Efficient and stereoselective dimerization of pyrroloindolizine derivatives inspired by a hypothesis for the biosynthesis of complex myrmicarin alkaloids

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 26, 2007, Pages 10065-10074

  Movassaghi, Mohammad ^a   Ondrus, Alison E ^a   Chen, Bin ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HETERODIMERIZATION REACTIONS; LEWIS ACIDS;

BIOSYNTHESIS; DIMERIZATION; STEREOSELECTIVITY;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; BRONSTED ACID; HETERODIMER; HEXACYCLINE; HOMODIMER; INDOLIZINE DERIVATIVE; ION; LEWIS ACID; MYRMICARIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DIMERIZATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

DIMERIZATION; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS, 3-RING; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; PYRROLES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 37549029806     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo701981q     Document Type: Article

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