A mild and efficient synthesis of oxindoles: Progress towards the synthesis of welwitindolinone A isonitrile

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1270-1272

  Ready, Joseph M ^a   Reisman, Sarah E ^a   Hirata, Makoto ^a   Weiss, Matthew M ^a   Tamaki, Kazuhiko ^a   Ovaska, Timo V ^a   Wood, John L ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkaloids; Natural products; Samarium; Total synthesis

Indexed keywords

CARBON; REDUCTION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CARBON SKELETON; CYCLIZATION; OXINDOLES; STEREOSELECTIVITY;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

BICYCLO COMPOUND; CARBON; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; ISOCYANATE; ISONITRILE DERIVATIVE; OCTANE; OXINDOLE; SAMARIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WELWITINDOLINONE A ISONITRILE;

ARTICLE; CYCLIZATION; CYCLOADDITION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 4544241405     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200353282     Document Type: Article

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