Total synthesis of (+)-yohimbine via an enantioselective organocatalytic Pictet-Spengler reaction

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 76, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 8907-8912

  Herlé, Bart ^a   Wanner, Martin J ^a   Van Maarseveen, Jan H ^a   Hiemstra, Henk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENANTIOMERIC RATIO; ENANTIOSELECTIVE; INTRAMOLECULAR DIELS-ALDER REACTION; ORGANOCATALYTIC; PICTET-SPENGLER REACTIONS; STEREO-SELECTIVE; TOTAL SYNTHESIS; TRYPTAMINES;

REACTION INTERMEDIATES;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ACID; BETA CARBOLINE; CORYNANTHEIDINE; METHYL GROUP; N (5 OXY 2,4 PENTADIENYL)TRYPTAMINE; TRYPTAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YOHIMBINE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; DIELS ALDER REACTION; ENANTIOMER; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM; TRYPTAMINES; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 80055088174     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: 15206904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo201657n     Document Type: Article

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