Total synthesis of meloscine by a [2+2]-photocycloaddition/ring-expansion route

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 3509-3525

  Selig, Philipp ^a   Herdtweck, Eberhardt ^a   Bach, Thorsten ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asymmetric synthesis; Natural products; Photochemistry; Rearrangement; Total synthesis

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; NATURAL PRODUCTS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; REARRANGEMENT; TOTAL SYNTHESIS;

AMINES; BUTANE; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ETHERS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

COMPLEXATION;

CYCLOBUTANE DERIVATIVE; MELOSCINE; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBON; QUINOLINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; CYCLOBUTANES; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLYCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; QUINOLINES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 64049110842     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200802383     Document Type: Article

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