An Efficient approach to the securinega alkaloids empowered by cooperative n-heterocyclic carbene/lewis acid catalysis

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 52, Issue 22, 2013, Pages 5789-5794

  Elsohly, Adel M ^a   Wespe, Daniel A ^a   Poore, Tyler J ^a   Snyder, Scott A ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

alkaloid; cascade reaction; N heterocyclic carbene; natural product; securinega

Indexed keywords

ACID CATALYSIS; BUTENOLIDES; CASCADE REACTIONS; ENTIRE DOMAIN; N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENES; NATURAL PRODUCTS; SECURINEGA; SINGLE-STEP;

ALKALOIDS; METABOLITES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ALKALOID; CARBENE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; LEWIS ACID; METHANE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; EUPHORBIACEAE; SYNTHESIS;

ALKALOIDS; CATALYSIS; EUPHORBIACEAE; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; LEWIS ACIDS; METHANE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 84878051078     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201301849     Document Type: Article

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