The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 2004 · 60 citations · 10 references
Natural SciencesChemistryMedicinal ChemistryOrganic ChemistrySynthetic Medicinal ChemistryOrganic SynthesisAsymmetric SynthesisChiral Product SynthesisEnantioselective SynthesisIndole AlkaloidsIndole ChemistryNatural Product Synthesis
We report a novel, facile and asymmetric approach to both enantiomers of the indole alkaloid deplancheine from a readily available, nonracemic chiral template. The natural product and its antipode are isolated with >95% ee.
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