Total synthesis of (+)-alexine by utilizing a highly stereoselective [3+2] annulation reaction of an TV-tosyl-α-amino aldehyde and a 1,3-bis(silyl)propene

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 3072-3077

  Dressel, Martina ^a   Restorp, Per ^a   Somfai, Peter ^a,b  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Annulation; Asymmetric synthesis; Natural products; Nitrogen heterocycles; Silanes

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDES; AMINATION; AMINES; BIOMOLECULES; CARBOHYDRATES; HYDROXYLATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PROPYLENE; SILANES;

ANNULATION; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; NATURAL PRODUCTS; NITROGEN HETEROCYCLES;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ALDEHYDE; AUSTRALINE; ORGANOSILICON DERIVATIVE; PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOID;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ALDEHYDES; CYCLIZATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ORGANOSILICON COMPOUNDS; PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOIDS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 53849084805     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200701776     Document Type: Article

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