Application of the Rh(II) cyclization/cycloaddition cascade for the total synthesis of (±)-aspidophytine

Organic Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 3275-3278

  Mejía Oneto, José M ^a   Padwa, Albert ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPIDOPHYTINE; FUSED HETEROCYCLIC RINGS; INDOLE ALKALOID; RHODIUM;

ARTICLE; ASPIDOSPERMA; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ASPIDOSPERMA; CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS WITH 4 OR MORE RINGS; INDOLE ALKALOIDS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RHODIUM; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 33746916417     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol061137i     Document Type: Article

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