Facile synthesis of a benzindenoazepine alkaloid, bulgaramine, via samarium diiodide promoted ring expansion of an α-aminocarbonyl compound

Organic Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1857-1859

  Honda, Toshio ^a   Aranishi, Eriko ^a   Kaneda, Kyosuke ^a  

^a HOSHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; AZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BENZINDENOAZEPINE; BULGARAMINE; FUSED HETEROCYCLIC RINGS; IODIDE; SAMARIUM; SAMARIUM DIIODIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; FUMARIA; SYNTHESIS;

ALKALOIDS; AZEPINES; CYCLIZATION; FUMARIA; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS WITH 4 OR MORE RINGS; IODIDES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SAMARIUM;

EID: 65249085164     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol9004239     Document Type: Article

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