A new acyl radical-based route to the 1,5-methanoazocino[4,3-b]indole framework of uleine and strychnos alkaloids

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 73, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 9033-9039

  Bennasar, M Lluïsa ^a   Roca, Tomàs ^a   García Díaz, Davinia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACYL RADICALS; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; CYCLIZATIONS; SUB STRUCTURES; TETRAHYDROPYRIDINES;

CHEMICAL REACTIONS;

1,5 METHANOAZOCINO[4,3 B]INDOLE; 3 ETHYL 1,2,5,6 TETRAHYDROPYRIDINE; 5 ETHYL 1,2,3,6 TETRAHYDROPYRIDINE; ALKALOID; ESTER; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; RADICAL; ULEINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIZATION; NONHUMAN; STRYCHNOS; SYNTHESIS;

ALKALOIDS; AZOCINES; BRIDGED COMPOUNDS; CYCLIZATION; INDOLE ALKALOIDS; STRYCHNOS;

EID: 56449129891     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo801998h     Document Type: Article

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