BENZ[F]INDOLO[2,3 A]QUINOLIZIDINE DERIVATIVE; QUINOLIZIDINE DERIVATIVE; TANGUTORINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CYCLIZATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

CARBOLINES; CYCLIZATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; QUINOLIZINES;

EID: 3042780338     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo049459s     Document Type: Article

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