Asymmetric synthesis of Sedum alkaloids via lithium amide conjugate addition

Tetrahedron

Volumn 65, Issue 49, 2009, Pages 10192-10213

  Davies, Stephen G ^a   Fletcher, Ai M ^a   Roberts, Paul M ^a   Smith, Andrew D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asymmetric synthesis; Lithium amides; Ring closing metathesis; Sedamine; Sedum alkaloids

Indexed keywords

2 (AZEPAN 2' YL)ETHANOIC ACID; 2 (AZOCAN 2' YL)ETHANOIC ACID; 2 (PIPERIDIN 2' YL)ETHANOIC ACID; ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; LITHIUM DERIVATIVE; METHYL 2 [N (1') (ALPHA METHYLBENZYL) 1',2',5',6' TETRA HYDROPYRIDIN 2' YL]ETHANOATE; METHYL 2 [N (1') (ALPHA METHYLBENZYL) 2',3',4',7' TETRAHYDRO 1H AZEPIN 2' YL]ETHANOATE; METHYL 3 [N ALLYL N(ALPHA METHYLBENZYL)AMINO]HEPT 6 ENOATE; METHYL 3 [N BUT 3' ENYL N (ALPHA METHYLBENZYL)AMINOHEPT 6 ENOATE; METHYL 3 [N BUT 3' ENYL N(ALPHA METHYLBENZYL)AMINO]HEX 4 ENOATE; METHYL [N (1') (ALPHA METHYLBENZYL) 1',2',3',4',7',8' HEXAHYDROAZOCIN 2' YL]ETHANOATE; METHYLDIETHYLPHOSPHONOACETATE; METHYLHEPTA 2,6 DIENOATE; TERT BUTYL (ALPHA METHYLBENZYL)AZOCAN 2' YL]ETHANOATE; TERT BUTYL 2 (AZEPAN 2' YL)ETHANOATE; TERT BUTYL 2 (AZOCAN 2' YL)ETHANOATE; TERT BUTYL 2 (N ACETYLAZOCAN 2' YL)ETHANOATE; TERT BUTYL 2 (PIPERIDIN 2' YL)ETHANOATE; TERT BUTYL 2 [N (1') (ALPHA METHYLBENZYL) 1',2',5',6' TETRA HYDROPYRIDIN 2' YL]ETHANOATE; TERT BUTYL 2 [N (1') (ALPHA METHYLBENZYL) 2',3',4',7' TETRAHYDRO 1H AZEPIN 2' YL]ETHANOATE; TERT BUTYL 2 [N (1') (ALPHA METHYLBENZYL)AZEPAN 2' YL]ETHANOATE; TERT BUTYL 2 [N (1') ACETLYAZEPAN 2' YL]ETHANOATE; TERT BUTYL 3 [N ALLYL N(ALPHA METHYLBENZYL)AMINO]HEPT 6 ENOATE; TERT BUTYL 3 [N BUT 3' ENYL N (ALPHA METHYLBENZYL)AMINOHEPT 6 ENOATE; TERT BUTYL 3 [N BUT 3' ENYL N(ALPHA METHYLBENZYL)AMINO]HEX 4 ENOATE; TERT BUTYL [N (1') (ALPHA METHYLBENZYL) 1',2',3',4',7',8' HEXAHYDROAZOCIN 2' YL]ETHANOATE; TERT BUTYL [N (1') ACETYLPIPERIDIN 2' YL]ETHANOATE; TERT BUTYL DIETHYLPHOSPHONOACETATE; TERT BUTYLHEPTA 2,6 DIENOATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CRASSULACEAE; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; OLEFINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RING CLOSING METATHESIS;

SEDUM;

EID: 70350517426     PISSN: 00404020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2009.09.104     Document Type: Article

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