A raney-cobalt-mediated tandem reductive cyclization route to the 1,5-methanoazocino[4,3-b]indole framework of the uleine and strychnos alkaloids

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 77, Issue 23, 2012, Pages 10773-10781

  Reekie, Tristan A ^a   Banwell, Martin G ^a   Willis, Anthony C ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REDUCTIVE CYCLIZATION;

COBALT; CYCLIZATION; HYDROGEN; METABOLITES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

COBALT COMPOUNDS;

1,5 METHANOAZOCIN[4,3 B]INDOLE; ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; COBALT; HYDROGEN; INDOLE; NICKEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CYCLIZATION; STRYCHNOS;

ALKALOIDS; AZOCINES; BRIDGED COMPOUNDS; COBALT; CYCLIZATION; INDOLES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STRYCHNOS;

EID: 84870874016     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: 15206904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo302132d     Document Type: Article

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