Total synthesis of (-)- and ent-(+)-vindoline and related alkaloids

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 128, Issue 32, 2006, Pages 10596-10612

  Ishikawa, Hayato ^a   Elliott, Gregory I ^a   Velcicky, Juraj ^a   Choi, Younggi ^a   Boger, Dale L ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; CHEMICAL BONDS; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; REACTION KINETICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

C-C BONDS; ENANTIOMER; NATURAL PRODUCT; PENTACYCLIC RING SYSTEM; STEREOCENTERS;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

1,3,4 OXADIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; 4 DESACETOXY 6,7 DIHYDROVINDOLINE; 4 DESACETOXY 6,7 DIHYDROVINDOROSINE; 4 DESACETOXYVINDOLINE; 4 DESACETOXYVINDOROSINE; 6,7 DIHYDROVINDOLINE; ALKALOID; MINOVINE; N METHYLASPIDOSPERMIDINE; NATURAL PRODUCT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINBLASTINE; VINCRISTINE; VINDOLINE; VINDOROSINE;

ARTICLE; CYCLOADDITION; DIELS ALDER REACTION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENANTIOMER; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ALKALOIDS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CYCLIZATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM; VINBLASTINE;

EID: 33747600674     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja061256t     Document Type: Article

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