Concise total synthesis of (±)-cephalotaxine via a transannulation strategy: Development of a facile reductive oxy-Nazarov cyclization

Organic Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 3538-3541

  Li, Wei Dong Z ^a   Duo, Wei Guo ^a   Zhuang, Cheng Han ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOTAXINE; HARRINGTONINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIZATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

CYCLIZATION; HARRINGTONINES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 79959714053     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol201390r     Document Type: Article

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