Total synthesis of (±)-gephyrotoxin by amide-selective reductive nucleophilic addition

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 512-516

  Shirokane, Kenji ^a   Wada, Takamasa ^a   Yoritate, Makoto ^a   Minamikawa, Ryo ^a   Takayama, Nobuaki ^a   Sato, Takaaki ^a   Chida, Noritaka ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

amides; chemoselectivity; gephyrotoxin; nucleophilic addition; total synthesis

Indexed keywords

CHEMO-SELECTIVITY; CHEMOSELECTIVE; DIRECT COUPLING; GEPHYROTOXIN; METHYL ESTERS; NUCLEOPHILIC ADDITIONS; TOTAL SYNTHESIS;

ADDITION REACTIONS; ALDEHYDES; AMIDES; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; REDOX REACTIONS;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ALKALOID; AMIDE; GEPHYROTOXIN; MESYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ORGANOTIN COMPOUND; SCANDIUM; SCANDIUM TRIFLATE; TRIBUTYLTIN;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CHEMOSELECTIVITY; NUCLEOPHILIC ADDITION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS; TOTAL SYNTHESIS;

AMIDES; CHEMOSELECTIVITY; GEPHYROTOXIN; NUCLEOPHILIC ADDITION; TOTAL SYNTHESIS;

ALKALOIDS; AMIDES; CATALYSIS; MESYLATES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SCANDIUM; STEREOISOMERISM; TRIALKYLTIN COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84891781900     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201308905     Document Type: Article

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