On the origin of the haouamine alkaloids

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 205-208

  Burns, Noah Z ^a   Baran, Phil S ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkaloids; Biosynthesis; Cascade reactions; Natural products; Total synthesis

Indexed keywords

ALKALOIDS; CASCADE REACTIONS; NATURAL PRODUCTS; TOTAL SYNTHESIS;

BIOSYNTHESIS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; PYRIDINE;

AMINES;

ALKALOID; FUSED HETEROCYCLIC RINGS; HAOUAMINE A; HAOUAMINE B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONFORMATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SYNTHESIS;

ALKALOIDS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS WITH 4 OR MORE RINGS; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR;

EID: 37549003646     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200704576     Document Type: Article

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