Radical-mediated dimerization and oxidation reactions for the synthesis of complex alkaloids

Chimia

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 389-393

  Lathrop, Stephen P ^a   Kim, Justin ^a   Movassaghi, Mohammad ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkaloid; Diazene fragmentation; Hexahydropyrroloindole; Radical dimerization; Radical oxidation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863757698     PISSN: 00094293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2012.389     Document Type: Article

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