Total synthesis of (±)-welwitindolinone A isonitrile

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 128, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1448-1449

  Reisman, Sarah E ^a   Ready, Joseph M ^a,b   Hasuoka, Atsushi ^a   Smith, Catherine J ^a   Wood, John L ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; OXINDOLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WELWITINDOLINONE A ISONITRILE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; NITRILE; WELWITINDOLINONE A;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BOND; CYCLIZATION; DIASTEREOISOMER; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; CHEMISTRY; CYANOBACTERIUM;

CYANOBACTERIA; INDOLES; NITRILES;

EID: 32244441287     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja057640s     Document Type: Article

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