Total synthesis of uniflorine A, casuarine, australine, 3-epi-australine, and 3,7-di-epi-australine from a common precursor

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 815-824

  Ritthiwigrom, Thunwadee ^a   Willis, Anthony C ^b   Pyne, Stephen G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; DIASTEREOSELECTIVE; DIHYDROPYRROLE; PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOID; TOTAL SYNTHESIS;

CHEMICAL REACTIONS;

3 EPI AUSTRALINE; 3,7 DI EPI AUSTRALINE; AUSTRALINE; CAUSARINE; POLYHYDROXYLATED 3 HYDROXYMETHYLPYRROLIZIDINE; PYRROLIZIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNIFLORINE A;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; HYDROLYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

ALKALOIDS; CATALYSIS; INDOLIZINES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PYRROLES; PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOIDS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 75749099813     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo902355p     Document Type: Article

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