Approaches to N-methylwelwitindolinone C isothiocyanate: Facile synthesis of the tetracyclic core

Organic Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2492-2495

  Heidebrecht Jr , Richard W ^a   Gulledge, Brian ^b   Martin, Stephen F ^b  

^a BROAD INSTITUTE OF MIT AND HARVARD   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDOLE ALKALOID; N METHYLWELWITINDOLINONE C ISOTHIOCYANATE; N-METHYLWELWITINDOLINONE C ISOTHIOCYANATE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYANOBACTERIUM; SYNTHESIS;

CATALYSIS; CYANOBACTERIA; INDOLE ALKALOIDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 77952972286     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol1006373     Document Type: Article

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