Total synthesis of (+)-scholarisine A

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 134, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 4037-4040

  Adams, Gregory L ^a   Carroll, Patrick J ^a   Smith III, Amos B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE CONFIGURATION; ASSIGNMENT OF; INDOLENINE; INTRAMOLECULAR CYCLIZATIONS; LACTONIZATION; REDUCTIVE CYCLIZATION; RING SYSTEMS; TOTAL SYNTHESIS;

CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CYANIDES;

EPOXIDE; NITRILE; SCHOLARISINE A; TERPENOID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CYCLIZATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; INDOLE ALKALOIDS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 84863229935     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: 15205126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja211840k     Document Type: Article

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