Nine-step enantioselective total synthesis of (+)-minfiensine

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 131, Issue 38, 2009, Pages 13606-13607

  Jones, Spencer B ^a   Simmons, Bryon ^a   MacMillan, David W C ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; COMMERCIAL MATERIALS; ENANTIOSELECTIVE; ENANTIOSELECTIVE TOTAL SYNTHESIS; ORGANOCATALYTIC; RADICAL CYCLIZATIONS; RING SYSTEMS; TOTAL SYNTHESIS;

CYCLIZATION;

ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; AMINE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; MINFIENSINE; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIZATION; DIELS ALDER REACTION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; SYNTHESIS;

ALKALOIDS; AMINES; CARBAZOLES; CYCLIZATION; ISOMERISM; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; VINCA ALKALOIDS;

EID: 70349753180     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja906472m     Document Type: Article

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