Versatile one-pot reductive alkylation of lactams/amides via amide activation: Application to the concise syntheses of bioactive alkaloids (±)-bgugaine, (±)-coniine, (+)-preussin, and (-)-cassine

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 43, 2010, Pages 12792-12796

  Xiao, Kai Jiong ^a   Wang, Yu ^a   Ye, Ke Yin ^a   Huang, Pei Qiang ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

alkaloids; amide activation; reduction; synthetic methods

Indexed keywords

ALKALOIDS; CASSINE; CONCISE SYNTHESIS; GRIGNARD REAGENT; ONE POT; REDUCTIVE ALKYLATION; SYNTHETIC METHODS;

ALKYLATION; AMIDES;

METABOLITES;

ALKALOID; AMIDE; ANISOMYCIN; BGUGAINE; CASSINE; CONIINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; KETONE; LACTAM; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE; PREUSSIN; PYRROLIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ALKALOIDS; ALKYLATION; AMIDES; ANISOMYCIN; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES; KETONES; LACTAMS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PIPERIDINES; PYRROLIDINES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 78449275379     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201002054     Document Type: Article

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