Synthesis of γ-butyrolactams by photoinduced PhSe group transfer radical cyclization and formal synthesis of (±)-isocynometrine with diphenyldiselenide as promoter

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 8610-8615

  Yang, Dan ^a,b   Lian, Gao Yan ^a   Yang, Hai Feng ^a   Yu, Jin Di ^a   Zhang, Dan Wei ^a   Gao, Xiang ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKENYL; BUTYROLACTAMS; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; FORMAL SYNTHESIS; GOOD YIELD; GROUP TRANSFER; NATURAL PRODUCT SYNTHESIS; NITROGEN ATOM; NITROGEN HETEROCYCLES; PHOTO-INDUCED; RADICAL CYCLIZATIONS; RING CLOSURES; STEREOELECTRONIC EFFECT; STERIC EFFECT;

AMIDES; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS;

CYCLIZATION;

2 PYRROLIDINONE; AMIDE; DIPHENYL DISELENIDE; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; ISOCYNOMETRINE; NATURAL PRODUCT; NITROGEN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIZATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

4-BUTYROLACTONE; ALKALOIDS; CYCLIZATION; FREE RADICALS; IMIDAZOLES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ORGANOSELENIUM COMPOUNDS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 70449652098     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo9017099     Document Type: Article

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