Facile synthesis of the trans-fused azabicyclo[3.3.0]octane core of the palau'amines and the tricyclic core of the axinellamines from a common intermediate

Organic Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 3685-3688

  Zancanella, Manuel A ^a   Romo, Daniel ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; AXINELLAMINE; AZABICYCLO(3.3.0) OCTANE; AZABICYCLO(3.3.0)-OCTANE; GUANIDINE DERIVATIVE; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; OCTANE; PALAU'AMINE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; SPIRO COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ALKALOIDS; AZA COMPOUNDS; CYCLIZATION; GUANIDINES; IMIDAZOLES; OCTANES; PYRROLES; SPIRO COMPOUNDS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 55949084048     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol801289b     Document Type: Article

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