Concise syntheses of 5,6-dibromotryptamine and 5,6-dibromo-N,N- dimethyltryptamine en route to the antibiotic alternatamide D

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 52, Issue 31, 2011, Pages 4042-4044

  Sperry, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

5,6 Dibromoindole; Alkaloid; Alternatamide; Natural product; Tryptamine

Indexed keywords

5,6 DIBROMO N,N DIMETHYLTRYPTAMINE; 5,6 DIBROMOTRYPTAMINE; ALTERNATAMIDE D; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; NATURAL PRODUCT; TRYPTAMINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BROMINATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS;

EID: 79959873863     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: 18733581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2011.05.126     Document Type: Article

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