Synthesis towards complex bridged alkaloids derived from diketopiperazines: a cationic cascade approach to stephacidins, paraherquamides and related systems

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 47, Issue 47, 2006, Pages 8413-8417

  Pichowicz, Mark ^a   Simpkins, Nigel S ^a   Blake, Alexander J ^a   Wilson, Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cationic cyclisation; Diketopiperazine; Paraherquamide; Stephacidin

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; BICYCLO[2.2.2]OCTANE DERIVATIVE; PARAHERQUAMIDE DERIVATIVE; PIPERAZINEDIONE; STEPHACIDIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CYCLIZATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SUBSTITUTION REACTION;

EID: 33750007357     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2006.09.046     Document Type: Article

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