A general, convergent strategy for the construction of indolizidine alkaloids: Total syntheses of (-)-indolizidine 223AB and alkaloid (-)-205B

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2547-2557

  Smith III, Amos B ^a   Kim, Dae Shik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDOLIZIDINE ALKALOIDS; SEQUENTIAL CYCLIZATION; TOLUENESULFONYL AZIRIDINES;

ALCOHOLS; AMINO ACIDS; SOLVENTS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TOLUENE;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ALKALOID 205B; AMINOALCOHOL; INDOLIZIDINE 205B; INDOLIZIDINE 223AB; INDOLIZIDINE ALKALOID; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIZATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; OPTICAL ROTATION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

ALKALOIDS; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS, 3-RING; INDOLIZINES; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 33645515307     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo052314g     Document Type: Article

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