Fully substituted carbon centers by diastereoselective spirocyclization: Stereoselective synthesis of (+)-lepadiformine C

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 132, Issue 28, 2010, Pages 9591-9593

  Perry, Matthew A ^a   Morin, Matthew D ^a   Slafer, Brian W ^a   Wolckenhauer, Scott A ^a   Rychnovsky, Scott D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYL LITHIUM REAGENTS; ALKYLLITHIUMS; AMINO NITRILES; CYCLIZATION REACTIONS; CYCLIZATIONS; CYCLOHEXANE RING; DIASTEREOSELECTIVE; ELECTROPHILES; INTERMEDIATE GEOMETRIES; INVERSION OF CONFIGURATION; LITHIATION; LONE PAIR; NET EFFECT; SPIRO COMPOUNDS; SPIROCYCLIZATION; STEREOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS; STRAIN EFFECT; SUBSTITUTED CARBONS;

CYANIDES; OXYGEN; STEREOSELECTIVITY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CYCLIZATION;

ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; CARBON; LEPADIFORMINE C; OXYGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFORMATION; CYCLIZATION; DIASTEREOISOMER; GEOMETRY; LITHIATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

ALKALOIDS; CARBON; CYCLIZATION; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 77954648136     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: 15205126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja104250b     Document Type: Article

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