A divergent approach to the synthesis of the yohimbinoid alkaloids venenatine and alstovenine

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 126-131

  Lebold, Terry P ^a   Wood, Jessica L ^a   Deitch, Josh ^a   Lodewyk, Michael W ^b   Tantillo, Dean J ^b   Sarpong, Richmond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ALSTOVENINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; TOLUENE; VENENATINE; YOHIMBINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; HEAT; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ALKALOIDS; HOT TEMPERATURE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM; TOLUENE; YOHIMBINE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873858773     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.1528     Document Type: Article

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