Tandem photocycloaddition - Retro-Mannich fragmentation of enaminones. A route to spiropyrrolines and the tetracyclic core of koumine

Organic Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1081-1084

  White, James D ^a   Ihle, David C ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIDE; INDOLE ALKALOID; KOUMINE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; PYRROLINE; SPIRO COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

AMIDES; CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; INDOLE ALKALOIDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PYRROLES; SPIRO COMPOUNDS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 33646463152     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol052955y     Document Type: Article

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