Formal total syntheses of aspidosperma alkaloids via a novel and general synthetic pathway based on an intramolecular Heck cyclization

Organic Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 3101-3103

  Pereira, Jennifer ^a   Barlier, Mireille ^a   Guillou, Catherine ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDOLE ALKALOID;

ARTICLE; ASPIDOSPERMA; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; STRYCHNOS; SYNTHESIS;

ASPIDOSPERMA; CYCLIZATION; INDOLE ALKALOIDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STRYCHNOS;

EID: 34547943318     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol0712576     Document Type: Article

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