Synthesis of the asperparaline core by a radical cascade

Organic Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 6472-6475

  Crick, Peter J ^a   Simpkins, Nigel S ^a   Highton, Adrian ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^c Selcia Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ASPERGILLIMIDE; FREE RADICAL; PIPERAZINE DERIVATIVE; SPIRO COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ALKALOIDS; CYCLIZATION; FREE RADICALS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PIPERAZINES; SPIRO COMPOUNDS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 84055223953     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol202769f     Document Type: Article

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