The solution to a deep stereochemical conundrum: Studies toward the tetrahydroisoquinoline alkaloids

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1749-1754

  Chan, Collin ^a   Zheng, Shengping ^a   Zhou, Bishan ^a   Guo, Jinsong ^a   Heid, Richard M ^a   Wright, Benjamin J D ^a   Danishefsky, Samuel J ^a,b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antitumor agents; Asymmetric synthesis; Mannich cyclization; Natural products; Total synthesis

Indexed keywords

ALKALOIDS; ANTITUMOR AGENTS; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; MANNICH CYCLIZATION; NATURAL PRODUCTS; TOTAL SYNTHESIS;

AGENTS; REACTION KINETICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TOXIC MATERIALS;

STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ALKALOID; TETRAHYDROISOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM;

ALKALOIDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM; TETRAHYDROISOQUINOLINES;

EID: 33746314816     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200503982     Document Type: Article

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