Total synthesis of complex cyclotryptamine alkaloids: Stereocontrolled construction of quaternary carbon stereocenters

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 46, Issue 29, 2007, Pages 5488-5508

  Steven, Alan ^b   Overman, Larry E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alkaloids; Alkylation; Asymmetric catalysis; Synthetic methods; Total synthesis

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ALKALOIDS; ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; SYNTHETIC METHODS;

AMINES;

ALKALOID; CARBON; TRYPTAMINE DERIVATIVE;

CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; REVIEW; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ALKALOIDS; CARBON; CYCLIZATION; STEREOISOMERISM; TRYPTAMINES;

EID: 34547166889     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200700612     Document Type: Review

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