Convergency and divergency as strategic elements in total synthesis: The total synthesis of (-)-drupacine and the formal total synthesis of (±)-cephalotaxine, (-)-cephalotaxine, and (+)-cephalotaxine

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 7352-7358

  Liu, Qi ^a   Ferreira, Eric M ^a   Stoltz, Brian M ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITION PROCESSES; HETEROCYCLIZATION CHEMISTRY; SPIROCYCLIC AMINES; TOTAL SYNTHESIS;

ADDITION REACTIONS; AMINES; CYCLIZATION; PALLADIUM COMPOUNDS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

DRUG PRODUCTS;

ALKALOID; CEPHALOTAXINE; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; DRUPACINE; IMINE; PALLADIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; OXIDATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; HARRINGTONINES; PALLADIUM; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 34548807521     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo0710883     Document Type: Article

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