Synthesis of a 3-arylisoquinoline alkaloid, decumbenine B

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 26, 2007, Pages 4320-4327

  Wada, Yasuhiro ^a   Nishida, Naoto ^a   Kurono, Nobuhito ^a   Ohkuma, Takashi ^a   Orito, Kazuhiko ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cyclization; Decumbenine B; Heck reaction; Isoquinoline alkaloid; Nitrogen heterocycles

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548806487     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200700225     Document Type: Article

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