An oxidative coupling for the synthesis of arylated quaternary stereocentres and its application in the total synthesis of powelline and buphanidrine

Tetrahedron

Volumn 66, Issue 33, 2010, Pages 6399-6410

  Bogle, Katherine M ^a   Hirst, David J ^b   Dixon, Darren J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arylation; Buphanidrine; Organocatalytic; Powelline; Quinone

Indexed keywords

AMARYLLIDACEAE ALKALOID; BENZOQUINONE DERIVATIVE; BUPHANIDRINE; CARBON; POWELLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AROMATIZATION; ARTICLE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; MICHAEL ADDITION; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTITUTION REACTION;

AMARYLLIDACEAE;

EID: 77955660112     PISSN: 00404020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2010.04.132     Document Type: Article

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