Asymmetric construction of quaternary carbon centers by sequential conjugate addition of lithium amide and in situ alkylation: Utility in the synthesis of (-)-aspidospermidine

Organic Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 653-655

  Suzuki, Mayuko ^a   Kawamoto, Yoshito ^a   Sakai, Takeo ^a   Yamamoto, Yasutomo ^a   Tomioka, Kiyoshi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIDE; ASPIDOSPERMIDINE; CYCLOPENTANE DERIVATIVE; INDOLE ALKALOID; LITHIUM; QUINOLINE DERIVATIVE;

ALKYLATION; AMINATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ALKYLATION; AMIDES; AMINATION; CATALYSIS; CYCLOPENTANES; INDOLE ALKALOIDS; LITHIUM; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; QUINOLINES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 60849091949     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol802759j     Document Type: Article

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