Catalytic asymmetric hydrogenation of α-arylcyclohexanones and total synthesis of (-)-α-lycorane

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 355, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1597-1604

  Li, Gang ^a   Xie, Jian Hua ^a   Hou, Jing ^a   Zhu, Shou Fei ^a   Zhou, Qi Lin ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Amarylliaceae alkaloids; asymmetric catalysis; chiral spiro catalyst; dynamic kinetic resolution; hydrogenation; lycorane

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878243721     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 16154169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201300165     Document Type: Article

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