Concise synthesis of the erythrina alkaloid 3-demethoxyerythratidinone via combined rhodium catalysis

Organic Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 24, 2010, Pages 5704-5707

  Joo, Jung Min ^a   David, Ramoncito A ^a   Yuan, Yu ^a   Lee, Chulbom ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 DEMETHOXYERYTHRATIDINONE; 3-DEMETHOXYERYTHRATIDINONE; INDOLE ALKALOID; RHODIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; ERYTHRINA; SYNTHESIS;

CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; ERYTHRINA; INDOLE ALKALOIDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; RHODIUM;

EID: 78650340889     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol102535u     Document Type: Article

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