The enantioselective Birch-Cope sequence for the synthesis of carbocyclic quaternary stereocenters. Application to the synthesis of (+)-mesembrine

Organic Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 4007-4010

  Paul, Tapas ^a   Malachowski, William P ^a   Lee, Jisun ^a  

^a BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 33748922075     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol0615228     Document Type: Article

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