Synthesis of the lycopodium alkaloid (+)-lycoflexine

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 132, Issue 41, 2010, Pages 14338-14339

  Ramharter, Jürgen ^a   Weinstabl, Harald ^a   Mulzer, Johann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANNICH REACTIONS; ONE-POT REACTION; RING CLOSING METATHESIS; SELECTIVE HYDROGENATION; TANDEM CATALYSIS; TOTAL SYNTHESIS;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ALKALOID; LYCOFLEXINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALDOL REACTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; DEPROTECTION REACTION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HYDROBORATION; HYDROGENATION; LYCOPODIUM; MANNICH REACTION; ONE POT SYNTHESIS; OXIDATION; RING CLOSING METATHESIS; SAKURAI SYNTHESIS;

ALKALOIDS; LYCOPODIUM; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 77958035710     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: 15205126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja107533m     Document Type: Article

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