Formal synthesis of Aspidosperma alkaloids via the intramolecular [3 + 2] cycloaddition of 2-azapentdienyllithiums

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Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1661-1664

  Pearson, William H ^a,b   Aponick, Aaron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Berry and Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPIDOSPERMIDINE; ASPIDOSPERMINE; INDOLE ALKALOID; LITHIUM; QUEBRACHAMINE; QUINOLINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ASPIDOSPERMA; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; SYNTHESIS;

ASPIDOSPERMA; CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; INDOLE ALKALOIDS; LITHIUM; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; QUINOLINES;

EID: 33646440852     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol0602506     Document Type: Article

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