Sulfone-mediated total synthesis of (±)-lepadiformine

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 46, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 2631-2634

  Caldwell, John J ^a   Craig, Donald ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aziridines; Cyclization; Pyrrolidines; Sulfones; Total synthesis

Indexed keywords

NUCLEOPHILIC SUBSTITUTION; PYRROLIDINES; STEREOSELECTIVE ALKYNYLATION; TOTAL SYNTHESIS;

CONDENSATION; REGIOSELECTIVITY; STEREOSELECTIVITY; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS; SULFONATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

AMINES;

ALKALOID; LEPADIFORMINE; SULFONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS; UROCHORDATA;

ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; CYCLIZATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM; SULFONES; UROCHORDATA;

EID: 34250891949     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200604670     Document Type: Article

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